9+ hour, 8+ min ago   (389+ words) AS per the existing procedure, a citizen files income tax return on a yearly basis, and once the return is successfully admitted by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) system, the filer receives an automated acknowledgement under Section 114(1), which confirms…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago   (817+ words) KARACHI: Speakers at a programme called for the creation of new administrative units or provinces and constitutionally empowered local governments (LGs), arguing that Pakistan’s existing provincial structure has failed to cope with rapid population growth, urban expansion and worsening governance....

5+ hour, 16+ min ago   (221+ words) KARACHI: The family of a teenage boy who was shot dead by robbers in his home in Manghopir has refused to bury him until police arrest his killers, a senior police officer confirmed on Saturday. On Sept 8, six robbers, including…...

5+ hour, 24+ min ago   (626+ words) KARACHI: All opposition parties in the Sindh Assembly have jointly rejected the proposed amendments to the Sindh Local Government (LG) Act, calling the draft law “unconstitutional” and an attempt to weaken elected local bodies. The parliamentary committee formed to review…...

10+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1109+ words) On August 27, 2026, 55 acres of land belonging to a long-closed textile mill in Faujdarhat, Chattogram, was handed over to the Bangladesh army. This site, some 245 kilometres southeast of the capital Dhaka, is being developed to produce modern weapons, ammunition and other…...

1+ day, 9+ min ago   (411+ words) England overcame a major wobble to beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday, sealing a 3-0 series sweep. The home team, chasing just 130 to win, were in deep trouble when openers Ben Duckett and Emilio…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago   (499+ words) PESHAWAR: The federal government has designated 26 districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) as “terror-affected”, declaring that all Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and Police Service of Pakistan (PSP) officers posted therein are eligible for an ‘extraordinary law and order and security risk…...

1+ day, 56+ min ago   (770+ words) Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah said on Saturday that Parliament will decide on the matter of creating new provinces. The recent debate regarding new provinces began in late July when Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi called…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (562+ words) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday barred authorities from taking “coercive measures” against eateries legally operating and serving sheesha under permits or licences issued by the relevant authorities. The written order, seen by Dawn, was issued for the proceedings…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (314+ words) Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday defended Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz amid recent criticism of her use of a government jet for a private visit and her remarks on the province facing a terrorism threat from neighbouring provinces. “The…...