Russian anti-Putin anger spreads: ‘We have to protest’
Filip Kuznetsov spent an entire night crammed into a police van with 17 other protesters because Moscow's detention centres were all full. He was among a record 4,002 people arrested...
Senate elections: Loyalties being bought, says PM Imran Khan
SAHIWAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the auction of parliamentarians for the Senate election had begun and he knew how much money was being offered to buy their loyalties....
4 Reasons to Get Loud Cityscape Paintings
I've been a bit quiet this week. I haven't posted any new blog posts mostly because I've been waiting for my new paintings to be delivered. But my silence doesn't...
Farmers’ protest
CONVINCED of his invincibility and riding an unchallenged authoritarian streak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may have overplayed his hand with India’s livid farmers who staged a huge ‘tractor rally’ in the capital...
Zero-rating of sales tax on export-oriented sectors: It cannot be revived
During my tenure as Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) one major change which was brought in was the abolition of zero rating of sales tax for five export-oriented sectors....
Pick up the pace of work on CPEC projects, ministries told
ISLAMABAD: A cabinet body overseeing the implementation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Tuesday directed the ministries to remove irritants for fast-paced execution of the projects and gave them a stern...
India’s farmers back at protest camp after deep challenge to PM Modi
Tens of thousands of farmers who stormed the historic Red Fort on India’s Republic Day were again camped outside the capital on Wednesday after the most volatile day of their...
Is it India’s Republic Day or Black Day?
LAHORE: After the Partition, India has always celebrated its Republic Day on Jan 26, with some foreign head of the state as the chief guest since 1950. In years 1952,...
At UN conference, PM Imran suggests further debt relief for stressed countries
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday called for further debt relief for stressed countries amid a surge in the coronavirus pandemic around the world and the detection of the new...
Oman expats to now only be allowed select jobs
MUSCAT: Oman on Sunday announced the nationalisation of several jobs, barring expatriates from holding them. In a region that depends heavily on cheap foreign labour, expats in the sultanate make...