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Daily Archives: July 1, 2022

Educational institutions, boards put online

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The Sindh government has made the data system of universities, boards and institutes across the province online. In this regard, a meeting on universities and boards was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Minister for Universities and Boards, Ismail Rahu. Secretary Universities and Boards, Muhammad Mureed Rahmon informed the meeting that all the data pertaining […]


Court moved for action over social media posts likening corrupt politicians to donkeys

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A lawyer has approached a session’s court seeking directives for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to act against social media posts “harming the dignity of animals” by likening corrupt politicians to donkeys. Sarwan Bhatti filed an application naming the additional director and in-charge of the FIA Cyber Crime Circle as official respondents. He stated that […]


FIRs against TV anchor Imran Riaz Khan

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TOBA TEK SINGH: Three cases, one at Gojra and two at Jhang, have been registered against TV anchor and vlogger Imran Riaz Khan on the complaints of three different citizens on the charge of speaking against state institutions. The complaints said the anchor’s act was a major crime and violation of the Constitution as it […]


Information Technology (IT) park project worth Rs1bn approved for University of Balochistan

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ISLAMABAD: The government has approved IT park project of one billion rupees for the University of Balochistan. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Agha Hassan Baloch met with Federal Minister for Information Technology Syed Aminul Haque at his office in the Ministry of Information Technology Islamabad. In the meeting, the IT Park project at the […]


Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) expands scope of definition of Information Technology, IT-enabled services

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has expanded the scope of the definition of IT and IT-enabled services, raised the advance tax rate from two to four percent for commercial importers and reduced the turnover tax for Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) from 0.75 percent to 0.5 percent through amendment in the Finance Bill, 2022. […]