Section: Pakistan
- Dunya TV (Pakistan) (1,451)
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- The Nation (Pakistan) (115)
IMF projects 4.5% economic growth for Pakistan in 2016, 4.7% in 2017
Pakistan’s economy is projected to grow at 4.5 per cent in 2016 and 4.7 per cent in 2017, according to the new World Economic Outlook by the International Monetary Fund released on Tuesday. However, growth in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP) region has weakened considerably because of further decline in oil...
Rich nations probe Panama Papers tax revelations
Tax authorities from the world’s richest nations on Wednesday probed a mass of murky offshore dealings revealed in the huge Panama Papers data leak, just hours after police raided the law firm at the centre of the scandal. The leak of 11.5 million confidential offshore financial documents from Panamanian law office Mossack Fonseca offered...
It’s about Panama Leaks issue instead of medical concerns: Qadri to PM
LONDON (Dunya News) – Addressing through video link, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri on Wednesday has accused Sharif family and said that the latter has been involved in establishing off-shore companies through corruption, tax evasion and black money businesses, reported Dunya News.He said that those who earn money...
Its about Panama Leaks issue isntead of medical concerns: Qadri to PM
LONDON (Dunya News) – Addressing through video link, Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chairman Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri on Wednesday has accused Sharif family and said that the latter has been involved in establishing off-shore companies through corruption, tax evasion and black money businesses, reported Dunya News.He said that those who earn money...
Panama police raid law firm at centre of tax leaks scandal
Panama City (AFP) – Police raided the headquarters of the Panama law firm whose leaked documents have unleashed a global scandal over how the world’s elite use offshore companies to hide their wealth.Organized crime police surrounded Mossack Fonseca’s headquarters in Panama City as the offices were being searched, along with...
Panama raids offices of Mossack Fonseca law firm
Panama´s attorney general raided the offices of the Mossack Fonseca law firm late on Tuesday to search for any evidence of illegal activities, authorities said in a statement. The Panama-based law firm is at the center of the “Panama Papers” leaks scandal that has embarrassed several world leaders and shone a spotlight on the shadowy world of...
Aid agencies fear damage to reputation as ‘Red Cross’ appears in Panama Papers
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Some of the world’s biggest aid agencies voiced concern on Monday that they may be further exposed to risk from the murky world of offshore finance after the latest release of the Panama Papers showed the name of the Red Cross was falsely used.The cache of documents revealed how Panamanian law...
Ukraine parliament weighs major government overhaul
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines parliament was weighing Tuesday whether to approve the resignation of embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk as furious backroom talks raged about the makeup of a new pro-EU government.The volatile political situation in the former Soviet republic took a new twist when the man tipped to replace Yatsenyuk —...
Ukraine parliament weighs major government overhaul
KIEV (AFP) – Ukraines parliament was weighing Tuesday whether to approve the resignation of embattled Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk as furious backroom talks raged about the makeup of a new pro-EU government.The volatile political situation in the former Soviet republic took a new twist when the man tipped to replace Yatsenyuk —...
Pakistan’s ‘Quaker Oats Man’
Reminiscing about my childhood, the image of the Quaker Oats tin box is indelibly etched in my mind. Featuring the “Quaker Man” logo, the picture of the white haired distinguished looking man, in a swish black coat, white cravat and a black hat, brimming with good health conveyed good breeding. The company states, “The ‘Quaker man’ does not...
