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IHC stays cipher trial till Jan 11

by Fiaz Mahmood inThe Express Tribune online, Dec 28, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday stopped the proceedings of the trial of PTI founding chairman and deposed premier Imran Khan as well as his ex-deputy Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case till January 11. Justice Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb heard Imran’s plea against the in-camera trial of the cipher case by a special court.In his nine-page order, Justice Aurangzeb observed that the case was…

Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s son stopped from flying abroad

report in The News, September 01, 2023LAHORE: Zain Qureshi, the son of PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, was prevented from flying to Dubai from Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport on Thursday by immigration officials. Qureshi was about to travel on Emirates Airlines flight EK623 when his name was flashed on the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL) as he went through the Integrated Border Management (IBM) system. Zain is wanted by the police in connection…

30% of Booksellers Have Stopped Business: Commission

report in TOLOnews, Aug 12, 2023 at 10:22 AMThe commission to assess the Problems of Booksellers said that at least 30 percent of booksellers have stopped their business due to lack of a good market. Abdul Wodod Mukhtarzada, a member of the commission, told TOLOnews that the booksellers are also complaining about high taxes which are difficult to pay as their business has dropped. “We used to sell more than 500 books and we had…

Nehad Radio, Paikan TV Stop Operations in Balkh Due to Economics By Aziz Rahman Abram in

ToloNews, July 14, 2023 at 4:08 PMA radio station and a TV channel, both in Balkh province, have stopped broadcasting due to economic challenges and existing restrictions on media in the province, the officials of the two media outlets said. Nehad radio station has operated for 16 years and Paikan TV channel operated for around 5 years. With the closing of these media outlets, officials said that at least 25 people have become jobless. “Lack…

Youths ask: ‘Our parents are Nepalis. Who are we?’

By Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, June 16, 2023Mother and father Nepali, where are we from?So read one of the placards that a group of youths displayed during a demonstration in Kathmandu on Tuesday. They were up in arms demanding a speedy implementation of the recently-endorsed bill to amend the Citizenship Act. The protest took an unfortunate turn when one of the protesters, Niraj Kumar Kamat from Katahari, Morang, attempted to set himself on…

Traders stop potato, onion imports after VAT decision

by Krishana Prasain in The Kathmandu Post, June 12, 2023Nepali kitchens may have to do without potatoes and onions as traders have stopped importing these indispensable vegetables after the government slapped value-added tax (VAT) on them. Consumer rights activists say a revenue-hungry government is taxing everything, and now it has even invaded the kitchen, making life harder for inflation-stricken Nepalis. Finance Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat defended the move telling Parliament recently that imposing taxes on…