FBR registers 58000 traders against 3.2 million target
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has so far registered over 58,000 small traders or new shopkeepers under the...
Govt ‘mulls’ early closure of markets in Punjab
LAHORE: A suggestion is under consideration to close the markets early in Punjab to control the economic pressure started after...
Punjab govt approves new property tax formula from Jan 1, 2025
LAHORE: The Punjab Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department (PETSCD) has approved a new property tax formula that will be...
Pakistan pays $8.1b for external public debt servicing in 9MFY24
KARACHI: Pakistan's government has paid an amount of $8.086 billion from July–March 2023-24 on account of debt servicing of external...
Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrates Minority Day
LAHORE: Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) organized a special event to commemorate Minority Day, aimed at highlighting the...
Finance minister chaired CCoSOEs meeting
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance & Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb presided over a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises...
MoC holds third meeting of Committee on tariff rationalization
ISLAMABAD: In follow-up of the Prime Minister’s constitution of the Committee on ‘Tariff Rationalization for export-led growth’, the Ministry of...
President seeks report on IRO post upgrade request
MULTAN: The All-Pakistan Inland Revenue Officers (IRO) Association has submitted a formal request to upgrade the IRO post from Grade...
Traders reject advance income tax collection
PESHAWAR: The trader community in Peshawar has rejected the government’s move to impose advance income tax collection, terming it as...
Massive financial irregularities worth billions found in Baitul Maal
LAHORE: Financial irregularities worth billions of rupees have come to light in Pakistan Baitul Maal, as revealed in the latest...
Petrol, diesel prices in Pakistan may see drop from Aug 15
LAHORE: A sigh of relief for inflation-hit masses as the federal government is expected to announce a reduction in the...
Finance Minister Aurangzeb commends FBR’s efforts
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb visited Federal Board of Revenue Headquarters and chaired a meeting which...
FBR clarifies no tax on Arshad Nadeem prize money
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) categorically denied rumors circulating on social media that it plans to tax the...
Karachi Enforcement recovers smuggled plastic cling film from Korangi Industrial Area
KARACHI: Under the supervision of Collector Basit Maqsood Abbasi, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement recovered 55,000 kilograms of smuggled plastic cling...
PTA to ‘block SIMs’ in three phases: Check out all the details
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has devised a plan to block Subscriber Identity Modules (SIMs) of users in three phases....
Customs Enforcement impounds 24,000 liters of Iranian diesel near Northern Bypass
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement with the assistance of Singh Police has seized 24,000 liters of smuggled Iranian diesel from...
SBP notifies bank holiday on August 14
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), its regional offices, public sector, private banks and financial institutions will remain closed on...
Govt approves Rs2.56 per unit hike in FCA for August electricity bills
ISLAMABAD: Adding to the financial troubles of inflation-hit masses, the federal government jacked up the power tariff by Rs2.56 per...
Remittances surge 48pc to hit $3b in July
KARACHI: Remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis were recorded at $3 billion, up by 48% in July as compared to...
SBP injects Rs3.174 trillion into market
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) injected Rs3,174.35 billion in the market on Friday through reverse repo purchase and...
