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ISLAMABAD: PTI MNA Junaid Akbar has announced his resignation as chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following the instructions of party founder Imran Khan. “When Khan says end it, for me the matter is finished,” Akbar said in a statement on Friday. Akbar said he never sought positions for personal benefit, valued his self-respect over titles, and would neither bow to generals nor act out of greed. Refusing to engage in “boot-polishing” for anyone, he said he lacked the resources to run media campaigns unlike others. He decried his comparison with former PAC chairman Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. Nisar,…

The story of South Asia's great rivers is one of geography, history, and shared destiny. China, Pakistan, and India may be divided by borders and politics, but they are inextricably linked by a common water system—the Indus basin. Although dozens of rivers traverse the region, they ultimately belong to three major systems, with the Indus reigning supreme. Originating near Lake Manasarovar in Tibet, the Indus cuts a dramatic course through the Himalayas, flowing into Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) before entering Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). From Skardu and Bisham, it moves into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), where the mighty Tarbela Dam harnesses…

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued new rules and regulations for online businesses and released a draft amendment to the Income Tax Rules, 2002 aimed at bringing the digital economy into the tax net. The FBR’s statutory regulatory order (SRO) states that every entity engaged in online business will be required to submit monthly financial reports. Such entities will submit financial details through Form A1 and Form A2 on a monthly basis. As per the SRO, details of online businesses will include their National Tax Number (NTN) and monthly bank account statements. Online businesses will also be…

ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel was told on Friday that the IMF has advised the government to restrict funds for new development projects to 10% and prioritize only high-importance schemes. The Senate Standing Committee on Planning and Development, chaired by Quratulain Marri, was briefed on the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and IMF recommendations. The committee was informed that this year, just two percent of funds were allocated for new projects, while 344 schemes worth Rs2.518 trillion were either completed or closed. The overall burden of pending projects has been reduced by Rs2.16 trillion. The National Highway Authority (NHA) also presented…

KARACHI: The top cop of the city, AIG Javed Alam Odho, said that the dilapidated condition of roads is one of the major causes of traffic accidents in the metropolis. He lamented that the condition of Karachi’s roads deteriorates further after rainfall, compounding the problem. Odho clarified that the perception of police leniency towards the Heavy Transport Association is unfounded. He added that his force not only issues challans for violations by heavy vehicles but also registers cases and impounds vehicles where necessary.

HYDERABAD: The floodwaters began to submerge dozens of riverine villages in Sindh by Friday in the districts of Sukkur and Larkana divisions. The Sindh Irrigation Minister Jam Khan Shoro has anticipated discharge of between 700,000 cusecs to 800,000 cusecs flood in the Indus river, which is high enough to inundate riverine villages in the province. Talking to the media at Guddu barrage in Kashmore-Kandhkot district on Friday, he said that the provincial government has prepared to cope with a high flood. He, nevertheless, expressed hope that the torrent will pass through safely without affecting any areas outside the riverbed in…

KARACHI: A complaint was filed against K-Electric (KE) for the electrocution of two brothers in Shah Faisal Colony during the recent rains on Friday. MPA Muhammad Farooq filed the complaint with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). According to the complaint, two brothers, Murad Sultan, 21, and Siraj Sultan, 12, died on August 19 when the younger sibling came into contact with an underground 11,000-volt high-tension cable submerged in rainwater. The elder brother was also fatally electrocuted trying to rescue his brother. The plaintiff quoted the victim’s family members as saying that the high-tension cable was buried at a…

Kevin Costner starts new romance Kevin Costner is stepping into a new chapter of his personal life. The Yellowstone star is said to be “casually” dating Kelley Noonan, the ex-wife of billionaire Alec Gores.“They are hanging out casually and were connected by friends,” a source shared with Us Weekly on Friday. Because the two live about 100 miles apart, Costner in Carpinteria, California, and Noonan in Manhattan Beach, the insider noted that things between them are “not serious” at this stage. Still, the pair have been spotted spending time together in Colorado. “They both frequent Aspen often and have mutual friend groups,” the…

The Sindh Health Department has announced that a province-wide vaccination campaign against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) will be conducted from September 15 to 27. The campaign aims to vaccinate girls between the ages of 9 and 14 against cervical cancer. According to the department, the drive will cover 30 districts across Sindh, with a target of vaccinating 4.1 million girls. Of these, around 2.05 million will be covered through school-based programs, while the rest will be reached through community-level efforts. The Sindh Health Minister has appealed to parents to ensure their daughters receive the vaccine, stressing that it is a…

ISLAMABAD: Chairing a high-level meeting at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Headquarters, the Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi approved a series of major development initiatives for the federal capital including a flyover at T-Chowk and an underpass at Shaheen Chowk. The projects, ranging from new traffic infrastructure to housing sector upgrades and hospitality ventures, are aimed at easing urban challenges and improving civic facilities for residents. One of the headline decisions was the launch of a flyover at T-Chowk and an underpass at Shaheen Chowk, with their groundbreaking scheduled for early September. The minister also ordered a city-wide operation against encroachments,…