PM Imran Khan seeks ways to cut indirect taxes
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February 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday asked his economic team to pay special attention to reduction of indirect taxes, being a burden on the poorest sections of society.
He maintained that the burden of indirect taxes falls on the poorest sections, so special attention should be paid to reduce the burden. At the same time, the prime minister directed the economic team to come up with suggestions to reduce taxes on goods, so that relief could be provided to people, especially the poor and the middle class. He was presiding over a meeting of the government economic team, which considered possible measures to reduce the prices of basic necessities and provide relief to the common man. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Asad Umar, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Advisors Abdul Razak Dawood, Dr. Ishrat Hussain, SBP Governor Dr. Reza Baqir, Special Assistants Dr. Waqar Masood,
PM seeks ways to cut indirect taxes
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February 9, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday asked his economic team to pay special attention to reduction of indirect taxes, being a burden on the poorest sections of society.
He maintained that the burden of indirect taxes falls on the poorest sections, so special attention should be paid to reduce the burden. At the same time, the prime minister directed the economic team to come up with suggestions to reduce taxes on goods, so that relief could be provided to people, especially the poor and the middle class. He was presiding over a meeting of the government economic team, which considered possible measures to reduce the prices of basic necessities and provide relief to the common man. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Asad Umar, Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Advisors Abdul Razak Dawood, Dr. Ishrat Hussain, SBP Governor Dr. Reza Baqir, Special Assistants Dr. Waqar Masood, Nadeem Bab
Retired Maj Tahir Sadiq from Attock criticised the government for failing to control corruption, inflation and unemployment. Photo courtesy NA website
TAXILA: A ruling party Member of the National Assembly (MNA) lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Inaf (PTI) government for public issues, especially corruption, inflation and unemployment, warning that if the government failed to address these issues, it would bear the brunt in the next general elections.
Retired Maj Tahir Sadiq from Attock was speaking at a PTI youth wing convention at Hassanabdal on Monday. He criticised the government for failing to control corruption, inflation and unemployment.
“People are exhausted from the burden of food and fuel inflation and millions have become food insecure due to unemployment,” he said.
‘Nature reserves to boost adventure, heritage tourism’
National
February 8, 2021
Islamabad: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam has said that the newly notified nature reserves would help boost adventure, historic and heritage tourism in the area along with generating green jobs and business opportunities for locals under 10 Billion Tree Tsunami.
Talking to this agency with regard to three newly inaugurated interconnected nature reserves spreading over Parera, Ara and Dil Jabba areas of 18,000 acres in Chakwal district of the Punjab, he said these reserves were home to the most attractive tourist and heritage sites of Tilla Jogian, Nandana Fort, Sikki waterfall, Sikki Lake and most interesting paragliding point.
PM directs transparency in execution of 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme
February 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed satisfaction over the progress on the 10 Billion Tree Tsunami Programme and directed for ensuring complete transparency including actively engaging SUPARCO for satellite imagery in the execution of the Programme across the Country.
While chairing a meeting of the Prime Minister’s Committee on Climate Change in Islamabad on Monday, the prime minister appreciated the efforts of the Ministry of Climate Change and directed to actively look into the possibility of net-zero emissions for Pakistan which may become possible with the enhancement of the carbon sequestration potential.