Tag: action
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Lights, camera, action: Minister promises tax relief to stimulate entertainment sector
In a move set to ignite the entertainment industry, Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has pledged tax concessions to help filmmakers and cinema owners, during a meeting with a star-studded delegation of film producers and the Cinema Association, led by singer Waris Baig. The delegation included:• Zulfiqar Ahmed, Chairman of the Pakistan Film…
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PM orders rapid action against tax evaders
In a meeting held on Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has authorised that swift action be taken against tax evaders and defaulters. He tasked the committee to identify all obstacles and delays in the implementation of Trace and Track System (TTS) in tobacco, sugar, cement and fertilizer industries. The PM also said that action should…
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‘They need to hold their tongue’, Saad Rafique demands action over Azam Swati’s ‘threats’ against ECP
Addressing a press conference in Lahore, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique, said while referring to Federal Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati’s accusation on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of taking bribes and being on the payroll of ‘someone’ said: “They need to hold their tongue.” “If the government is making…
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Imran govt for tightening of noose around necks of ‘sugar daddies’
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s aide on accountability Shahzad Akbar has unveiled a comprehensive action plan outlined by the government to take to task the “sugar daddies” identified by the sugar inquiry commission as well as for an overall overhauling of the regulatory framework which had all the while “been in cahoots with the sugar…
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COAS Gen Bajwa ‘takes notice’ of misbehaviour of army colonel’s wife towards police
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has reportedly taken notice of the mistreatment of police personnel by a woman claiming to be the wife of an army colonel, a video of which went viral on social media on Wednesday night. According to journalist Gharidah Farooqi, Gen Bajwa has ordered “prompt disciplinary action”…
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Blog: Knee Jerk – Plan of Action
Typical Ration Bag: Rs1,600Includes: Flour, oil, sugar, rice, lentil and a soap “We’re building a stockpile. The word stockpile by definition means not for immediate use. It means you’re preparing for a battle to come and you have to have the equipment and you have to have it now. I can tell you this, if…