Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza-Yemen airport where WHO chief prepared to board plane Blogging Sole

The Israeli military said airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted Houthi rebel-held by the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida. The director-general of the World Health Organization said the attack happened as he was preparing to board a flight in Sanaa, injuring a crew member. The Israeli military later told The Associated Press … Read more

Pakistan’s tax gap stands at over Rs 7 trillion, says FBR chief Blogging Sole

Pakistan’s tax gap stands at over Rs 7 trillion, says FBR chief

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Finance Minister Muhammd Aurangzeb (L) attends a press conference alongside FBR Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial in Islamabad on December 26, 2024. — Screenshot via Geo News ISLAMABAD: Amid strenuous efforts of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to widen the tax net and increase revenue generation, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial has … Read more

Higher tax rates won’t achieve desired revenue targets, says FBR chief Blogging Sole

Higher tax rates won’t achieve desired revenue targets, says FBR chief

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A vendor displays different fruits to attract customers at his stall in Hyderabad on February 11, 2023. — APP FBR chief admits revenue leakage of Rs1.2tr in income tax sector. Langrial presented strict measures to improve tax compliance. The official admits that falling inflation has affected revenue collection. ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman … Read more

Former drug chief known as “Macho” extradited from Bolivia nearly three years after the United States offered a $5 million reward Blogging Sole

Bolivia’s former counternarcotics chief was extradited to the United States on Thursday to face federal drug trafficking charges in a New York court. Authorities said Maximiliano Dávila, who served as counternarcotics chief during the final months of Evo Morales’ administration from 2006 to 2019, helped facilitate plane shipments of cocaine to the United States. United. … Read more

UN ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, former Israeli defense chief and Hamas leader Blogging Sole

The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as for Hamas leader Mohammed Deif, whom Israel says he was killed during an airstrike in July. The judges found that there were “reasonable grounds to believe that” Netanyahu and Gallant “intentionally … Read more

CII chief clarifies fatwa declaring VPN ‘un-Islamic’ Blogging Sole

CII chief clarifies fatwa declaring VPN ‘un-Islamic’

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President of ICN, Dr. Raghib Hussain Naeemi. — APPLICATION/File There are 15 million visits to indecent websites daily, says the CII chief. CII gave unwarranted opinion on VPN, says Rana Sanaullah. SAPM says the VPN issue has nothing to do with Sharia law. Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) Chairman Dr Raghib Hussain Naeemi on Monday … Read more