New Delhi, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):Following the survey operations by India’s Income Tax department at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, the BBC said that it was fully cooperating with the authorities. The BBC in a tweet said, “The Income Tax Authorities are currently …
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Relief consignment carrying goods, medical and rescue teams reach Damascus
Islamabad, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):A relief consignment carrying goods, medical and rescue teams has reached Damascus. It was sent through a special aircraft by the NDMA from Islamabad Airport. A PIA flight carrying winterized tents also left Islamabad for Turkiye on Wednesday. In a statement, the NDMA has said that …
Read More »Federal cabinet approves “Finance Supplementary Bill 2023”
Islamabad, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):The federal cabinet has approved the Finance Supplementary Bill 2023 providing for a one percent increase in General Sales Tax and additional taxes on luxury items as part of the reforms related to the International Monetary Fund’s Ninth Review. The Federal Cabinet met in Islamabad with …
Read More »Death toll from Turkiye-Syria earthquake rises to 40,000
Islamabad, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):The death toll from the deadly earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria has risen to over 40,000. Turkish authorities said 35,418 people have been killed in the country, while the Syrian government and the United Nations say more than 5,800 people are dead in Syria. UN Secretary-General …
Read More »UK Government ‘closely monitoring’ IT survey on BBC’s India offices: Report
New Delhi, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):The UK government is “closely monitoring” the situation following the Indian Income Tax departments “surveys” at the BBC offices in India on February 14, reports said. The Indian official news agency Press Trus of India (PTI) reported that while there has been no official statement …
Read More »Mehbooba says raids on BBC’s offices in India “brazen hounding of critics”
Srinagar, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, People Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, has said that raids by India’s Income Tax department sleuths at the BBC’s offices in Mumbai and Delhi were “brazen hounding of the critics” of the BJP-led Indian government. According to Kashmir …
Read More »US delegation lauds Pakistan’s efforts for remodelling of disaster management system
Islamabad, February 15, 2023 (PPI-OT):An eleven-member US Army Central delegation led by Major General Wendul Glenn Hagler held an interactive session with the National Disaster Management Authority in Islamabad on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman NDMA Lieutenant General Inam Haider Malik said climate change is not restricted to country …
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