RCCI hosts b2b meeting with visiting Chinese delegation to promote trade

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...

DGTT foils attempt to clear restricted goods under guise of “printed, mis-printed paper rolls”

KARACHI: Directorate General of Transit Trade (DGTT) has foiled an attempt to clear restricted and high-duty goods worth hundreds of...

Lahore Appraisement East files FIR as container was swapped during transit from Karachi to Lahore

LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement East have registered a first information report (FIR) that a container of imported paper was...

FinMin Aurangzeb stresses export-led growth, debt sustainability

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has stressed the importance of export-led growth, increasing IT exports,...

Pakistan’s inflation falls 0.04pc in a week

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation fell by 0.04% in the week ended October 15, 2026, according to the latest data from...

Pakistan’s foreign reserves near $27 billion

KARACHI: Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves increased by $65.9 million to $26.863 billion in the week ended October 9,...

FBR amends income tax dispute rules

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday amended the rules governing the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanism for income...

Pakistan tax return filers exceed 6.81 million

ISLAMABAD: The number of income tax return filers in Pakistan has exceeded 6.815 million, indicating an increase compared with the...

Pakistan to chair IMF, World Bank boards for first time in over 7 decades

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been named to head the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World...

FBR extends tax returns deadline until Oct 31

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline for filing income tax returns for Tax Year 2026...

Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah, China’s Hubei province eye stronger trade, tech ties

WUHAN: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah met with senior officials of China’s Hubei province to expand cooperation in...

SECP proposes national digital market to secure better prices for farmers

ISLAMABAD: The Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu has proposed establishing a national agricultural...

Pakistan falls short of Sukuk target despite receiving Rs796b in bids

KARACHI: The government raised Rs. 294.7 billion through a hybrid Sukuk auction at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). However, the...

Textile mills seek 50 MW of cheap electricity from Punjab govt

KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed interest in purchasing 25 to 50 megawatts (MW) of electricity...

FinMin Aurangzeb, IMF MD discuss Pakistan’s economic situation

BANGKOK: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has met International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Bangkok to discuss the...

Finance Minister discusses accelerating Pakistan Single Window e-commerce platform with Alibaba International

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Thursday discussed accelerating the Pakistan Single Window e-commerce platform...

Pakistan, World Bank commit to accelerating Country Partnership Framework implementation

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Pakistan’s Governor to the World Bank Group (WBG), Mr. Ahad Khan Cheema, met...

Finance Minister discusses M6 motorway financing with OPEC fund president

BANGKOK: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, met with Dr. Abdulhamid Alkhalifa, President of the OPEC Fund...

Finance minister discusses Pakistan’s economic outlook and rating prospects with Moody’s