SECP takes action against 41 state-owned companies for compliance failures

ISLAMABAD: Food group exports reached US$ 3.394 billion during the first eight months of the current financial year (2025-26), the...

Pakistani oil tanker transits Strait of Hormuz with its automatic transponder system activated: Marine Traffic

KARACHI: Since the peak of disruptions due to the war, "the Aframax tanker Karachi, carrying Abu Dhabi's Das crude, has...

Pakistan’s LNG supplies to run out after April 14 amid Mideast tensions, Senate panel told

ISLAMABAD: Liquefied natural gas (LNG) will no longer be available in Pakistan after April 14 due to supply disruptions linked...

Exporters face new air cargo charges of Rs25–50 per kg amid rising war-related costs

KARACHI: Exporters are facing additional costs on air cargo shipments as ground handling companies have introduced new operating charges ranging...

Cabinet committee briefed on comfortable fuel stocks & supply chain

ISLAMABAD: The Committee to Monitor Petrol Prices met again today at the Finance Division under the chairmanship of the Federal...

Govt expands Roshan Digital Account scheme to foreign nationals, institutional investors

KARACHI: Pakistan has decided to expand the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) framework to allow foreign nationals, as well as foreign...

PCMEA demands financial assistance for Intl. carpet exhibition

LAHORE: Pakistan Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PCMEA) urged Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) and the Export Development Fund (EDF)...

Pakistan posts largest current account surplus of 2026: Khurram Schehzad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded its largest current account (CA) surplus of 2026, posting a $427 million surplus in February 2026, the...

SBP notifies two-day bank holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr 2026

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has officially declared that all banks will remain closed for two days to...

FTO directs FBR to adjust super tax against pending refunds

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ensure that taxpayers’ super tax...

FBR tells Senate some employees involved in taxpayer data leak

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax authority, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has informed lawmakers that some of its own employees were...

Govt to pay Rs23b to OMCs to keep petrol, diesel prices unchanged

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to keep petrol and diesel prices unchanged despite rising international oil prices, but will pay...

LTO Karachi to conduct enhanced tax scrutiny of top MNCs

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred the cases of several major multinational companies (MNCs) to the Large...

CDNS Secure Rs950 billion savings inflows by March 13th in FY 2025-26

ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has obtained Rs 950 billion in savings inflows from July 1st to...

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Pakistan’s fruit, vegetable exports disrupted as Gulf shipping halts, war surcharges rise

KARACHI: Pakistan’s fruit and vegetable exports are facing disruptions after shipping lines suspended operations to Middle Eastern ports and imposed...

Middle East conflict halts Gulf investment in Pakistan’s T-bills

KARACHI: Foreign investment in Pakistan’s treasury bills slowed sharply in early March, with total inflows reaching only $9 million by...

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Routine movement of oil ships continues at Karachi’s Port Qasim

KARACHI: The movement of oil carrying ships at Port Qasim, Karachi continues as per routine. On the other hand, the...

SRB revenue collection grows 24pc in Jul–Feb FY26, February posts 41pc surge

KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) recorded a 24 percent year-on-year increase in revenue collection during July–February FY26, reflecting strong...

Punjab Revenue Authority to launch public awareness campaign against tax evasion in Punjab