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Pakistan will abolish two organizations within the Health Ministry

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1 week ago

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The decision will be made, per the source, to guarantee cost-cutting initiatives and streamline medical services.

There would be a large workforce decrease as a result of the merger between the Islamabad Blood Transfusion Authority and the Human Organ Transplant Authority under the Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority, according to sources.

The Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) was dissolved by the Pakistani government earlier today.

On the advice of the Rightsizing Committee, the SAFRON ministry will be combined with the Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB).

In order to determine the future of Jammu & Kashmir State Properties, a special committee will be established and the administrative branch of the Ministry of SAFRON will be dissolved.

According to sources, state properties would be sold when necessary, with the proceeds going for GB and Azad Kashmir’s welfare.

In addition, a review of the Directorate of Health Services (DHS) in both Kashmir and GB is planned, with the aim of handing over management to the government of Azad Kashmir.

According to the sources, DHS financing for GB will be controlled in coordination with the Ministry of Health.

There will also be staff reductions in the Chief Commissioner’s Office for Afghan Refugees, the Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir Councils, and the Jammu and Kashmir Refugee Rehabilitation Organization.

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Income tax return filing deadline extended once again

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24 hours ago

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The due date for submitting income tax returns for the tax year 2023–24 was once again extended until October 31 by the Federal Board of Revenue on Tuesday.

The deadline of October 14 was earlier. The first deadline for filing tax returns was September 30, as stated in the income tax ordinance.

A three-day bank closure in Islamabad and Rawalpindi owing to the SCO summit, along with a request for an extension from business organizations and tax bar associations, are all included in the FBR.

4.537 million income tax returns were filed as of October 14, according to the FBR, an increase of 107.83 percent over the 2.183 million forms filed during the same period last year. The FBR got 6.464 million returns for the most recent tax year. It forecasts 1.927 million more returns to match the level of previous year.

Based on initial statistics, 1.059 million new filers were enrolled throughout the same time in 2024, from July 1, 2023, to October 14, 2024.

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SCO will allow Pakistan’s economy to flourish: Sherry Rehman

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In order to foster economic growth, Pakistan will host high-level delegations for the SCO Summit, according to remarks made on Monday by Senator Sherry Rehman, the vice president of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).

According to Sherry Rehman, these high-level delegations were coming to the nation for diplomatic, economic, and strategic connections after decades. She was speaking to a private TV station.

For the summit to be successful, she underlined that political parties needed to put aside their disagreements and cooperate.

In her remarks, she emphasized that Pakistan is a major actor in the shifting economic trajectory towards Asia, making the 23rd SCO summit a critical geopolitical event.

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From October 22, a westerly wave is expected to deliver rain to Pakistan.

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The westerly wave series is predicted to arrive in the nation on October 22, according to the Meteorological Department.

With a maximum expected to hit 34 degrees, today’s minimum temperature in Lahore is predicted to be 21 degrees Celsius. Thirty degrees Celsius is the current recorded temperature in the city.

It is observed that the humidity is at 67 percent and the wind speed is 8 km/h.

As the western winds move in, there’s a probability of rain in the northern areas starting on October 22, according to Akhtar Mahmood, the director of the meteorological department.

It’s not going to rain in Lahore, he said, even though the weather will get better.