Aurangzeb briefs Deloitte on macroeconomic outlook

KARACHI: Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and Karachi-based RegTech firm AKS-iQ have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at bolstering trade-based...

IMF engages with Pakistan on tax reforms & judicial efficiency

ISLAMABAD: Representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have concluded a series of meetings in Islamabad, engaging with key Pakistani...

Pakistan to boost US imports & investments: FinMin Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the South Asian nation is looking to buy more goods from the US...

Pakistan, Malaysia discuss digital finance opportunities

KUALA LAMPUR: Pakistan Crypto Council (PCC) CEO Bilal Bin Saqib met Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Mohamad Bin Haji Hasan during his...

Business community voices alarm over FBR’s abrupt policy changes

HYDERABAD: The business community, particularly small traders and industrialists, has expressed deep concern over recent unannounced changes made by the...

FBR officials stage nationwide protest over alleged unequal benefits

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials across Pakistan are staging a nationwide protest today, according to sources within the...

Laden Pakistani trucks are seen near Torkham, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, on April 14, 2017, a day after the US military dropped a largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State complex in Afghanistan.

Trade in and out of Afghanistan from Pakistan appeared to be flowing as normal, however, with traffic at the Torkham border crossing apparently undisturbed, despite the historic detonation roughly 50 kilometres away. / AFP PHOTO / ABDUL MAJEED (Photo credit should read ABDUL MAJEED/AFP via Getty Images)

Pakistan & Afghanistan restart trade talks to boost cross-border business

TORKHAM: Pakistan and Afghanistan have resumed high-level trade and investment negotiations after a one-year hiatus. The prime objective is to...

Meezan Bank’s Q1 profit dips 11pc, profit clocks at Rs22.4b

ISLAMABAD: Meezan Bank Limited (PSX: MEBL) posted a consolidated after-tax profit of Rs22.42 billion for the quarter ended March 31,...

Foreign investors repatriate $1.72b in profits in nine months

KARACHI: Foreign investors repatriated $1.72 billion in profits from their investments in Pakistan during the first nine months (July-March) of...

CDNS secures Rs1.14 trillion in fresh bonds, meets 69pc of FY25 target

KARACHI: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has secured Rs 1.14 trillion in fresh bond investments as of April...

Lahore I&I seizes non-duty paid cigarettes worth Rs35m during different operations

LAHORE: In the on-going campaign against smuggling of non-duty paid cigarettes, Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) seized smuggled...

UAE sign MoUs to boost cooperation in trade, culture, consular affairs

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to promote bilateral cooperation in multiple...

Pakistan’s salt exports to China surge by 40pc in 1Q FY2025

BEIJING: Pakistan’s salt exports to China witnessed a significant increase in the first quarter of 2025, rising by 40% compared...

Pakistan can boost food exports with investment, technology: FTO Coordinator

ISLAMABAD: Coordinator to the Minister of State and Federal Tax Ombudsman Saif Ur Rehman on Sunday said that Pakistan has...

Ambassador of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus visits RCCI

RAWALPINDI: Dilsad Senol, Ambassador of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), visited Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI)...

Inside the numbers: Pakistan hits 6.7 million active taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development for Pakistan’s tax landscape, the Active Taxpayer List (ATL) has crossed the 6.7 million mark,...

ICCI hosts business forum to promote Pakistan- Ethiopia trade ties

19/04/2025

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), in collaboration with the Embassy of Ethiopia, the Ministry of Commerce, and...

Privatisation Commission approves transaction structure for Roosevelt Hotel sale

19/04/2025

ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board approved the proposed transaction structure for the long-pending divestment of the Roosevelt Hotel in New...

M/s Karachi Nimco’s appeal dismissed as Tribunal upholds Rs20m penalty for trademark imitation