Author: News Desk

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chair­man Imran Khan on Monday expressed distrust in his ally Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi, saying allegations of corruption worth billions against the PML-Q leader were apparently affecting his popularity. “I cannot stand such allegations against my coalition government in Punjab,” Mr Khan said in a meeting with the party’s senior leaders. The former premier asserted that all PTI legislators in the Punjab Assembly should persuade Mr Elahi to take a vote of confidence and dissolve the assembly. The remarks made by the PTI chairman prompted…

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PESHAWAR: Four terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire with security forces in Bannu on Saturday, a military statement said. During the intense ex­­change of fire, Sepoy Mohammad Wasim, 25, having fought gallantly, embrac­­ed martyrdom, said the statement issued by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). He was a resident of Khairpur, Sindh. According to the ISPR, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in general area Jani Khel of Bannu district. During the operation, troops effectively engaged the terrorists after the latter opened fire. In the ensuing fight, four terrorists were…

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• Federal budget with outlay of Rs9.5tr presented • Govt employees’ salaries up 15pc, no tax on those earning up to Rs100,000/month • Subsidies on sugar, wheat flour proposed • Taxes on cars over 1,600cc to be increased • Pensioner tax reduced to 5pc from 10pc • Advance withholding tax to be collected from those sending remittances abroad • Tax on banking sector increases to 42pc • Families with income below Rs40,000 to be given Rs2,000 • Households using fewer than 200 units of electricity to be offered loans on…

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