Web archive - June 11, 2021

Pakistan, Islamabad

Govt to take allies into confidence ahead of important legislation

The govt is seeking to grapple with several important legislations, reforms, including controversial electoral reforms

Pakistan, Islamabad

Illegal occupation of CAA properties irks PAC

Panel expresses concern over irregularities in airport construction projects

Film

Riz Ahmed leads bid to change the way Muslims are seen in films

Actor cites study proving Muslims barely appear in top-grossing films and when shown, they are represented negatively

Pakistan, Islamabad

Govt rejects ex-IHC judge's remarks on 'ISI'

AAG denies allegations, terms them baseless, misleading

Pakistan

Opposition vows to give tough time to govt

Accuses govt of presenting false statistics, making bogus claims during budget session

Business

Government sets minimum wage at Rs20,000

Govt unveils people-friendly budget as no new tax imposed on salaried class, economic growth target set at 4.8%

Business

Market watch: KSE-100 ends pre-budget session with clipped gains

Benchmark index crawls up 53.23 points to settle at 48,304.72

Pakistan, Business

Pakistan's donkey population increases by 100,000

Population growth of horses and mules remain stagnant, reveals economic survey

Pakistan

‘JP Morgan asks investors to reap benefit of Pakistan’s improved economy’

Leading financial company predicted Pakistan’s GDP growth at 4.7%, says state information minister

Pakistan, World

'Relative' of Pakistan-origin family slain in Canada asks media not to use private pictures

Channels are not responding to messages or comments, instead they're deleting them, he claims in FB post