Khurshid Ahmed

Jun 30, 2024 | arab.news | Naimat Khan |Shahjahan Khurram |Khurshid Ahmed

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) announced on Sunday it had surpassed its revenue collection target of Rs9,252 billion ($33.36 billion) by collecting Rs9,306 billion ($33.55 billion) for the previous fiscal year, saying it is ready to achieve the ambitious revenue target for the current fiscal year. Pakistan’s narrow tax base and enduring tax evasion issue leads to the problem of insufficient revenue collection for the country’s fragile economy each year.

Jun 30, 2024 | arabnews.pk | Khurshid Ahmed

Prominent Pakistani food manufacturer announces setting up UAE subsidiary /node/2540576/pakistan This undated file photograph shows Ismail Industries Limited, a prominent food manufacturer and exporter in Pakistan, building in Karachi.

Jun 30, 2024 | arab.news | Hasaan Ali Khan |Nadeem Khan |Aamir Saeed |Khurshid Ahmed

KARACHI: Seven people were killed and ten injured after a road accident occurred between a coaster and a trailer in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi on Sunday. The incident took place on the central Mauripur Road, notorious for traffic jams due to the heavy flow of trawlers and trucks carrying goods to and from the city’s port facilities.

Jun 30, 2024 | arab.news | Nadeem Khan |Aamir Saeed |Khurshid Ahmed |Hasaan Ali Khan

MUZAFFARABAD: Twenty detainees, some accused of terrorism, staged a prison break in Azad Kashmir on Sunday, officials told AFP, adding that one was “killed in the crossfire” during the escape. “The inmates had a revolver that they used to hold a sentry hostage,” said Badar Munir, an official with the regional ministry of interior. “It is unclear whether they seized it (the weapon) from jail officials or if it was brought in from outside,” Munir added.

Jun 30, 2024 | arab.news | Aamir Saeed |Khurshid Ahmed |Hasaan Ali Khan |Muhammad Ibrahim

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is installing a national firewall to filter and block “propaganda and unwanted content” online, enhance its capacity to protect digital data from hackers and ensure cybersecurity, confirmed a top government official on Sunday, emphasizing the measure was not aimed at curtailing dissent on social media. A firewall is a network security device that monitors and filters incoming and outgoing network traffic based on predetermined security parameters.