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ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday restrained the government from collecting the tax on the income of banks. Besides restraining the government, the bench also issued notices to the Secretary Finance and other respondents directing them to file a report and comments within two weeks in this matter. A single bench of IHC […]
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice (DoJ) may seek longer sentences in a bomb plot case which was the first to be brought in the city under a United Nations anti-terrorism law, a government spokesperson said, after the “mastermind” was sentenced to almost 24 years. Photo: May James/HKFP. The DoJ will study the reasons for sentencing […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. assured that the government will not help or cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation on former President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. “As the comment of the Executive Secretary (Lucas Bersamin), the former Chief Justice, if that is what PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) wants we will not block […]
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 15 (ANI): Karnataka government ordered to form a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic by the previous BJP government in the state. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru on Thursday, Karnataka Law Minister HK Patil said that the SIT will be led by an […]
3 The government has appointed 1,299 legal officers at different courts in 25 districts across the country this month. Of the legal officers, 30 were appointed in Munshiganj, 41 in Lakshmipur, 47 in Feni, 62 in Naogaon, 75 in Noakhali, 48 in Manikganj, 61 in Narsingdi, 151 in Tangail, 26 in Chapainawabganj, 71 in Gazipur, […]
New Delhi: Onion prices are expected to further cool down in the coming days as the arrival of fresh kharif crop has begun, a senior consumer affairs ministry official said on Wednesday. Currently, the average all-India retail price of onion is ruling at Rs 54 per kg and the prices have declined in the past […]
A Hong Kong judge has criticised the government over its delay in processing a legal aid application relating to a challenge over a planned tech hub. Social worker Eddie Tse in front of Hong Kong’s High Court on November 11, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. After rejecting activist Eddie Tse’s application to suspend proceedings in a […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has briefed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its economic situation as the visiting delegation met Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday. The IMF team led by mission chief Nathan Porter on Tuesday arrived at the office of the Ministry of Finance. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb welcomed […]
Only around a third of Hongkongers have said they trust the government to lead the fight against the climate crisis, a study has found, as a green group urged greater transparency on the city’s progress towards its target of carbon neutrality by 2050. A landslide in Shau Kei Wan on September 8, 2023. Photo: Kyle […]
If the Philippines wants to attract more foreign direct investments (FDIs), expanding its pool of investors and areas where these firms can invest could make the country an attractive place to do business. On Monday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) disclosed the country’s FDI net inflows contracted 14.5 percent to $813 million in August […]