As I walked to lunch, the TVs were on in many of Park Street's bars and restaurants for the first day of World Cup competitions. Alameda is currently hosting the Australian Socceroos. And if City of Alameda approves a new application for permits and design review, more soccer will be coming here: Oakland Roots men's soccer club and Oakland Soul women's soccer club are proposing to transform their…
• Says changes to NAB law for transparency in chief’s appointment should be tabled by 2027
• Govt commits to enhancing capacities of provincial anti-corruption bodies
ISLAMABAD: Under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) enhanced focus on fighting corruption head-on, Pakistan has been required to increase the autonomy and transparency of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and…
• Proposes Rs430bn new budgetary measures
• Suggests 18pc hike in petroleum levy target
• Asks provinces to mobilise extra Rs430bn
• Links power tariff relief to BISP
• Sees economic growth at 3.5pc
• Estimates average inflation at 8.4pc
• Seeks hike in BISP payment to Rs18,000 with 40pc population vulnerable
ISLAMABAD: With Rs430 billion in new budgetary measures and an 18 per cent higher…
ISLAMABAD: Following the release of a $1.1 billion tranche for Pakistan, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified Pakistan’s economic exposure to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as its most acute external vulnerability.
In its staff report, the lender warned that “the war weighs on the near-term outlook as Pakistan is highly exposed to energy imports and remittances from the Gulf…
by Eleanor Bennett, Aspen Journalism
Glenwood Springs officials are recommending that the city’s planning and zoning commission uphold a special use permit approved in 2003 for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s short-term holding facility and administrative office near the Glenwood Meadows shopping area, despite data that shows ICE detained people for over 12 hours at the site, in violation…