Germany to raise taxes on high-emission cars for climate change

Germany’s motor vehicle tax for new high-emissions vehicles is set to rise starting 2021, the Cabinet agreed on Friday. Finance Minister Olaf Scholz pushed forth the changes, saying they would likely result in a slight increase in revenue for the state in the short term. Scholz noted that the goal was to have less high-emitting vehicles in the future and that if this was reached then “the state will have a considerable loss of revenue.” But the finance minister added that this would nevertheless be “a wonderful thing.” The motor…

Read More

PSO Doubles Sales in June After Other OMCs Create An Artificial Shortage

PSO’s daily average sale and market share in both petrol and diesel have increased significantly in June’20 as compared to the last eleven (11) months due to the shift in demand from other companies’ outlets. The current daily average sale of PSO has increased significantly by almost 122% in these days as compared to the last eleven (11) months per day average sales in both products i.e. PMG and HSD. The average sales of PSO are over 33,800 MT/per day vs. 15,200 MT/per day last eleven (11) months. Despite the…

Read More

Sex attacks, Prostitutes and Security Breaches of Pakistani Politicians

Photos of a woman were released sitting at the Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s chairs in the high security area of the ministry of foreign affairs in Islamabad. No explanation was given by the security of MFA as how this woman got there in the first place? It is reported that, ‘same group of women are now threatening to release ‘sexed up’ conversations, videos and photos with politicians and officials in the social media. It raises many questions about the vulnerability of the high officials…

Read More

Atif Aslam on taking the spiritual path amid claims of exiting the music industry

Acclaimed Pakistani singer Atif Aslam has finally set the record straight about speculation about him exiting the music industry. During an interview with Hamid Mir on Geo News’ Capital Talk, the 37-year-old addressed the rumours going rife about his exit from Pakistan’s music scene. “The topic of leaving the music industry is one that’s quite personal. But I want to keep myself attached to my religion while still being part of the world. I won’t say I will be giving up on music entirely, but I want to highlight important…

Read More

ECC Approves Electric Vehicle Policy for Certain Type of Vehicles

The policy was proposed by the Ministry of Industries after consultation with various stakeholders from the Engineering Development Board, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Climate Change, Ministry of Science and Technology, and others. Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar has said that this puts in place incentives reduced tariffs and taxes on machinery, parts, and sale of these vehicles. The policy for 4 wheelers is being deliberated and will be finalized shortly, he added. The following technical supplementary grants were approved by ECC: Rs. 3485 million for…

Read More