The Federal Revenue Council (FBR) has been appointed to make major amendments to the EFS 2021 to prevent revenue loss and tighten controls on customs duties exempt. One of the main reviews includes withdrawing the EFS facility from the scrap importers of iron and steel. The changes, recently approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) … Read more
Cold case HammarskjöldDirected by Mads Brügger, 2019; Reissued BBC Storyville, 2024. In international relations, we are hampered in the world of conspiracy theory, while in digital filmography, the expression “the camera never lies” is just as suspicious. Here is a project that requires both our theoretical and cinemotographic skepticism. In April 2024, the BBC Storyville … Read more
Karachi: All dedicated agents in Pakistan and the Association of Agents dedicated to Karachi organized a protest followed by a press conference on Tuesday, which was held at Karachi Club for the Press to address their grievances.Speaking at the President of the press conference APCAA, Saifallah asked the Prime Minister of Pakistan to conduct a … Read more
Islamabad: The Minister of Finance and Federal Revenue, Senator Mohamed Orangazib chaired the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the rights of the federal government here on Thursday to review the restructuring of the Ministry of Information and National Broadcasting. The meeting focused on the recommendations of the sub -committee chaired by Salman Ahmed, the … Read more
Spy in South Asia: Great Britain, the United States and the secret cold war of IndiaBy Paul M. McGarrCambridge University Press, 2024. Contributing significantly to the Literature Focusing on the Function of Intelligence Outside the Anglosphere and Shedding Light on the ‘Missing Dimension’ of the Cold War As It Had Played Out in the Indian … Read more
Ruling the World: The Kremlin’s attempt to seize global power during the Cold WarBy Sergei RadchenkoCambridge University Press, 2024 It turns out that Sergei Radchenko’s book, a work that took years to write, reached the reader in the third year of Russia’s war against Ukraine. To summarize the idea of the book in a few … Read more
Flower Moon KillersDirected by Martin Scorsese, 2023 At the heart of this film are the rights of Indigenous peoples, the harms of trade and political barriers, and the challenges faced by First Nations people. It depicts the broader indigenous struggle and encourages local mobilization to ensure the empowerment of these groups in the United States … Read more
KARACHI: Dr Mirza Ikhtiyar Baig MNA PPP and members of the Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Trade and Economic Affairs were invited to review the simulation exercise on Textiles and Export Policy by the 36th Senior Management Course for Grade 20 Promotion on Saturday at the National Institute of Processing Industries. Public Administration (NIPA) receives … Read more
New Cold Wars: The rise of China, the invasion of Russia, and the United States’ struggle to defend the WestBy David SangerPenguin Random House, 2024 David Sanger’s new book presents a timely analysis of emerging challenges for American foreign policy, describing contemporary tensions with China and Russia as a reincarnation of Cold War dynamics. Although … Read more
In Rusudan Glogidze’s winter sophomore film “Vintage,” the title could refer to any number of withered relics: the beautiful, richly antique pieces of furniture that Georgian émigré Medea (Salome Demoria) illegally imports from her home country to Russia to sell; The once large but disintegrating apartment in St. Petersburg that she bought at a discount … Read more