ISLAMABAD: With the change of government in Islamabad, traditional festivities that used to be the hallmark of the capital were not there this Eid as the president and the prime minister didn’t opt to stay in Islamabad on the auspicious day. The presidency and the prime minister’s office wore a deserted look on all three days of Eid where services chiefs, diplomats, elite, bureaucrats, leaders, scholars, and children used to visit to mark the occasion.
Province plans revenue body
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority, set up last week, will start collecting sales tax on services and receive returns from August 15. The KP Sales Tax on Services Act 2013, enacted earlier, authorises the provincial government to administer the sales tax on services in the province.
4 rebels die in Baluchistan
Islamabad: Pakistan police and other law enforcement agencies killed four militants and arrested ten others during an operation in southwestern Pakistani Balochistan province, said Pakistani security sources. The security forces also seized 20kg of explosives, a machine gun and two explosive devices.
More floods forecast
ISLAMABAD: The Meteorological Office yesterday said monsoon is likely to enter its active phase and produce widespread rains with scattered heavy falls in the country during the week. National Disaster Management Authority said some 84‚000 people were affected in terms of displacement and financial loss due to floods and rains in the country, while 84 people died and 91 were injured.
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