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CJP Bandial wants govt to take ‘organised steps’ against smuggling of foreign currency

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Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial remarked on Friday that economic situation of the country would improve if government takes steps to curb smuggling of foreign currency.

The chief justice issued the remarks while hearing a plea filed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) plea against a Lahore High Court (LHC) order which had stayed the recovery super tax from high-earning taxpayers.

CJP Bandial highlighted that “$40 million” were smuggled from Pakistan on daily basis, saying: “We need to take organised measures against the menace”. He said everyone should improve itself in larger interest of the country. He also said Pakistan was not on the path of bankruptcy.

During the hearing, the FBR lawyer Faisal Siddiqui said the LHC had issued the final verdict, suspending collection of supertax from companies for 60 days.

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Farogh Naseem, who represented companies in the case, said the FBR case had become ineffective after the LHC verdict and that the apex court could not issue an order for collection of 50 per cent super tax.

The CJP remarked that the tax collection body had approached the top court with good intentions. He adjourned the case till Feb 16 and decided to club all cases related to the supertax.

Earlier this week, the apex court modified an interim order of the LHC and directed wealthy taxpayers to pay their 50 per cent due super tax to the FBR within one week.

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Election date will alleviate uncertainty: Kaira

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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira emphasised that providing a specific date by the Election Commission for general elections would help alleviate the prevailing uncertainty.

Kaira reiterated that the PPP firmly upholds its constitutional mandate to hold elections and believes it is essential for stability.

Furthermore, he clarified that the issue of a level playing field is distinct from this matter and should be addressed separately. 

It is to be recalled that PPP co-chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had earlier requested the Election Commission (ECP) to announce a date for polls in the country.

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Solangi for eliminating extremism, prejudices from society

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Federal Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi said Thursday that the elimination of extremism and all types of prejudices was not only part of Islamic religious norms and Islamic history, but it was also a cornerstone of the Pakistan ideology.

In his speech at a peace festival here, the minister said that the National Counter-Terrorism Authority had taken important steps to eliminate extremism and terrorism from society.

Solangi said that extremism was one of the elements that destroyed peace and violence which bred terrorism.

The minister said that Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah had highlighted the rights of minorities in his speech of August 11, 1947. He said that Islam also taught kindness to humanity, irrespective of caste and creed.

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Solangi said that anti-peace forces wanted to weaken the power of Pakistan by targeting minorities as diversity was Pakistan’s strength. “All the people of the state of Pakistan enjoyed equal rights.”

The minister said the promotion and protection of minorities’ rights on the principle of equality was a major weapon against extremism. He said that time had come to eliminate all types of prejudices from society, as it was one aspect of the ideology of the creation of Pakistan.

The minister also recalled that 22 years ago in 2001, the United Nations had announced to celebrate the International Day of Peace on September 21 every year. In 2023, he added, 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights would also be marked which was an important milestone in itself.

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Captain Safdar acquitted of sedition, MPO violation charges

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A district court on Thursday acquitted Captain (r) Muhammad Safdar, the son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in two cases involving charges of sedition, criminal intimidation and violation of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).

Judicial Magistrate Bilal Muneer Warraich pronounced the judgment which had been reserved on the previous hearing.

Advocates Farhad Ali Shah and Haroon Bhutta appeared before the court on behalf of their client Captain (r) Safdar.

Two FIRs had been registered with the Islampura police station against Safdar under different charges, including the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) and 124-A & 506 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

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