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IMF
Pakistan

IMF likely to demand new taxes as FBR misses revenue targets

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s faltering tax collection has drawn concern from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is closely monitoring the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) performance amid fears of a potential revenue gap in the current fiscal year. According to officials cited by Business Recorder, the issue of slower-than-expected revenue collection […]

Army
Pakistan

Army top brass warns India against war rhetoric

RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Army on Wednesday voiced strong concern over what it termed “irresponsible and provocative statements” from India’s political and military leadership, warning that any aggression from New Delhi would face a “swift and decisive response.” The statement came after Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir chaired the 272nd Corps […]

Supermoon
Uncategorized

Harvest Supermoon lights up skies across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The first Supermoon of the year illuminated skies across the world, including Pakistan, captivating skywatchers with its bright and striking appearance. Known as the Harvest Supermoon, the phenomenon occurs when the Moon’s orbit brings it closest to Earth. Astronomers said the Moon was approximately 356,355 kilometers away — significantly […]

Opinion

Cognitive Enterprise Communication: A Strategic Roadmap for AI-Driven Business Interaction Ecosystems

The enterprise communication landscape is on the brink of a profound architectural shift. Within this decade, organizations will transition from static, template-based systems to cognitive communication ecosystems—frameworks that predict, adapt, and optimize interactions in real time. Currently, most Customer Communication Management (CCM) platforms rely on automation templates that react to […]

ISPR
Pakistan

Pakistan not in arms race with India, says DG ISPR

ISLAMABAD: Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan’s military modernisation strategy focuses on indigenous innovation and balanced international cooperation rather than competing in an arms race with India. In an interview with Bloomberg, the DG ISPR said Pakistan’s defense development approach “has always […]

Mushtaq Ahmad
International

Ex-senator Mushtaq Ahmad released from Israeli custody

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Tuesday that former Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, detained by Israel after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), has been released and is now at the Pakistan embassy in Amman, Jordan. “I am pleased to confirm […]

PTA
Tech

Pakistan’s monthly data usage surges to 8.4GB per user: PTA report

ISLAMABAD: As digital connectivity deepens across the country, Pakistanis are consuming more internet data than ever before. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) latest report titled State of Mobile 2024, the average monthly data usage per individual has surged to 8.4 gigabytes. The figure represents a 13.5 per cent […]