Pakistan government raises petrol, diesel prices by Rs 35 each
ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan’s government on Sunday raised prices of petrol and diesel by Rs 35 each, giving another jolt to the country’s inflation-stricken people.Finance minister…
UK PM Rishi Sunak fires party chairman Nadhim Zahawi over tax affairs
LONDON: British prime minister Rishi Sunak fired the Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi from government on Sunday after an investigation into his tax affairs found…
Israeli police seal off home of Jerusalem synagogue attacker
JERUSALEM: Israeli police on Sunday sealed up the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian attacker who killed seven people and wounded three outside a synagogue,…
North Korea denies arms dealing with Russia
SEOUL: North Korea on Sunday denied providing arms to Moscow after the United States said the nuclear-armed state supplied rockets and missiles to Russia‘s private…
China approves two domestically developed Covid drugs
BEIJING: China has approved two domestically developed oral medicines for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms, the National Medical Products Administration said on Sunday.The drugs, used…
China announces resumption of visas for Japanese
TOKYO: China announced it was resuming issuing visas for Japanese travelers beginning Sunday, ending its nearly three-week suspension in an apparent protest of Tokyo‘s tougher…
Pakistan: At least 41 people killed after passenger coach falls into ravine in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: At least 41 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Pakistan‘s Balochistan on Sunday, Dawn reported citing officials. The…
6.3 magnitude quake jolts several parts of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan on Sunday but so far there was no report of any loss to life or…
Capital gains tax should be rationalised; need simpler ITR form for disclosing such income: Experts
The Budget should bring in a simpler income tax return form for assessees having only capital gains or dividend or interest income, along with simplification…
Iran says drone attack targets defence facility in Isfahan
DUBAI: Bomb-carrying drones targeted an Iranian defense factory in the central city of Isfahan overnight, authorities said early Sunday, causing some damage at the plant…