Mehmood Aslam takes charges as Abbottabad Chief Commissioner
ISLAMABAD: Mehmood Aslam, a BS-20 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Chief Commissioner-IR,...
Nayyar Mehmood assumes charge as Gujranwala Addl Commissioner-IR
ISLAMABAD: Nayyar Mehmood, a BS-18 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has assumed the charge of the post of Additional Commissioner-IR,...
US Customs seizes cocaine worth $274K
TUCSON: Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a Mexican national for an alleged attempt to smuggle more than $274,000 worth...
Waqas, Sadia assume, relinquish charge as Dy Commissioners
ISLAMABAD: Two Inland Revenue officers of BS-18 relinquished/assumed charge as Deputy Commissioners in Islamabad and Multan. Waqas Rashid Ch assumed...
Yandex revenue up 18% in 2015
MOSCOW: Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, reports an 18-percent increase in year-over-year revenue gains for 2015, climbing to $820.4 million,...
South Africa’s Truworths lifts H1 profit on acquisition
JOHANNESBURG: South African clothing retailer Truworths reported a 21 percent increase in half-year profit on Thursday, boosted by the recent...
Customs Superintendent Amin Kamboh retires
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Amin Kamboh, a BS-17 officer of Customs Department, has retired from the government service on attaining the age...
Russia joins list of countries seeking more tax revenue from Google, Apple
MOSCOW: Countries across Europe have been seeking more tax revenue from US tech companies such as Google and Apple. Google...
Mechanisation perks increase non major ports
WASHINGTON: With increased focus on mechanisation and efficiency, private-owned non-major ports in the country are eating into the market share...
Russian stocks climb to 12-week high as rising oil stokes rally
MOSCOW: Russian stocks rose, extending the longest stretch of gains since November, and bonds advanced as crude’s rebound above $35...
India expands port capacity as productivity improves
NEW DELHI: India will issue tenders in March for a consulting study on the development of a new transshipment port...
$2b annual earnings: Rice exporters ask govt to announce zero-rated tax regime
LAHORE: The rice exporters have urged the government to announce the industry zero-rated sales tax status as exporters are facing...
Centrica full year revenue and profit fall on low commodity prices
LONDON: British Gas owner Centrica posted a decline in full year revenue and profit, despite what it described as a...
NAB chief for expediting probes of ‘top cases’ without any fear
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to speed up the investigation process of ‘top corruption cases’ within 10...
NC ports spends $14m to widen Wilmington turning basin
WILMINGTON: The North Carolina State Ports Authority has approved a $14 million contract to widen the ship turning basin at...
UK Port to receive multi-million boost
LONDON: In a bid to expand the Port of Dundee, Forth Ports, which are the company that own the port,...
SCCI to develop own B2B E-Commerce website to facilitate traders
SIALKOT: Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in continuation of its legacy of imparting innovative practices and initiatives for the...
Efforts underway to bring down street crimes soon: Mushtaq Maher
KARACHI: Additional Inspector General of Karachi Police Mushtaq Ahmed Maher has said that controlling street crimes was a serious challenge...
WB country director calls on Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank Country Director, Patchamuthu Illangovan called on Finance Minister, Ishaq Dar here. Illangovan expressed his gratitude for...
ECC approves continuation of reduced rate of 0.3% WHT on non-filers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC)...
