FBR urged to establish tax office in Gwadar amid rising economic activity
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has called on the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to set up a...
ECC approves revision in electricity’s annual rebasing determination timeline
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) which...
PSX, 1LINK sign agreement to enhance book building process for investors
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Limited (PSX) on Friday signined an agreement with 1LINK (Pvt) Limited (1LINK) to revamp the book...
Wave IV: Committee picks five more ministries for rightsizing examination
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that during the fourth wave, five ministries including...
Short-term eases by 0.39pc, decelerates to 1.16pc on YoY basis
ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), went down by 0.39 percent for the combined consumption...
PM orders installation of modern cargo scanning system to curb smuggling
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant authorities to install international standard cargo scanning system in...
Missing Customs Superintendent Rana Ghulam Mujtaba Noon found safe after four weeks
MULTAN: Rana Ghulam Mujtaba Noon, the Superintendent of Customs Enforcement in Multan, who had been missing for over four weeks,...
FBR allows entry of Azerbaijan registered vehicles transporting cargo into Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) allowed entry of Azerbaijan’s registered vehicles transporting transit and bilateral trade cargo into...
Exchange companies contribute $4b to remittance inflows in 1H of FY2025
ISLAMABAD: Exchange companies contributed $4 billion in Pakistan’s remittance inflows during the first half of the current fiscal year (FY25),...
Punjab expands broadening of tax base to district level
LAHORE: The Punjab government has intensified its efforts to broaden the tax base by extending initiatives to the district level,...
UAE rolls over $2 billion loan to Pakistan: SBP
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank said that the United Arab Emirates has confirmed rollover of its two deposits of $1 billion...
Pakistan records $1.21b current account surplus in six months
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account surplus reached US$1.21 billion from July to December in the current fiscal year (2024-25), the State...
CCoSOEs okays PTV & PBC’s business plans; reconstitutes BoDs of KTDMC, TUSDEC
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on...
Inland Revenue officers empowered to recover sales tax arrears
MULTAN: Inland Revenue (IR) officers in Multan have been provided with robust mechanisms under the Sales Tax Act, 1990, to...
Illegal removal of bonded goods: FIRs filed against Pakistan Steel Import Company, M.A.C Steel Company
KARACHI: Under the supervision of Director Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Mian Masood, three first information reports (FIRs) have been...
SECP seeks stakeholders’ consultation on ‘Cost Audit Regime in Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has published a consultation paper on the ‘Cost Audit Regime in...
Pakistan launches advanced biosaline research center to reclaim degraded agricultural land
KARACHI: A new biosaline research center has been established at Sindh Agricultural University to address Pakistan's significant agricultural challenges, with...
PM for ensuring early conclusion of FBR’s legal cases
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the relevant authorities to expedite the Federal Board of Revenues’ (FBR)...
LCCI organizes seminar on real estate taxation
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) organized an important seminar on “Real Estate Taxation” to highlight challenges being...
Aurangzeb reaffirms commitment to maintain trust of development partners
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, here on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to maintaining the trust...
