Zaheer Ahmad

Muhammad Zaheer Ahmad is a senior journalist having more than 20 years of experience. He has served both print and electronic media at senior positions. Currently, Zaheer is associated with a leading news channel of Pakistan as Sr. Producer News. He is also the Managing Editor of Newsmakers.Com.Pk. Zaheer can be reached at zaheer.ahmad.lhr@gmail.com

FBR misses the target

No extension in return filing date, says FBR

LAHORE: (Web Desk) The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs4.725 trillion in taxes in the last fiscal year at a growth rate of 18% but lower than the original tax target. The present government avoided using arm-twisting measures and instead it opted enforcement tools that helped it to show double-digit growth. During the firscal year 2020-21 the FBR …

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Ranveer Singh and Bear Grylls together in Netflix adventure series

Ranveer Singh and Bear Grylls in Netflix series

LAHORE: (Web Desk) This will no doubt be very thrilling news for those who love adventure and Bollywood that survival expert Bear Grylls and Bajirao Mastani star Ranveer Singh are doing a duo-adventure series to be aired exclusively on Netflix. The adventure series will be Ranveer Singh’s maiden digital project. Sources told The Indian Express that Ranveer and Bear Grylls …

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Who will bear the brunt of phone call tax?

Phone Call Tax in Pakistan

LAHORE: (Web Desk) Who will bear the brunt of Rs0.75 tax on mobile phone calls that exceed 5 minutes? According to tax experts government has apparently imposed this tax on well-off people who usually care less about the duration of their mobile phone calls but the ground reality is something else. Most people having smartphones normally use WhatsApp, Zoom, Skype, …

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TIK TOK banned in Pakistan yet again..

Sindh High Court lift ban on TikTok

LAHORE: (Web Desk) Sindh High Court (SHC) banned on Monday the video sharing app TIKTOK across Pakistan with immediate effect. The petitioner’s lawyer while presenting his arguments in the court, said Peshawar High Court had earlier banned TikTok as some videos uploaded on the platform are “immoral and against the teachings of Islam.” The lawyer said his client had approached …

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SRK Clocked 29 Years in Hindi Cinema

SRK clocked 29 years in Bollywood

LAHORE: (Web Desk) King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan (SRK) clocked 29 years in the Hindi Cinema Industy. SRK started his career in Bollywood with film Deewana in 1992. SRK thanked his fans for their immense love they have showering on him for the last three decades. On his Twitter handle SRK wrote: “Been working, just saw the ‘overshelmed-ness’ of …

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Pakistan remains under FATF’s “Increased Monitoring”

President FATF Dr Marcus Pleyer

LAHORE: (Web Desk) Pakistan has still to get rid of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list as it remain under “increased monitoring” despite tremendous efforts to fulfill the FATF criteria. The FATF, however, recognises Pakistan’s progress and efforts pertaining to combating financing of terror and encourages it to continue progress and address “the one remaining CFT-related item” as …

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PM says “NO” to US

Prime Minister Imran Khan article in Washington Post

LAHORE: (Web Desk) Prime Minister Imran Khan once again reiterates Pakistan’s stance of not giving its military bases to United States for keeping an eye on Afghanistan. In an opinion piece in Washington Post, the premier offered US partnership for peace in Afghanistan but made it clear that Pakistan will not host US bases to avoid risking further conflict. According …

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Markhor: Pakistan’s National Animal

Pakistan's national animal Markhor

Okra: Pakistan’s national vegetable There are many summer vegetables but Okra (called as Bhindi in India and Pakistan) is the most favourite vegetable that people would like to eat perhaps every day. Okra or Bhindi is also known as lady’s finger due to its finger-like shape. Okra is a type of green vegetable with a small tip at the tapering …

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Okra: Pakistan’s National Vegetable

Okra vegetable and its seeds

Okra: Pakistan’s national vegetable There are many summer vegetables but Okra (called as Bhindi in India and Pakistan) is the most favourite vegetable that people would like to eat perhaps every day. Okra or Bhindi is also known as lady’s finger due to its finger-like shape. Okra is a type of green vegetable with a small tip at the tapering …

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Ranks of Pakistan Army

Passing out parade at PML Kakul

The Pakistan Army (commonly called as Pak Fauj) is the land force of the Pakistan. As compared to the Pakistan Air Force (PAF-Pak Fazaiya) and the Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Army is considered as the most powerful and the most important organ of the armed forces of Pakistan. Before partition there was just one army – the British Army in the …

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