PAJCCI seeks Karachi to Peshawar cargo train to facilitate business community

MULTAN: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has expressed satisfaction over the current economic situation of the country. In a media briefing...

Aurangzeb lands in US to meet IMF, WB officials for loan talks

WASHINGTON D.C.: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has arrived in Washington D.C, United States, to participate in the spring meetings of...

SIM cards of nearly 2m non-filers to be blocked: FBR

LAHORE: Implementing the orders of International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to block the...

FBR ‘completes’ framework for action against tax evaders

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has completed preparations for action against tax evaders. According to FBR sources, within...

Pakistan paid $1 billion Euro bonds on time: SBP

KARACHI: Pakistan's central bank has repaid $1 billion in Eurobonds, a scheduled payment ahead of the South Asian nation seeking...

Woman complains to PM Shehbaz about ‘closure’ of Green Channel at JIAP

KARACHI: A Pakistani-origin Australian passenger has complained to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif that Green Channel was closed by the customs...

Saudi Arabia to invest $1b in Reko Diq project

RIYADH: A Saudi investment of up to one billion dollars is likely next month in the Reko Diq Copper Gold...

USC achieves record sales of Rs44b during Ramazan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 09 (APP): Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has recorded its highest-ever sales of Rs 44 billion during the month...

FBR revises customs valuation for Lay’s, Pringles vide VR No 1870/2024

KARACHI: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced new customs valuations for several prominent brands of potato chips, including Lay’s...

Remote areas now integrated into FTO network: Meher

LAHORE: Minister of State and Federal Tax Ombudsman’s (FTO’s) Coordinator Meher Kashif Younis has said that in a significant achievement,...

PM, FinMin discuss economic challenges facing Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Ahead of his upcoming visit to the United States (US), Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb briefed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif...

Pakistan seeking potential follow-up loan programme to $3b SBA: IMF chief

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is in discussions with the International Monetary Fund on a potential follow-up programme to its nine-month, $3 billion...

ADB predicts 1.9pc growth rate in FY2024

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth forecast is rising and would reach to 1.9 percent during the fiscal year 2023-24, ending on...

ADB’s report validates correct economic policies: Ahad Cheema

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs, Ahad Cheema termed the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) report for April 2024 as a...

Bank Alfalah intends to acquire 84.51pc shares of Samba Bank

KARACHI: Bank Alfalah Limited announced its intention to acquire up to 84.51% shares of the Samba Bank, held by Saudi...

FBR to issue Income Tax General Order for non-filers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is gearing up to launch an Income Tax General Order aimed at identifying...

ICCI playing role in reviving business activities

09/04/2024

ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari has said that business community is playing an...

Multan Customs detects network involved in gold smuggling

09/04/2024

MULTAN: In a startling development at Multan International Airport, security lapses have been laid bare as authorities uncovered a significant...

NEPRA jacks up power tariff by Rs4.92/unit