President calls for strong trade relations with US, UAE

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has enhanced regulatory duty (RD) on the import of some items including an...

KATI for prioritizing industrial zones in development budget

KARACHI: President Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Johar Qandhari felicitated newly elected Sindh cabinet and emphasized need of...

SHC issues notice to Customs I&I on petition filed by Sameed Int’l Trading Company

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC), Customs Appellate Tribunal bench comprising Justice Muhammad Junaid Ghaffar and Justice Adnan-ul-Karim Memon has issued...

Punjab presents ‘mini-budget’ worth Rs4,480b

LAHORE: Punjab finance minister Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman presented the provincial budget for fiscal year 2023-24 worth Rs4480 Billion was tabled during...

President endorses FTO’s decision on excessive taxation on electricity bills

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has endorsed the Federal Tax Ombudsman’s decision to alleviate the miseries of power consumers by...

SBP keeps monetary policy unchanged at 22pc

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday chose to maintain the status quo by upholding the key policy...

Align interest rate with regional economies to reduce input costs: Saqib Rafiq

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has stressed upon the Government to align the interest rate with...

Pakistan’s mobile imports mobile phones worth $447.854m in 8 months of FY24

ISLAMABAD: The country imported mobile phones worth $1.148 billion during the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal year...

President Zardari announces rewards for tax filers

LAHORE: The President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari has ordered that filers of income tax returns manually would now be...

DG Valuation enhances customs values on imported paper

KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has increased customs values on the import of non-carbon releasing paper, art card/coated...

Bank deposits hit all-time high of Rs27.8tr in Pakistan: SBP

KARACHI: Bank deposits continued to grow and jumped to an all-time high of Rs27.8 trillion by the end of February...

‘Non-filers to pay additional taxes on sale, purchase of plots’

ISLAMABAD: Non-filers are set to face additional taxes on sale and purchase of plots as the Federal Board of Revenue...

Pak-Iran bilateral trade can be increased up to $ 5b: Iranian envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, Dr . Reza Amiri Moghadam has said that due to strong economic and trade...

SHC rejects SCRA’s filed by DG Customs Valuation against Seven Star Tyre, Tyres Sales Corp, Tyre Master & others

KARACHI: Singh High Court (SHC) Custom Appellate bench has rejected two dozen Special Custom Reference Applications (SCRAs) filed by Directorate...

SBP rejects reports of issuing polymer currency notes

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) denied reports, circulating on social media and news channels, that it was issuing...

FTO lauds Multan Customs for taking effective measures to curb smuggling

MULTAN: Federal Tax Ombudsman directed Multan Customs to rectify the prevailing maladministration and ensure seamless flow of goods In a...

Zindigi, SBP drive digital evolution with Raast P2M

KARACHI: Zindigi, aligning seamlessly with the strategic vision of the State Bank of Pakistan, leads innovation by empowering merchants nationwide...

Govt maintain petrol price at Rs279.75, reduce HSD by Rs1.77

ISLAMABAD: Keeping the previous price of petrol unchanged, the government has maintained the price of petrol at Rs279.75 and has...

Finance minister apprises EU, Ambassador on vital reform priorities of Govt