Governance

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In a country where nearly half the population lives below the poverty line, as reported by the World Bank, the sight of an elderly man balancing heaps of snack packets on his motorbike through the narrow…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Special Court (Central-I) Karachi has dismissed a corruption case against former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman and renowned tax expert Shabbar Zaidi, cancelling the FIR registered against him by the…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In a field baked under the October sun, an elderly farmer guides a pair of oxen across the soil — a sight unchanged for centuries. The cracked earth rises in thin clouds as the wooden plough carves through…

News Desk  Islamabad:  Nearly one-third of Pakistan’s tax filers — around 1.7 million individuals — have declared zero taxable income in their annual returns, according to a report by The News citing official sources. Out of 5.5…

News Desk Kasur: Police have arrested a man in Pattoki tehsil of Kasur district for playing a Noor Jahan song at high volume in violation of the Punjab Loudspeaker Act, 2015. According to police officials, the suspect was taken into…

News Desk  Islamabad: Superintendent of Police (SP) Industrial Area, Adeel Akbar, tragically took his own life in the federal capital early Thursday morning, reportedly due to depression linked to professional stress and health…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Senate Sub-Committee on Parliamentary Lodges on Friday expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in completing the model apartment, despite clear directions issued in its previous meeting held on October 15,…

Nadeem Tanoli Islamabad: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services on Monday strongly criticized the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) for its failure to regulate private medical colleges that…

Nadeem Tanoli Islamabad: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on National Health Services witnessed a stormy session as lawmakers accused the Pakistan Nursing and Midwifery Council (PN&MC) of large-scale corruption, nepotism,…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: Water — the most essential ingredient of life — is under severe strain in Tharparkar, Sindh’s arid desert district. Already crippled by chronic scarcity, Thar now faces an even deadlier challenge: the…