ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Monday announced yet another tax amnesty scheme to waive off additional tax penalties and fines of those who will pay their pending taxes fully by June 30 in order to generate additional revenue to reach the revised revenue collection target of the ...

KARACHI - The MQM appealed to the people to observe a day of mourning on June 6 (today) over the killing of party sympathizers in Malir, Karachi.Addressing a press conference at Khursheed Begum Secretariat, Azizabad Karachi, MQM’s Coordination Committee member Haider Abbas Rizvi hold Peoples ...

MUMBAI - Moments after Mumbai Indians won their first IPL title, Sachin Tendulkar announced he had played his last IPL. "This is my last IPL," Tendulkar announced casually in a Television interview. "This has been a fantastic season. I thought our third IPL season was the best before this. I think ...

Muzaffargharh- MNA-elect Jamshed Dasti has decided not to join PML-N or any other party. Talking to media here on Saturday, Jamshed Dasti said that he had decided to proceed to the National Assembly as an independent candidate. He, however, added that he would vote for PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif for ...

PESHAWAR - The Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) have announced names for three ministries in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial government.Sirajul Haq, Inayatullah Khan and Habibur Rehman have been put forward for the ministries of education, zakat and finance. Speaking to the media after a meeting, provincial ...

Pakistan Imran Khan has condemned killing of PTI woman leader in Karachi and announced countrywide protests against this incident.Imran Khan said in his video-linked message from the hospital that he feels extremely sad over killing of Zehra Appa and he would not spare those who are responsible of ...

LONDON: Boyband One Direction have announced a 2014 worldwide stadium tour. The Where We Are tour will kick off in the US next April before heading to the UK and Ireland next May. The five boys are currently on their Take Me Home tour which is about to begin its American leg. They’ve also ...

EDINBURGH: Susan Boyle is heading out on tour for the first time after finally feeling ready to perform a string of live shows. The unlikely superstar shot to fame in 2009 when she auditioned on Britain's Got Talent. She has restrained from touring in subsequent years, but has now confirmed she ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Wednesday announced that it would conduct re-polling in controversial polling stations of three constituencies of National Assembly and two constituencies of provincial assembly.ECP said in statement that decision of repelling was made after detail scrutiny ...

LAHORE (PR): Samsung announced that it has successfully developed the world’s first adaptive array transceiver technology operating in the millimeter-wave Ka bands for cellular communications. The new technology sits at the core of 5G mobile communications system and will provide data ...

ISLAMABAD - Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has rescheduled final examinations for CT and B.Ed. programmes for the Semester Autumn 2012.Controller of Exams AIOU, Dr Hamid Khan Niazi, said the examinations were supposed to be held on April 24 and April 26 but they were postponed due to law and ...

Election Commission of Pakistan has announced unofficial results of 254 National Assembly seats with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz leading with 123 seats followed by Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian with 31 seats.Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf has secured 26‚ Muttahida Qaumi Movement 18‚ ...

LONDON - Long-serving Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes announced his retirement for a second time on Saturday -- just days after veteran manager Alex Ferguson said he would be standing down at the end of the season. Former England international Scholes, 38, first quit in 2011 to take up a ...

dubai  (pr): Qatar Airways announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan as part of the Doha-based carrier’s continued aggressive growth strategy.The Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa will become the carrier’s 20th destination on ...

LOS ANGELES: Justin Timberlake will embark on an international tour in October - his first in six years - and will release 10 new songs at the end of September, concert promoter Live Nation said. “The 20/20 Experience,” the singer’s first album in seven years, was released in ...

LAHOREPakistan Boxing Federation (PBF) Friday announced an ambitious activity plan under which back-to-back boxing tournaments will be organised besides ensuring the participation of national teams in international tournaments. “Our prime aim is to establish Pakistan's name in international ...

All Pakistan Muslim League led by former dictator Pervez Musharraf on Friday announced boycott of the May 11 general elections.General Secretary of the All Pakistan Muslim league Dr Amjad disclosed the decision at a press conference along with Aasia ishaaq here.Dr. Amjad said the role of election ...

LAHORE  : MCB Bank (MCB) announced its 1Q2013 result on Monday. The result came well above expectation of Rs4.95 per share on account of reversal in provisions against bad loans of Rs811m which boosted the bottom line. The bank posted a PAT of Rs5.8b (EPS: Rs5.70) up 4pc YoY. The bank also ...

LONDON: Sean Paul has announced details of two live shows in England. The singer headlines London’s O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday, June 5 and Manchester’s Ritz on Thursday, June 6. Tickets go on sale this Friday and are priced £28 for the London show and £25 for ...

Karachi - The Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) has announced the final list of its candidates for 16 national and 50 provincial constituencies in Sindh.Party’s chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto is the only electable and heavy weight candidate who is contesting on four national and two ...

Karachi - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has announced its candidates for the National Assembly and Provincial Assembly seats of Sindh for the upcoming elections here on Sunday.After consensus among the 10-party alliance, the tickets have been awarded to the party’s candidates in the province ...

KARACHI Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain announced the party candidates for general elections 2013 during a telephonic address from London at Lal Qila Ground Azizabad here on Saturday.Addressing the MQM workers, he said that MQM was the only political party that represents all the ...

LAHORE (PR): National Investment Trust Limited (NITL), the first and largest asset management company of Pakistan, has declared results for all funds under its management for the nine months ended 31st March 2013.This was stated by Chairman/Managing Director – NIT, Wazir Ali Khoja in a press ...

lisbon -  The Portuguese government announced on Thursday budget cuts worth around 600 million euros ($780 million) to meet targets it has set with international creditors, following a rejection of previously proposed austerity measures by the country's constitutional court."The cabinet ...

karachi - Election Commission Sindh has announced the names of 127 women candidates of different political parties here on Wednesday.According to details, the EC have approved the nomination papers filed by the women candidates after the scrutiny for the upcoming general election for 29 reserved ...

LAHORE - North Zone (NZ) will support the sitting president of the Lahore City Cricket Association (LCCA) Khawaja Nadeem Ahmed in the upcoming elections of the body to acknowledge his efforts for the revival of cricket in Lahore. “Nadeem’s services for the cause of cricket at early ...

KARACHI - The 10-party Opposition alliance has finalised its candidates on 24 National Assembly and 38 Provincial Assembly seats of Sindh province except Karachi region as differences emerged among main Opposition parties-PML-N and PML-F on the remaining constituencies. The 10-party Opposition ...

Jamshed Dasti, former Pakistan People's Party MNA who quit the party and announced contesting election against ex-foreign minister Hina Rabbani Khar was released from Multan central jail on Thursday,Large number of his supporters showered rose petals on him and warmly welcomed him outside the ...

 LAHORE – The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is likely to announce names of its final contestants for the May 11 elections on Wednesday (tomorrow). Sources in the PML-N say the party has completed most of the work about finalising names of its election candidates that will be made ...

LAHORE (PR) – Pakistan furniture Council organized a press lounge at La Atrium Restaurant – (Chen One Complex, Halli Road), senior architects and interior designers discussed and gave solutions for job opportunities, furniture industry, exposure to young interior designers, and future ...