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FBR tax collection increases 30% MoM in April 2025

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State Bank of Pakistan slashes policy rate by 200 BPS amid falling inflation

September 12, 2024

South Korea votes, Switch 2 launch, ispace’s second moonshot
Welcome to Your Week in Asia. After months of political upheaval, voters in South Korea will be looking ahead to a hopefully calmer era when they go to the polls in a presidential election on Tuesday, even as many issues and challenges remain. Also this week, the stakes are high for video gaming giant Nintendo as it…
We decide defense policy: Australia PM reacts to US spending demand
SYDNEY — Australia’s Prime Minister says his country will “determine our defense policy,” after U.S. Secret of Defense Pete Hegseth called for the country to lift defense spending to 3.5% of its gross domestic product, something that would require tens of billions of dollars of additional funding a year. Hegseth met with Australia’s Minister of…
Another polio case surfaces in Pakistan
Another polio case surfaces in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: A new polio case has been found in Gilgit-Baltistan, bringing to 11 the tally of polio cases found to date this year in the country despite repeated countrywide campaigns against the crippling disease. Regional Reference Laboratory for anti -polio confirms polio case in Gilgit –Baltistan. The new polio…
Trade, environment, change: Highlights of Future of Asia talks
TOKYO — From trade uncertainties to environmental protection, Nikkei’s annual Future of Asia conference held last week in Tokyo underscored a number of critical issues for the region, with experts from a variety of fields and entrepreneurs sharing their concerns and ideas. Here are some of the highlights from the two-day forum:
Eid rush grips Karachi’s cattle market
Eid rush grips Karachi’s cattle market KARACHI: As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, a festive hustle has gripped the provincial capital, with thousands of citizens flocking to Asia largest Cattle Market at Northern Bypass in search of sacrificial animals. At the Cattle Market, over 200,000 animals have already been brought in. The goats are available for prices ranging…
Suspect in custody after 11 stabbed at Oregon homeless services provider
Eleven people were hospitalized after being stabbed at a homeless services provider in downtown Salem, Oregon, on Sunday night, police said. A suspect was in custody after the violence at 7:15 p.m. at Union Gospel Mission, Salem police spokeswoman Angela Hedrick said. The injured were taken to Salem Hospital, Hedrick said by email. Details about…
Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election
WARSAW, Poland — Conservative Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count. Nawrocki won 50.89% of votes in a very tight race against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, who received 49.11%. The close race had the country on edge since a first round two weeks earlier and through…
China urges US to honor tariff truce after violation claims
TOKYO — China on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Beijing had violated a trade truce reached last month, calling the accusation “unreasonable” and urging Washington to uphold the deal. “The U.S. has unilaterally continued to provoke new economic and trade frictions” since the two sides achieved a breakthrough in talks in Geneva…