General

8 out of 10 Pakistanis Gave Charity During 2021: Study

Eight in ten Pakistanis reported giving charity during the last year, according to Executive Director Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), Shazia Maqsood Amjad.She mentioned these stats during the virtual launch of the Pakistan Giving Index (PGI) 20…

Judicial

Supreme Court Declares Income Support Levy Illegal

The Supreme Court has declared Income Support Levy (ISL) ultra vires to the Constitution. In this regard, the Apex Court has issued a judgement on Income Support Levy issue against the Department.The Sindh and Lahore High Courts had issued different ju…

Affairs

Cut-Off Yield on T-Bills Up by 130 BPS

The cut-off yields on Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) were up by 96-130 basis points (bps) in the auction of the paper held on Wednesday.According to the data released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the government raised Rs. 909.94 billion against a…

General

Fawad dispels notion of any internal rift in PTI

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, has dispelled the notion of any internal rift in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.Talking to media persons after the meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Core Committee, chaired by Prime Minist…

Affairs

ECC approves Ramazan Relief package worth Rs8.28b

The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet has approved Ramazan Relief Package worth 8,280 million rupees to facilitate the masses during the holy month.The approval was given at the meeting of the Committee in Islamabad, with Finance Minister …