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‘Holding centres’ to house illegal immigrants:

By Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, October 27th, 2023ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan ruled out an extension in the deadline for the forced repatriation of undocumented immigrants, mostly Afghan nationals, caretaker Inte­rior Minister Sarfraz Bugti on Thursday revealed foreign nationals residing in the country without identity documents would be kept at ‘holding centres’ before deportation to their respective countries. At a press conference held in the federal capital, the caretaker minister shared the details of a plan…

WFP survey: 24pc people in the country food insecure

by Iftekhar Mahmud in Prothom Alo, Oct 16, 2023One in four people in the country are food insecure, and 46 per cent of the poor population is in this dire situation according to the data revealed in a survey report released this month by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). The report, titled ‘Bangladesh Food Security Monitoring Report: May-August,’ was released on 3 October. According to the report, the increase in natural calamities in…

Imran Khan disappointed with President Arif Alvi: Aleema

report in The News, Oct 5, 2023LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is upset with President Arif Alvi for not announcing the election date, revealed former prime minister’s sister Aleema Khan on Wednesday. Talking to journalists outside the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore, Aleema claimed Imran is saddened as the date of the election has not been announced. President Alvi should have stood for the rights of people, she added. Responding to a query,…

TTP’s extortion racket busted in Mardan, Lahore raids

Report in Dawn, September 27th, 2023PESHAWAR: Law-enforcement agencies have busted one of the largest extortion rackets run by the outlawed militant outfit Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan and involving hundreds of Afghan and Pakistani operatives to finance terror operations in the country, revealed the counter-terrorism department on Tuesday. Addressing a news conference at the police lines here, deputy inspector general of police at the CTD’s Counter-Terrorism Finance Unit Imran Shahid said two members of the racket, including Faizullah…

Serious lapses of revenue collecting outfits revealed

By Shamindra Ferdinando in The Island, Apr 3, 2023Amidst ongoing protests against the Wickremesinghe-Rajapaksa government’s controversial tax regime, which is expected to meet revenue targets set by the IMF, Parliament has revealed that the Inland Revenue Department, Customs and Excise Department disregarded a specific directive issued by parliamentary watchdog COPA (Committee on Public Accounts) way back in 2016 to enhance revenue collection. This was revealed at a meeting jointly chaired by Chairman COPA State Minister…