news Type: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday restored all taxes on mobile phone scratch cards.

The case pertaining to taxes on mobile phone scratch cards was heard by a three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa. During proceedings, there was a debate on whether matters pertaining to taxes could be heard under Article 184-3 could be heard.

The top court stated that it could not issue orders on matters related to taxes.

With the restoration of taxes on scratch cards from now as much as Rs25 will be deducted on every Rs100 card. The court said that it doesn’t want to intervene in matters of public revenue and taxes.

The chief justice said that the court will not look into the recovery of revenues in response to a question of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority counsel.

In earlier proceedings, the apex court had been informed by the counsel for Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) that Rs90 billion in taxes were not collected due to the suspension of one point of tax collection law.

In June 2018, under former CJP Justice (retd) Saqib Nisar, the Supreme Court had taken suo motu notice and ordered suspension in deduction of taxes prepaid on mobile phone scratch cards

ISLAMABAD: A man on-board a flight scheduled to depart for Dubai from Islamabad was kicked off for praying that the plane crashes.

The passenger identified as Khalil was scheduled to fly to Australia via Dubai from Islamabad, sources at the Islamabad International Airport said. As soon as Khalil sat on his seat he prayed that the plane crashes, sources added.

Khalil’s words created panic and fear among passengers and the cabin crew following which the pilot called the Airport Security Force and had him removed from the flight, sources further said.

Karachi – Ali Raza Abidi a Pakistani politician who serve a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 shoot dead in his residential area DHA Karachi last night.

A cctv footage released by law enforcement agency in which two young men gunned down Ali Raza Abidi clearly visible. The assassin tail his car as he reached home they stop him and shot him. The whole incident took play only in 10 second.

A forensic team examine the crime area and took important samples. We talk to Karachi police chief he assure that killers will arrest soon.

Police are investigating into the murder of former member of National Assembly Ali Raza Abidi though no case has been registered as of yet.

ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sent to Lahore Adiala Jail on Tuesday where he would serve his seven-year jail term.

Nawaz Sharif Ex-PM of Pakistan acquitted in flagship reference and sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in Al-azizia stell mills case.

A large number of PMLN workers was present outside the Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail where he was shifted after Accountability Court pronounced its judgement against Nawaz Sharif.

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday in a meeting with Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that his government will not compromise over the issue of accountability. Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Accountability Shahzad Akbar was also present during the meeting.

Islamabad – An anti-corruption court in Pakistan will deliver its judgment on Monday in two remaining corruption cases against ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif. If found guilty, the three-time PM could get up to 14 years in jail.

Judge Muhammad Arshad Malik of Islamabad-based accountability court last week reserved the judgment after completion of hearing in the Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia cases against 68-year-old Sharif.

Sharif will be present in the accountability court to hear the much-awaited judgment in the corruption cases commonly known as Al Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment references, launched by the country’s corruption watchdog National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in September 2017 on the top court’s directives.