Day: August 2, 2021

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says it is for the first time that FBR collected 431 billion rupees taxes in July.

In his tweets on Monday, he said tax payments increased by fifty four percent, custom duties thirty seven percent, net revenue thirty six percent and gross revenue by thirty two percent last month.

Farrukh Habib said there has also been thirty percent increase in tax returns and twenty six point six percent in tax refunds.

He said Pakistan Customs also seized smuggled goods worth 3.6 billion rupees.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The candidates of Pakistan Tehrik Insaf have been declared successful on three reserved seats for Ulma-o-Mashaikh, technocrats and overseas Pakistanis of the AJK Legislative Assembly.

According to results issued by returning officer, Muhammad Mazhar Saeed was declared successful on Ulma-o-Mashaikh seat, Muhammad Rafique Niyar declared successful on Technocrat seat. Both the candidates secured 27 votes and their opponents bagged 13 votes

Muhammad Iqbal was declared successful on Overseas Pakistani seat with 27 votes against his rival who secured 14 votes.

It is worth mentioning that Kausar Taqdees Gillani, Imtiyaz Naseem, and Sabeeha Sadique Chaudry of PTI, Nebela Ayoub Khan of PPP and Nisaran Abbasi of PML-N have been declared unopposed against five Women reserved seats.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has said Indian atrocities in Indian illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir are increasing with every passing day.

Talking to PTV, he said Kashmiris are all time in battle field as youth are being killed and Indian forces are snatching agriculture land from the local farmers.

Sardar Masood said responsibility of Pakistani and Kashmiri people has soared to raise voice against Indian brutality to stop killings of innocent people in occupied valley at every possible forum to expose dirty face of Modi.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is committed to provide security to the people of the province.

This was stated by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan while taking notice of killing an injured patient inside premises of Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar.

He directed the Police to immediately arrest the culprits involved in the incident.

Mahmood Khan also sought a report from both the hospital administration and the Police in this regard.

Source: Radio Pakistan

The newly elected members of AJK Legislative Assembly (AJKLA) took the oath of their offices at a special session of the assembly in Muzaffarabad on Tuesday.

Speaker Shah Ghulam Qadir administered oath to them.

Significant numbers of leaders and workers of the political parties were present inside and outside the hall.

The oath-taking is scheduled to be followed by elections for offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker AJK Legislative Assembly.

Election for the leader of the house will take place tomorrow.

Source: Radio Pakistan