ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Government’s Asset Declaration Scheme 2019 ends today.Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi has said that no extension shall be given in the scheme after today’s deadline.Meanwhile, the FBR has issued instructions to its subordinate offices to remain open today and observe working hours till 11pm. The step has been taken to facilitate the taxpayers in payment of duties and taxes and filing of income tax return.

LONDON (DNA) – Prince William and his wife Kate will be undertaking a royal visit to Pakistan in the autumn at the request of Britain’s Foreign Office, Kensington Palace confirmed on Saturday.Further details will be provided in due course, their office said. Pakistan’s high commissioner in London welcomed the announcement.

ISLAMABAD, JUN 29 (DNA) – Three days International Conference on Mountaineering,  Eco Tourism and Hospitality concluded successfully in Karakorum International University, Hunza Campus today.President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi was the chief guest of the conference. Governor Gilgit Baltistan, Chief Secretary Gilgit Baltistan, members of GB legislative assembly, foreign delegates, senior officers of Government of Gilgit Baltistan alongwith people from various walks of life participated in the closing ceremony of the conference.

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 29 (DNA): Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Ali Zaidi has met Balochistan National Party Mengal (BNP-M) chief Akhtar Mengal on Saturday.Ali Zaidi thanked Akhtar Mengal over supporting the federal government for the approval of budget for the fiscal year 2019-20 by his political party.

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 29 (DNA): Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday thanked its allied parties for supporting the government in passing the federal budget 2019-20.The government had passed the budget by showing its strength in National Assembly, she said while talking to media.She said that for the first time in the history of Pakistan opposition was given fair chance in the Lower House to debate on the fiscal year 2019-20 budget.

ISLAMABAD, JUN 29 (DNA) – Estranged lawmakers of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday at his Bani Gala residence.As per details, more than a dozen angry members of PML-N from national and provincial assemblies have met PM Imran. The meeting was also attended by Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar.

ISLAMABAD, JUN 28 (DNA) – Pakistan has seen the recent report issued by the U.S. Department of State on International Religious Freedom.The report’s segment on Pakistan is a compendium of unsubstantiated and biased assertions. As a matter of principle, Pakistan does not support such national reports making observations on the internal affairs of sovereign States. Pakistan, therefore, rejects these observations.

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 28 (DNA) – Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee has said the unholy Indo-Israeli alliance has put regional and global peace at stake and this anti-Muslim nexus has crossed all the limits and norms of a civilized society by brutally violating human rights and suppressing the voices for freedom in Indian occupied Kashmir and Israeli Occupied Palestine.