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Saman SiddiquiMarch 11, 2021

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Govt. Launches Chip-based Digital Driving License in Islamabad

The federal capital traffic police have launched a chip-based new digital driving license, to facilities to citizens of Islamabad.

The new digital driving license is equipped with all the latest security features. All the biometric information of the person will be now available on the driving license through an embedded microchip which will facilitate the traffic police to identify the driver.

Govt. Allows 6 Different Sectors to Avail 100 Percent Tax Credit

In the latest development, the government has decided to allow six different sectors to avail 100 percent tax credit after the withdrawal of income exemptions.

According to the source the Income Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2021 has proposed replacement of income tax exemption with 100 percent tax credit to IT services and IT-enabled services; coal mining; greenfield industries; renewable energy, and projects of shipbuilding.

APS survivor Ahmad Nawaz elected to the Governing & Standing Committee of Oxford Union

The heroic survivor of the brutal Army Public School (APS) terrorist attack in Peshawar, Ahmad Nawaz, brings pride to Pakistan as he was elected to the Governing & Standing Committee of Oxford Union in the University Of Oxford.

A 20-year-old hero made the announcement in an Instagram post. Ahmad survived a gunshot in the arm during the horrendous terrorist attack on 16 December 2014, however, he lost his younger brother in the attack.

ENI Exits Pakistan After Selling Its Assets to Local Joint Venture

Eni, the Italian energy company, has sold its assets in Pakistan to Prime International Oil & Gas Company, a newly established joint venture (JV) between its local employees and Hub Power Company.

The move comes in line with its 2021-24 business plan to dispose of its non-key assets to raise cash amid the global downturn triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic and to move towards cleaner fuels.

Saman SiddiquiMarch 11, 2021

0 632 1 minute read