NEW YORK: World number four Elena Rybakina withdrew from the US Open on Thursday, sending French qualifier Jessika Ponchet into the third round by walkover. The Russian-born Kazakh, who won Wimbledon in 2022, had beaten Australian qualifier Destanee Aiava in the first round. Rybakina issued a statement saying she was forced to withdraw “because of […]
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has voiced serious concerns over the recent withdrawal of the sales tax exemption on local supplies for export manufacturing in the textile sector. The association warns that regressive taxation policies are driving factory closures and mass unemployment across the industry. Despite multiple appeals from industrial stakeholders, clear […]
ISLAMABAD: As the telecom industry cautions the government that high taxes are a hurdle in the way of meeting the digitilisation goal, the Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), which represents the mobile operators, has called for eliminating 15% advance income tax and 19.5% sales tax on mobile services. It also underlined the need […]
Former legendary spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has responded to the news of India’s potential withdrawal from the Champions Trophy 2025, which Pakistan will host in February-March. Mushtaq addressed the situation with straightforward pragmatism. “It’s simple. If India wants to come, they can. If they don’t want to come, it doesn’t matter. There’s no point in making […]
Listen to article The Lahore High Court dismissed a plea filed by Bushra Bibi, wife of PTI founder Imran Khan, after she withdrew her petition challenging her arrest in the third Toshakhana case. The petition also sought action against the superintendent of Adiala Jail and female staff for allegedly mistreating her following her re-arrest after acquittal in […]