Tag: Rich

Hit and run: Govt decides against putting US diplomat’s name on...

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) on Thursday, after a meeting following the hit and run case, decided against putting the United States...

Being rich makes you more selfish

Wealthy people experience more positive emotions when focused on themselves, new research suggests. Or to put it another way; being rich makes you self-centred...

Different laws for Nawaz Sharif and others: Sharjeel Memon

KARACHI: Former provincial minister of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Sharjeel Memon has said that the transparency of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is a question...

Asian millionaires to become world’s richest: Report

Asia Pacific millionaires are set to become the world’s richest next year, a report said Wednesday, driven largely by wealthy individuals in India and...

Pak’s richest 20% capture 45% of monthly income: Oxfam

Rising inequality could set the fight against poverty back by decades, Oxfam warned Thursday as it published “Even it Up: Time to End Extreme Inequality Report” showing that the number of billionaires worldwide has more than doubled since the financial crisis.

Bigger houses bigger taxes

Houses measuring two kanals and above taxed Rs 0.5m, while Rs 1.5m tax for houses exceeding eight kanals size   The Punjab government has come hard...

‘Greece not doing enough against rich tax dodgers’

Athens has collected just half the tax debts and conducted less than half the audits it was supposed to under the targets set by...

As a matter of fact

The rich now want money from the poor Facts come in every shape, size, variety. Their survival is determined not by value but by how...

A true rags to riches story

Real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain, one of the richest people in the country right now, used to be an ordinary clerk, but he...

Our Prime Minister is not a rich man!

Yousaf Raza Gilani does not even own a car, according to a statement of assets published on Tuesday by the Election Commission of Pakistan,...

Law is for the poor, rich don’t even bother: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Tuesday said it had become a culture that law was enforced on the poor only and...

A real protest

Three women, identified as Inna Shevchenko, Aleksandra Shevchenko and Oksana Shachko, travelled all the way from Kiev, Ukraine to Davos, Switzerland to protest on...

Dhanush not getting rich with ‘Kolaveri Di’!

‘Kolaveri Di’ might have become the top song of 2011, but the man behind this ‘soup song’ hasn’t become overnight rich. Apparently, Dhanush sold...

Rulers’ expenses

Pakistan is a developing country. Half of our population is living below the poverty line. The irony is that the masses are poor but...

‘Rich’ dessert

Boasting real gold leaf, a sparkling diamond and strawberry caviar this lavish creation has made it into the record books as the world’s most...

Rich world economic malaise to endure into 2012

Stagnation is probably the best many of the world's biggest developed economies can hope for over the next year, with several facing a significant...

Rich run for cover as turmoil hits wealth

The world's wealthiest families have embarked on damage limitation rather than seeking to boost their fortunes as financial turmoil erodes their riches, with some...