Day: October 10, 2021

More than 130 countries have signed up to a groundbreaking global deal on corporate tax reform, which would see corporations pay a tax rate of at least 15% to the countries where they earn. This is aimed at eliminating tax havens while bringing in additional $150 billion a year from multinationals.Despite the reception from other countries of the world, Nigeria, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan have held out of this agreement. Meanwhile, the 136 nations also agreed to a two-year ban on imposing new taxes on tech groups such as Google and Amazon while the Joe Biden administration tries to ratify … Continue reading “136 countries agree to 15% minimum global corporate tax rate”

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested no fewer than 110 drug dealers in nine states across the country when their hideouts were raided, dismantled and assorted illicit substances seized in the past week. The Director Media and advocacy NDLEA headquarters Abuja Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a press statement on Sunday. According to the statement, “In Lagos, notorious drug joints in Maza Maza, Alakija, Festac town, Amuwo Odofin, Oluti, Isheri roundabout, and Igando were raided on Thursday 7th October, 2021, when at least 16 suspects were arrested. “Seven others were e… Continue reading “NDLEA arrests 110 drug dealers in 9 States”

The Taliban’s efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan have been dogged by a series of bloody attacks by operatives from the Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K). The latest assault saw a suicide bomber slaughter scores of Shia Muslims during Friday afternoon prayers in the northern city of Kunduz, in an apparent bid to sow sectarian hatred and make the country ungovernable. It followeda suicide bombing that killed more than 100 Afghans and 13 US soldiers as American troops evacuated in August. AFP takes a look at the two groups and how their rivalry is likely to play out. The broader Islamic Sta… Continue reading “Taliban face IS-K after series of attacks in Afghanistan”

Spanish authorities said on Sunday that the country has started a new evacuation operation to help more Afghans and their families left behind following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Spain’s Defense Ministry confirmed toThe Associated Press that it is working with the foreign ministry on a new evacuation mission. The ministry said it would not give any more details in order to protect the mission, but Spanish news agency EFE reported that the plan was to get out some 200 people via Pakistan. Spanish Foreign Affairs Minister José Albares visited both Pakistan and Qatar last month to ask … Continue reading “Spain starts new round of evacuations from Afghanistan”

Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani nuclear scientist who acknowledged being part of a nuclear proliferation ring, died on Sunday. He was 85. Khan was admitted to Khan Research Laboratories Hospital on August 26 after testing positive for Covid-19 and was later moved to a military hospital in Rawalpindi, said the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan. “He was loved by our nation bec(ause) of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state,” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote on Twitter. “For the people of Pakistan, he was a national icon.” Khan was at the centre of a global n… Continue reading “Pakistani nuclear scientist dies aged 85”

KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Abdul Qadeer Khan, a Pakistani nuclear scientist who acknowledged being part of a nuclear proliferation ring, died on Sunday. He was 85. Khan was admitted to Khan Research Laboratories Hospital on Aug. 26 after testing positive for COVID-19 and was later moved to a military hospital in Rawalpindi, said the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan. “He was loved by our nation bec(ause) of his critical contribution in making us a nuclear weapon state,” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Twitter. “For the people of Pakistan he was a national icon.” He was at the ce… Continue reading “Pakistan nuclear scientist AQ Khan, at centre of proliferation scandal, dies”