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In a bizarre incident, a man was fined by the traffic police for driving an Audi car without wearing a helmet. The driver Bahadur Singh Parihar now wears a helmet while driving his car in an attempt to avoid being fined again, an Indian media outlet reported. The story that has since gone viral began after Parihar, hailing from Jhansi in India, received a fine of INR1,000 on his mobile phone for not wearing a helmet. To his surprise, the traffic challan showed the image of a motorbike, while the category of the vehicle is written as a motor car. Bahadur Singh Parihar who is also president of a truckers’ union in Jhansi then approached the relevant authorities and apprised them about the mishap, however, he was asked to wait till the conclusion of elections in India. He then decided to wear a helmet while driving his Audi car to avoid being handed another traffic challan. Reacting to the incident, Parihar expressed dismay over the traffic challan, saying that the traffic police c...

ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and discussed the ongoing and future cooperation between Pakistan and the ADB, ARY News reported. According to a press statement issued here, the finance minister held a meeting with the Alternate Executive Directors (AED) of the ADB at Finance Division. Muhammad Aurangzeb highlighted the improvement in Pakistan’s macroeconomic conditions. The finance minister also emphasised the need for broadening the tax base and digitalisation of the country’s tax regime. He informed the ABD’s delegation that the services of Mckinsey & Company have been engaged to assist the initiative of digitalisation of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). Muhammad Aurangzeb said that digitalisation of the country’s tax regime will not only enhance revenue but will also add to the transparency of the tax collection system. The finance minister underscored t...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed for removal of issues and concerns of the Sindh government with regard to development. He also directed for expediting work on the ongoing federal funded uplift projects in the province. The prime minister issued these directives during a meeting with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah who called on him. Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Ahad Khan Cheema, Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan and relevant senior officials also attended the meeting, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. During the meeting, the prime minister said that for the revival of economy, the cooperation among the federation and the provinces was imperative stressing that economic stability was their main objective. PM Shehbaz directed the federal ministers to seek permanent resolution to the financial, economic and other issues of Sindh province. He also asked for taking of all the provinc...

KARACHI: The law enforcers have prepared a foolproof security plan for the Karachi Cattle market established at Northern Bypass, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to reports, the largest temporary cattle market for Eid-ul-Adha 2024 has been set up in Karachi’s Northern Bypass area. Traders from various regions, including Sindh, Punjab, and other parts of the country, have begun arriving at the site. This year, special security measures have been implemented for citizens intending to visit the cattle market. The cattle market management, along with senior police officers, has devised a foolproof plan to ensure the safety of visitors. The system of street lights on the main roads leading to the cattle market, Northern Bypass, Gulshan Maymar and Gadap are being made effective to ensure safe night traffic. Police and Rangers checkpoints are also being constructed on these routes, while operations will also be conducted to suppress the criminal elements in the adjacent areas. Ac...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United States (US) have underscored the importance of bilateral cooperation in addressing the most pressing challenges to regional and global security, including Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ISIS-Khorasan. Officials of both countries expressed the commitment during the Pakistan-US Counterterrorism Dialogue held in Washington D.C on May 10, stated a joint statement issued today. Additional Foreign Secretary for the UN and OIC, Ambassador Syed Haider Shah, and US Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Ambassador Elizabeth Richard, co-chaired the Dialogue. Discussions centered on the counterterrorism landscape in the region, with a focus on areas of mutual interest. Pakistani and U.S. senior officials emphasised the importance of expanded counterterrorism collaboration and capacity building, including exchanges of technical expertise and best practices, investigative and prosecutorial assistance, provision of border security infrastr...

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has convened a high-level meeting on Monday, which will discuss the ongoing protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). PM Sharif earlier on Sunday also spoke to the prime minister of AJK and directed the Pakistan Muslim League-N office bearers in the region to engage with the leaders of the action committee to find a peaceful resolution. In a tweet, he expressed deep concern over the ongoing situation in AJK, urging all parties to adopt a peaceful course of action to resolve their demands. PM Shehbaz emphasised that while debate, discussion, and peaceful protests were beauty of democracy, there was no tolerance for taking the law into one’s own hands and damaging government properties. “Unfortunately in situations of chaos and dissent, there are always some, who rush in to score political points,” he wrote on his X timeline. “Despite the efforts of detractors, the matter is expected to be settled soon.” Azad Kashmir witnessed violent c...

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Saturday adopted a resolution demanding the federal government to declare party founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto a national democratic hero and feature his image on currency notes. The resolution was passed during a seminar titled ‘Bhutto Reference and History’, discussing Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto reference. Lauding the Supreme Court’s admission that PPP founder’s trial, which led to his execution, was unfair, the resolution demanded the federal government to confer the title of “Quaid-e-Awam” (Leader of the People) upon him, and award him the highest civilian honour, Nishan-e-Pakistan. Apart from demanding featuring of Bhutto’s image on currency notes, the resolution also called for construction of a befitting monument in Bhutto’s honour and the declaration of his mausoleum as a national shrine. Furthermore, it calls for the reversal of the unjust death sentence handed down to Bhutto and the establishment of a “Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Award” for dem...