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Non-dom status of UK Chancellor's heiress wife means she could have avoided 4.4m pounds in UK tax last year: Report
Akshata Murthy, whose father is one of India's richest men, is facing scrutiny after it emerged she has kept the status despite living in 11 Downing Street with the Chancellor and their children. It means she was not liable for tax on overseas earnings, including dividends from her father's company that reportedly came to 11.6 million pounds last year. That sum could have meant paying 4.4 million pounds to HMRC.
Pak envoy's departure not abrupt as alleged by Maryam Nawaz
Ambassador Khan arrived in Washington soon after his predecessor, Ambassador Jehangir Siddiqui, relinquished his job on December 25, 2018, and he presented his credentials to former US President Donald Trump on January 11, 2019. Asad Khan completed his three-year term on January 11, 2022, but stayed in Washington till March 24 on the arrival of ambassador-designate Sardar Masood Khan. Asad Khan is now Pakistan's ambassador-designate in Brussels.
Pak SC reinstates National Assembly, orders voting on no-confidence motion against Imran
The court also ordered to reinstate the National Assembly and summon its session on Saturday to hold voting on a no-trust motion moved against Imran Khan. A five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, which also included Justices Munib Akhtar, Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Ijazul Ahsan and Mazhar Alam Khan, announced the verdict, which was reserved earlier in the day.
Farah Khan: Know all about 'best friend' of Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi who carries $90,000 handbag
Farah Khan is believed to be a close friend of outgoing Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’ s wife Bushra Bibi. Serious corruption charges have also been levelled against Farah Khan. Recently a picture of Farah Khan went viral where she is seen in an aircraft with a bag reportedly worth $90000. The opposition leader Maryam Nawaz even called Farah, ‘mother of all scandals’.
US reinvigorating trilateral cooperation with S. Korea, Japan to promote security
On Wednesday, Sherman also highlighted the importance of the Indo-Pacific region, noting it is home to more than half of the global population and over 60 per cent of the global economy. "The US is a proud Indo-Pacific nation. Our future is entwined more closely with the Indo-Pacific than with any other part of the world," the deputy secretary said in a House Foreign Services Committee hearing on restoring American leadership in the Indo-Pacific, Yonhap news agency reported.
No difference between Imran Khan and Hitler: Shehbaz Sharif
Talking to mediapersons outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Sharif expressed confidence that the apex court will soon announce its verdict in the suo motu case regarding the political situation in the country, in view of the adverse impact of the current uncertainty on the economy. While bashing Prime Minister Imran Khan, Sharif said that there is no difference between the Pak premier and Adolf Hitler, Dunya News reported.
Some residents under lockdown in Shanghai running out of food
Nearly 20,000 cases were reported on Thursday in China's biggest city, another near-record high. Officials have admitted the city is facing "difficulties" but say they are trying to improve this.But public anger is also being stoked by other drastic measures -- such as the removal of children from their parents if they test positive. Shanghai officials later responded by allowing parents who were also infected to accompany their children to isolation centres. The city began another round of mandatory mass testing on Wednesday to identify and isolate every case.
Yoon vows to strengthen deterrence against N.Korea's nuclear, missile threats
Yoon flew by helicopter to Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 70 km south of Seoul, amid heightened tensions in the wake of North Korea's test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile last month and concerns that Pyongyang could carry out a nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported.
Pakistan's passport again 4th worst in world
According to the index, Pakistan is placed on the 109th position on the list, with visa-free access to only 31 destinations across the world. Only three other countries' passports rank lower than Pakistan's in the world which include Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, there was little change in the top 10 most powerful passports compared to the last ranking. Japan and Singapore continue to share the number one spot in the ranking, with passport holders from both countries able to access 192 destinations around the world visa-free.
Over 12.8 mn children in US infected with Covid-19
Over 130,000 of these cases have been added in the past four weeks. Since the first week of last September, there have been nearly 7.8 million additional child Covid cases, according to the report, Xinhua news agency reported. Children represented 19 per cent of all Covid cases in the US, according to the report. For the week ending March 31, children accounted for 16.6 per cent of reported weekly Covid cases.
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