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Moonis Elahi reaches London on ‘politically important’ visit: sources

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  • Elahi leaves for London on flight BA 260 from Islamabad.
  • Minister will attend political meetings in London, say sources. 
  • Elahi says he would inform media if any meetings take place.

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi on Thursday has reached the United Kingdom on a “politically important” visit, sources at the Islamabad International Airport revealed. 

According to sources, Elahi has left for London on flight BA 260, adding that the minister will attend political meetings in London. 

The minister, while talking to Geo News, said that he has come to London on a private visit. He also said that he would inform the media  if any meetings take place, adding that he would return to Pakistan in three to four days. 

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Customs blocks a bid to smuggle gold at the airport in Karachi.

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The nine kilos of gold, which is worth Rs170 million, was hidden in the six family members’ luggage, five of them were female.

Once the gold was found, the passengers were arrested.

A man was detained at Multan airport on April 5 as he tried to smuggle almost 16 kg of gold out of the nation.

According to the details, Muhammad Tanveer, a traveler heading to Dubai, had 16 kg of valuable yellow metal seized by Federal Investigation Agency Immigration.

According to the authorities, Muhammad Tanveer’s luggage was inspected because of his frequent travels, and during that inspection, the yellow metal was found.

At Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, customs officers stopped an attempt to smuggle foreign currency in April of last year.

They claimed that 65,000 US dollars, or roughly Rs. 12 million, had been found in the luggage of a female traveler heading to Doha.

The passenger was permitted to board the aircraft, the officers stated, even though the currency had been seized.

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Poliovirus discovered in ten additional sewage samples

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The districts in which the poliovirus was detected in the environmental samples were: Mirpur Khas, Chaman (Army Kaziba and Hadi Packet), Quetta (Railway Pul), Keamari, Karachi (Orangi Nalla), Jamshoro (Drain KB Feeder), Hyderabad (Tulsidas Pumping Station and Latifabad 9 Pumping Station), Keamari, Chaman (Orangi Nalla), Sukkur (Maka Pumping Station), Jacobabad (Saddar Pumping Station), Mirpur Khas, Chaman (Army Kaziba and Hadi Packet), Lashkare, and Nasirabad (Wapda Colony).

The first positive sample from District Karachi West this year was taken on April 02, 2024, at the “Khamiso Goth” environmental sample collection site in Karachi West.

Similarly, the first positive sample from District Mirpur Khas this year was taken on April 02, 2024 in Mirpur Khas at the “Ring Road Puraan” environmental sample collection location.

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In FY2024, SRB tax revenue soars to Rs 185.2 billion.

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In a statement released here, the SRB’s chairman, Wasif Memon, stated that he briefed Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah about the organization’s revenue collections during their meeting.

In comparison, the tax collection during the same period of the previous financial year 2022–2023 stood at Rs143.3 billion. This achievement represents a 29 percent year-over-year growth, according to the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB), which recorded record revenue of Rs185.2 billion during the first nine months of the fiscal year 2023–2024.

The CM stated at the time that the SRB has shown tenacity and efficiency in revenue collection in spite of facing a number of difficulties, including the general economic downturn.

According to the statement, SRB’s monthly tax collection for April 2024 was Rs18.8 billion, a 23 percent increase from the Rs15.2 billion collected in the same month the previous year.

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