ISLAMABAD: Over 6.3 million Pakistanis are living and working across the globe while there are 18 countries where the figure is above 30,000 each, according to an official of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis.
He said the Overseas Pakistanis had sent remittances $55.01bn from the financial year 2008 to 2013.
The remittances had shown a growth ratio of 5.56 percent during the financial year 2012-13 compared with 2011-12.
The remittances during July 2012 to June 2013 were $13,920.26m compared to $13,186.62m during the fiscal year 2011-12.
Giving the break-up of $55.01bn, he said that $7.81bn had been remitted in 2008-09, $8.90bn in 2009-10, $11.20bn in 2010-11, $13.18bn in 2011-12 and $13.92bn in 2012-13 respectively.
Govt fails to bring rich into tax net
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N government’s talk of bringing the rich into the tax net has failed to produce any noticeable results as only 230 people have declared their gross income of over Rs100m in a population of over 180m.
What is particularly shocking is that the number of taxpayers who filed under the highest income bracket (gross income over Rs100m) this year has fallen drastically; over 11,000 people had filed in tax year 2012. The average tax paid in this category ranges between Rs22m up to a maximum of Rs77m. Overall, the total number of people who filed their tax returns in 2013 stood at over 800,000, as against 711,940 people in 2012.
The data submitted by taxpayers online with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for tax year 2013. This data does not include those returns filed manually by taxpayers.
Colleges need more science teachers
ISLAMABAD: There is an acute shortage of experienced and qualified female science teachers in postgraduate and degree colleges for women and their principals are considering hiring services of male PhD teachers.
But the principals are in trouble as whenever they try to take the step, they face criticism from within the education department and outside.
The critics claim that males should not teach girl students.
It may be noted that there are over 50 colleges offering intermediate, graduate and postgraduate level courses in the federal capital.
Out of these colleges, 10 are federal government colleges, 20 Islamabad model colleges and 20 higher secondary schools offering intermediate courses.
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