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Jul

IMF deal not a ‘silver bullet’, says Shehbaz

By Zulqernain Tahir Published in Dawn on July 02, 2023 • Nine-month standby arrangement comes hours before expiry of previous package • $3bn package needs to be approved by IMF board later this month • PM terms new deal ‘much-needed breather’ but insists nations are not built through loans LAHORE: Soon after the government secured a much-needed […]

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Jun

New tax measures to hit builders, developers and fertiliser sales

By Mubarak Zeb Khan Published in Dawn on June 27, 2023 ISLAMABAD: In an effort to revive the International Monetary Fund programme, the government has introduced new taxation measures through Finance Act 2023, affecting builders, developers and sales of DAP fertilisers. These measures include the implementation of advance income tax on builders and developers, as well as[…]

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27

Jun

Deaths on Migration Routes in MENA Highest since 2017: IOM 2022 Data Reveals

Published in www.iom.int on June 13, 2023 Geneva/Berlin/Cairo – Nearly 3,800 people died on migration routes within and from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region last year (January-December 2022), the highest number since 2017 when 4,255 deaths were recorded according to newly released data from the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) Missing Migrants Project (MMP).[…]

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