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13/09/2022

Here is Celal Al, who played the role of Abdul Rahman in the drama Ertugrul, today he is playing the role of a true Mujahid helping the flood victims in Pakistan.

Thank you

13/09/2022

Pakistani Skipper Babar Azam's cover drive related Numerical is added in 9th grade book of Physics of Federal Board...

13/09/2022

Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend Jennifer Gwynne has put up his old pictures from college days for auction. These are throwback pictures from when both Gwynne and Musk were dating each other and were studying at University of Pennsylvania, according to a report in the Independent.

They were in their 20s and the courtship lasted for a year. Gwynne, now 48, has put the photos up for auction to fund her stepson’s education.

There are several pictures up for auction which features Musk posing with his then-girlfriend. The pictures show the Tesla boss having fun with friends at campus, working on his computer and lying in his room.

The photos are available on RR Auctions website for purchase and the minimum bids for most of these pictures start from $100.

10/09/2022

Dubai could be home to a Moon - themed luxury resort built at an estimated cost of US $ 5 billion before the end of this decade , Arabian Business reported this week . The concept for the resort comes from the Canadian architectural company , Moon World Resorts Inc ( MWR ) .

The city of Dubai is no stranger to ambitious architectural projects . Last month , we reported how plans were being drawn for a suspended city around the iconic Burj Khalifa , currently the tallest building in the world The City has showcased its ability to take on architectural challenges by completing the Palm Jumeirah and keeps unveiling tiny projects along the way , such as the world's largest Ferris Wheel . So , it is not exactly a moonshot when Dubai thinks of building a Moon styled resort as well .

What will the resort offer ?
Although the details of the project are still scanty , the ambitious project is expected to have an overall height of 735 feet ( 224 m ) .

Occupying an area of 10 acres or 435,600 sq feet , the resort promises an authentic " lunar colony " . We do not quite exactly know what that means as of now but reports suggest that the area will offer standard hospitality services such as hotel rooms , wellness center , nightclub , a meeting place and a " moon shuttle " , which piques curiosity but offers very little to satisfy it . In addition to offering uxuries of the Earth in a lunar setting , the place is also meant to serve as a hub for space exploration , providing a platform for space agencies to train their astronauts , Arabian Business said in its report .

09/09/2022

British Longest Serving Monarch Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at the age of 96, announced Buckingham Palace...

07/09/2022

Cousin Marriages?

In Pakistan, over 60% of marriages are between first or second cousins
In addition to socioeconomic reasons, these marriages are socially acceptable because they facilitate prenuptial negotiations and provide more compatibility between the husband and wife as well as the bride and the mother-in-law.

06/09/2022

A private plane en route from Spain to Germany crashed into the Baltic Sea during an erratic flight while on auto mode after losing contact with the control tower.

According to the World News Agency, the private plane had flown from Southern Spain to Cologne, Germany with a pilot, a man, a woman and a child, but after a while, the plane developed cabin pressure problems and contacted the control tower. was disconnected

Since contact was lost, the aircraft had been flying suspiciously erratically and had strayed from its destination and continued to fly until it ran out of fuel, reached the Baltic and crashed into the sea.

06/09/2022

Hackers caused a major traffic jam in Moscow after exploiting the Russian ride-hailing app, Yandex Taxi, to summon dozens of taxis to the same location at the same time (via Vice). The attack occurred on September 1st and had traffic heading towards Kutuzovsky Prospect — an already busy boulevard — stuck at a standstill

A video showing lines of taxis seemingly trying to get to the same destination was shared widely on Twitter and Reddit on Thursday. While Moscow is known for its heavy traffic — it ranked number two as the world’s most congested city in the world last year — this incident wasn’t related to the capital city’s typical traffic patterns.

On the morning of September 1, Yandex.Taxi encountered an attempt by attackers to disrupt the service — several dozen drivers received bulk orders to the Fili region,” Yandex spokesperson Polina Pestova said in a statement to The Verge. The ride-hailing service, which is owned by the Russian internet giant, Yandex, added that the jam lasted less than an hour, and that its “algorithm for detecting and preventing such attacks has already been improved to prevent similar incidents in the future.”

06/09/2022

The former President of the United States Barack Obama won Emmy Award on Saturday for his narration in the Netflix documentary “Our Great National Parks". Obama already has two Grammys and is now halfway to an EGOT- the achievement of having won all four of the major American entertainment awards i.e. an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. Only 17 people have an EGOT to date.

The five-part Netflix documentary produced by “Higher Ground" productions, Barack and Michelle Obama's production company, features national parks from across the globe.

Dwight D Eisenhower was the first US President to win Emmy Award. He was given a special Emmy Award in 1956. Barack Obama is the second President to win the honor.

Barack Obama has previously received Grammy Awards for the audiobook readings of his memoirs "The Audacity of Hope" and "A Promised Land." Michelle Obama received her own Grammy in 2020 for reading her audiobook.

Obama was the biggest name in a category that was full of celebrity nominees including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, David Attenborough and Lupita Nyong'o.

Late American actor, Chadwick Boseman also won Emmy for his voice work on Saturday. He won Emmy for outstanding voice work in Disney and Marvel Studios animated show “What If...?"

The actor died of Colon cancer in August 2020 at the age of 43. He won widespread popularity for his role in 2016's Captain America: Civil War. Afterwards he also did a solo avenger movie, Black Panther.

The actor also played a stunning role in Avengers: End Game. One of his final projects would be his voice work as Star-Lord T'Challa in the animated series for which now he won an Emmy.

06/09/2022

Who Is Liz Truss?

It is essential to note that Liz Truss was not elected in a country-wide election. Truss was elected as leader of the governing Conservative Party after the resignation of her predecessor, Boris Johnson.

She is therefore prime minister by virtue of her leadership of the governing party, not from a public mandate brought by a national election. She was elected by more than 160,000 Conservative Party members – or 0.3 percent of the U.K.’s voting public – so her recent rhetoric has been geared toward convincing a small subset of the U.K.

population that she was leadership material. As prime minister, she has to convince the entire U.K. public that she is doing a good job.

04/09/2022

Sindh is badly affected by the catastrophic floods as over 400 have died in the province since June this year . Deluges from swollen rivers are heading for lower - lying areas , threatening more misery for millions in Pakistan's second largest province .

Among the displaced families , a woman , a resident of district Larkana , has given birth to a newborn in a flood relief camp . The father of the baby boy told the media that the newborn has been named " Sailab Khan " [ flood ] as he was born in the flood - hit area of Larkana .

He complained that the provincial government did not provide any help to flood affectees . Larkana district is one of the worst hit areas in Sindh . Flash floods have destroyed all the infrastructure in the area .

Locals say their crops and animals had also been washed away along with their houses and belongings . Yesterday , a heartbreaking video from Sindh's Wara village in Qamber Shahdadkot went viral on social media where a little girl could be seen pretending to eat from an empty.

03/09/2022

India has surpassed the United Kingdom to take over as the world’s fifth-largest economy. The country was ranked as having the fifth-largest economy after outperforming England in the first three months of 2021.

The UK has moved up to the sixth spot from where it was rated during the 2019 fiscal year. According to a survey by Bloomberg, the US economy was worth USD 854.7 million in ‘nominal’ cash terms in the quarter ending in March, compared to USD 816 million for the UK.

According to reports, the mark was calculated using an adjusted basis and the dollar exchange rate on the last day of the relevant quarter

03/09/2022

A Non-profit organisation, Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan, posted a video of a young boy donating Rs30 for flood relief efforts.

The shoe polisher has been donating to the flood relief camp at Thokar Niaz Baig in Lahore for the last five days, according to the Alkhidmat Foundation.

It went on to say that since he did not have any money to donate the day before yesterday, he shined some shoes and donated Rs30 of the Rs60 he had earned.

03/09/2022

Pakistan to Face India on Sunday again..

01/09/2022

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stressed the need for providing healthcare facilities to almost 650,000 pregnant women in flood-affected areas in Pakistan.

In a statement, the UNFPA said that it estimated that almost 650,000 pregnant women in the flood-affected areas require maternal health services to ensure a safe pregnancy and childbirth.

“Up to 73,000 women expected to deliver next month will need skilled birth attendants, newborn care, and support,” says the UN agency.

In addition to this, many women and girls are at an increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV) as almost 1 million houses have been damaged.

Of the 6.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance following the monsoon rains, floods, and landslides in Pakistan, more than 1.6 million are women of childbearing age, said the UNFPA.

The Pakistan government, however, estimates that around 33 million people across the country are affected, including an estimated 8.2 million women of reproductive age.

‘Pregnancies can’t wait for emergencies to be over’
“Pregnancies and childbirth can’t wait for emergencies or natural disasters to be over. This is when a woman and baby are vulnerable and need the most care. UNFPA is on the ground, working with partners, to ensure that pregnant women and new mothers continue receiving life-saving services even under the most challenging conditions,” says UNFPA Pakistan Representative Dr Bakhtior Kadirov.

More than 1,000 health facilities are either partially or fully damaged in Sindh province, whereas 198 health facilities are damaged in affected districts in Balochistan, Kadirov said, adding that the damage to roads and bridges has also compromised girls' and women's access to health facilities.

“We will continue supporting health facilities with the equipment and human resources to be fully operational despite the challenging humanitarian conditions,” Kadirov added.

The official maintained that the UNFPA is scaling up its emergency response to provide life-saving reproductive health services and commodities, including dignity kits, for women and girls.

UNFPA Pakistan has, so far, procured 8,311 dignity kits, 7,411 Newborn Baby Kits, and 6,412 Clean Delivery Kits for immediate delivery to Sindh, Balochistan, KP, and Punjab, Kadirov added.

01/09/2022

The State Bank of Pakistan on Wednesday received the $1.16 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

According to a statement issued by the SBP, the $1.16 billion loan, approved in the seventh and eighth reviews from IMF, has been received by the central bank.

The IMF board approved the seventh and eighth reviews of Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility Programme (EFF), Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said in a tweet on Monday.

“The IMF Board has approved the revival of our EFF program. We should now be getting the 7th & 8th tranche of $1.17 billion,” Miftah Ismail said on Twitter.

Moreover, the IMF Executive Board stalled the loan program for Pakistan and extended its volume to $6.5 billion from an earlier amount of $6 billion.

The Fund in a press release announced that the executive board completed the combined seventh and eighth reviews of the “extended arrangement” under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan.

“The board’s decision allows for an immediate disbursement of SDR 894 million (about $1.1 billion), bringing total purchases for budget support under the arrangement to about US$3.9 billion,” the statement read.

31/08/2022

The heart of a blue whale, which can weigh about 1,300 lbs and as large as the size of a small car

The gigantic heart beats 8 to 10 times per minute and each heartbeat can be heard from over 2 miles away.

31/08/2022

The prices of petroleum products are likely to go down by up to Rs10 per litre from September 1 mainly because of the decrease in international oil prices, ARY News reported Monday quoting sources.

A well-placed source informed ARY News that the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has started working on a proposal to decrease fuel prices in line with a reduction in global oil prices.

According to sources, the regulator will send a summary to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for cutting petrol and diesel price by Rs10 per litre respectively.

31/08/2022

Pakistan will Face India on Coming Sunday in Super 4 if Pakistan Beat Hong Kong. Pakistan vs Hong Kong Clash will be Held on 2nd September 2022 ( Friday).

31/08/2022

Pakistan’s young taekwondo player Ayesha Ayaz clinched gold and a silver medal in the ongoing Taekwondo International Championship in Thailand.

With the astounding feat, 11-year-old Ayesha became the first Pakistani female athlete to win two golds, a silver and a bronze in international Taekwondo competitions.

Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) president Lt Col Waseem Ahmed Janjua and secretary Murtaza Hassan Bangash congratulated the young athlete on her remarkable victory, saying that Ayesha is an asset to the country and she will make the country even more proud in the future.

30/08/2022

Pakistan needs more than $10 billion to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by monsoon rains that have caused devastating flooding, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said on Tuesday.

“Massive damage has been caused to infrastructure — especially in the areas of telecommunications, roads, agriculture and livelihoods,” he told AFP.

Iqbal’s statements are a reiteration of an assessment he shared with Reuters a day earlier, where he said he believed that the cost of the damage caused by floods would be “huge”.

“So far, [a] very early, preliminary estimate is that it is big, it is higher than $10 billion,” Iqbal said, adding that there was damage to almost nearly one million houses“.

“People have actually lost their complete livelihoods,” he continued, rating the recent floods worst than those that hit Pakistan in 2010.

The minister said it might take five years to rebuild and rehabilitate the nation, while in the near term it will be confronted with acute food shortages.

30/08/2022

Imran Khan Telethon Fundraising

30/08/2022

Nawazuddin Siddiqui never fails to impress his fans with his top-notch acting skills. He is regarded as one of India's best performers, and has not only established himself as one of the finest but has also earned a name for himself in Hollywood. The Sacred Games actor is back again to rule the internet as a few days back, he announced his new project titled Haddi, in which, he will play a woman and a transgender. Now, in a recent interview with Bombay Times, Nawazuddin revealed that his daughter was 'very upset' when she saw him dressed as a woman.

The Badlapur actor said, "She now knows that it’s for a role and is fine now. I must say this, after this experience, I have huge respect for actresses who do this on a daily basis. Itna saara taam jhaam hota hai. Hair, make-up, kapde, nails... pura sansar leke chalna padta hai. Now I know why an actress may take longer than her male counterpart to get out of her vanity van. It’s absolutely justified. I will have more patience now!”

Further, Nawazuddin added that if he plays a female character, he will need to think like a woman and that’s his test as an actor. He said that the outfit, hair, and make-up, are not his concern as there are experts to look into it and they know their job. He said his concern is to get the internal thought process right. "What do women think? What do they want? An actor’s job is to get into the head of the character he plays. Your perception, outlook towards life as a woman is bound to be different and that is the most difficult part about Haddi for me. Ek aurat ke nazariyese duniya dekhni hogi. The film is not about costumes and gestures. The process is more internal," he added.

29/08/2022

Manzoor Hussain, better known as Manzoor Junior, (28 October 1958 – 29 August 2022) was a field hockey player from Pakistan

Manzoor Hussain played in a forward position as a striker between 1975 and 1984 and was capped 175 times with 86 goals to his credit

Manzoor was part of the Pakistan team that won the Bronze Medal in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Eight years later, he was Captain of the Pakistan team that won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles

Manzoor was also a member of the Pakistan team that won the World Cup in 1978 and 1982. He was known for his exceptional stick work, and one of its remarkable displays was in the 1982 World Cup final where he scored the goal by dodging six German defenders

Manzoor Hussain and his two brothers, Maqsood Hussain and Mahmood Hussain represented Pakistan in the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Karachi in a match.

29/08/2022

UAE Annouces to Send Aid on 20 Aircrafts for Flood Relief Activities in Pakistan

29/08/2022

Today’s computer chips feature billions of transistors on a square of silicon about the size of your thumbnail.

By 2030, Intel aims to increase that number to about a trillion.

Tahir Ghani, Intel senior fellow and director of process pathfinding in Intel’s Technology Development Group, is behind those plans.

In his 28-year career at Intel, Tahir has filed more than 1,000 patents and led teams responsible for some of the most revolutionary changes in transistors. Innovations from his teams include strained silicon, High-K metal gate, FinFet transistors and, most recently, RibbonFET transistors.

For his accomplishments, Tahir is honored as Intel’s 2022 Inventor of the Year.

“For his entire nearly 30-year career, Tahir has role-modeled this relentless commitment to technology innovation in pursuit of Moore’s Law,” says Sanjay Natarajan, Intel senior vice president and co-GM of Logic Technology Development. “His contribution to semiconductor technology is enormous, and I am proud to call him one of the industry’s greatest inventors.”

While many experts in industry and academia have predicted the demise of Moore’s Law, Tahir says Intel has new ideas that keep it alive.

“It won’t die on my watch,” says Tahir, who works at Intel’s Gordon Moore Park campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. “Moore’s Law only stops when innovation stops.”

29/08/2022

Despite severe warnings of flash floods, Nowshera remained safe during a very high flood and high casualties were avoided because of proactiveness of ADC Nowshera, Qurat Al-Ain Wazir and her team.

Her professionalism on the field avoided a massive loss. She did whatsoever was possible in her power to evacuate the residents of nearby communities of Kabul River.

ADC Nowshera went door to door with the Law enforcement officials, evacuated houses, shifted people to the safest places and also went to mosques for public announcements. Her extraordinary commitment to her duty saved many lives and the city.
This lady is better than those political leaders of this country who divert the attention of the media from the flood to themselves for their votes, instead of rallying the people to help the flood victims.

29/08/2022

Worry not, Pakistan fans - the impressive Naseem Shah should be fit and fine for the rest of the Asia Cup, says Babar Azam...

28/08/2022

The United Nat­ions will on Tuesday launch a $160 million Flash Appeal to help millions of people affected by unprecedented monsoon rains in Pakistan that triggered massive floods.

Foreign Office spokesman Asim Iftikhar, at his weekly media briefing, said: “A UN Flash Appeal is going to be launched on Tuesday 30 August simultaneously from Geneva and Islamabad.” He said the UN flash appeal was very significant, and it would trigger the international community’s response as well as bilateral assistance from other countries.

Separately, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his interaction with a group of envoys and diplomats on Friday said the government was reaching out to the friendly countries, donors and the international financial institutions for their continued cooperation at this difficult time. The meeting was attended by ambassadors and high commissioners of Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Kuwait, the UAE, Turkiye, South Korea, the US, and Germany. Senior diplomats of Bahrain, European Union, France, Oman, Qatar, the UK, and Saudi Arabia and the country representative of World Food Programme (WFP) were also present.

The international community’s response to the government’s appeal has been slow so far, while nearly 1,000 people, including 300 children, have lost their lives because of the rains and resulting flooding that impacted nearly 33 million people – almost 15 per cent of the country’s population.

Flash Appeals are made in response to sudden onset of disasters, when the government lacks the capacity to give a coordinated response and any single UN agency too cannot respond to the situation. The appeals fund urgent humanitarian needs normally for up to six months.

UN Resident Coordinator’s office and National Disaster Management Authority collaborated for the assessment of the needs on the basis of which the appeal would be launched.

28/08/2022

Indian batting ace Virat Kohli talks about Pakistani batting ace Babar Azam and called him Top Batter right now across all formats.

Virat also said that he enjoyed watching Babar Play...

27/08/2022

Italian sports car maker Lamborghini has already pre-sold the entire production run to early 2024, its boss told AFP on Tuesday, with luxury goods seemingly unaffected by global economic uncertainty.

The Volkswagen subsidiary is enjoying “high demand” and has an order book covering the next 18 months, CEO Stephan Winkelmann said.

Wealthy customers are flocking to the brand despite the global financial fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“We have more and more stepping into Lamborghini. Because they trust the brand, they see how beautiful the cars are, how (high) performing they are,” Winkelmann said.

The global economy only has to “stay a bit stable” for that to continue, he added.

The long order times are also the result of a shortage of components, particularly chips needed for new electric models.

Lamborghini is planning a hybrid version of each of its models by 2024 and the first fully electric Lamborghini in the second half of the decade.

This is “a lot in just two years” and the company is doing “as much as we can, as fast as we can to keep all the things updated and rolling in a positive way”, Winkelmann said.

Lamborghini in early August reported the best half-year in its history with record sales and profits.

The carmaker’s operating margin reached 32 percent, while operating profit jumped to 425 million euros on 5,090 cars sold.

27/08/2022

A village in Indian state of Gujrat follows a year - old tradition for stray dogs that allows them to enjoy a luxurious life , yes you heard it right . The dogs own land in the middle of a village in Palanpur Taluka of Banaskantha district in Gujarat worth crores of rupees .

According to the villagers , their ancestors had set up a unique system for the village's stray dogs and allotted 20 bighas of agricultural land , especially for stray dogs .

The estimated market value of this land supposed to be for the stray dogs is over Rs 5 crore . And while the land may not technically be in the dogs ' names , all the income from the land is set aside for the dogs . The area roughly has 150 dogs , and they are fed sweets like laddoos regularly .

The village has a population of around 700 , mostly from Chaudhari communities . Villagers have constructed a special elevated space where food is served to stray dogs .

Special utensils have been purchased to prepare food and serve to animals in the village . " Each of the villagers ensures daily that all the stray dogs get enough healthy food , " Hitesh Chaudhari , another villager , told News18 .

27/08/2022

26/08/2022

Varalakshmi , a resident of Annamayya district in Andhra Pradesh , became a victim of cyber fraud after receiving a WhatsApp message from an unknown number , as informed by the area police .
The retired teacher registered a complaint with the Cyber Crime Police after receiving the " money has been deducted " message . According to Varalakshmi , she received the message on WhatsApp with a link attached to it .
She clicked on the link and since then several bank transactions of money withdrawals have been made by some alleged cybercriminals who hacked into her phone .
The cybercriminals withdrew a total of INR2.1 million from her account making some initial deductions of INR20,000 , INR40,000 and INR80,000 . After scammers managed to empty her bank account , she contacted the bank and was informed that her account had been compromised and INR2.1 million was stolen from her account .

24/08/2022

Ahead of the big match, players from both the teams met each other in Dubai. Players from the Afghanistan side were also present.

In a video uploaded by the BCCI on its social media handles, the likes of Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal could be seen chatting with the likes of Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.

However, the focus was on Virat Kohli as he met with Pakistan captain Babar Azam...

24/08/2022

According to sources in finance ministry , Qatar will be making immediate investments in multiple sectors in Pakistan . " The Qatari officials have shown their interest in making investments at Karachi and Islamabad airports , " they said , adding that the Qatari investment authority will ensure bringing investments in least possible time . Earlier in the day , Prime Minister ( PM ) Shehbaz Sharif and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani met in Doha and discussed bilateral ties between both countries . PM Shehbaz Sharif was warmly welcomed by the Emir of Qatar upon his arrival at Amiri Diwan in Doha . A guard of honor was presented to the prime minister . On a separate occasion during the visit , Pakistan and Qatar reaffirmed their resolve to further enhance bilateral cooperation , particularly in trade and investment domains . The understanding was reached during a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani in Doha . During the meeting , the two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interest . They expressed satisfaction at the growing momentum in engagement between the two countries . Shehbaz Sharif thanked the Qatari leadership for the care afforded to Pakistani expatriates in their country .

24/08/2022

According to a report regarding the devastations , the incessant rainfall and floods have caused , over 5,000 houses have been damaged due to the rain . While 805 homes were completely demolished , the report said . The report added that most deaths were reported in the Khairpur district of the Sukkur division . A total of 47 people have been reported dead in Khairpur district , the report said . The Sindh government on Sunday declared 23 districts of Sindh including Hyderabad , Mirpurkhas and Dadu calamity - hit after heavy rainfall and floods in the areas . The districts included Hyderabad , Thatta , Badin , Tando Muhammad Khan , Dadu , Sujawal , Tando Allahyar , Jamshoro , Matiari , Mirpurkhas , Umerkot , Shaheed Benazirabad , Noshero Feroz , Sanghar , Sukkur , Khairpur , Ghotki , Larkana , Kashmore , Shikarpur , Kamber Shahdadkot , Jacobabad and Malir .

24/08/2022

According to Minister of Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail, during a news conference, the Federal Government has imposed a new tax on ci******es and to***co worth Rs 36 billion.

The levy, according to the Minister, is intended to fill the hole left by the drop in retail tax from 42 billion to 27 billion rupees. To fill the gap, the Ministry of Finance initially requested a tax on ci******es of Rs. 18 billion. However, the Federal Government opted to double the taxes, making them worth Rs. 36 billion.

Tier-2 ci******es (Capstan, etc.) stack of 50 packs (1000 ci******es) now have a total tax of Rs. 2,050 instead of Rs. 1,850, while tier-1 ci******es (GoldLeaf, etc.) stack of 50 packs now have a total tax of Rs. 6,500 instead of Rs. 5,900.

Similar to this, the tax on to***co has raised by 3,800% from Rs. 10 per kg to Rs. 380 per kg. According to Miftah, the tax on ci******es falls under excise tax, whereas the tax on to***co is a cess (tax).