Senate body approves tax on bank transactions
ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee backed the imposition of 0.6 percent tax on all banking instruments of over Rs 50,000 for...
FPCCI demands extension in Sukkur-Lahore Motorway up to Karachi
KARACHI: Mian Muhammad Adrees, President FPCCI has urged the government to extend the existing Sukkur – Lahore motorway to Karachi....
Proposal “Tax on Undistributed Reserves” to be reviewed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Monday agreed to give a sympathetic consideration to bring...
Farmers welcome incentives offered to agriculture sector in budget
ISLAMABAD: Farmers welcomed the federal Budget 2015-16 saying agriculture sector remains a major focus of the federal government despite devolution...
Govt focusing on education, economy, energy: Ishaq
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Ishaq Dar has said that the government was focusing on improving education, economy, energy and...
Sindh govt to present development-oriented budget: Finance minister
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Finance Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that efforts are being made to present a development-oriented...
Governor for facilitating FATA mines holders, implementation of mines policy
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan directed the political administration to guide and facilitate the mines holders in...
Chinese firm seeks to setup logistic park in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Chinese company Xinjiang Production and Construction intends to set up a science and technology, and logistic park in Pakistan...
No load-shedding in Sehr,Aftar, Taravih: Abid Sher Ali
SUKKUR: Minister of State for Water and Power, Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali has announced that there will be no load-shedding...
UAE Customs set to launch new road transport system
ISLAMABAD: United Arab Emirates Customs is set to introduce a global road transport system which dramatically accelerates the movement of...
AJK govt to cancel allotment of industrial plots on not establishing industries by owners
MIRPUR: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government Monday decided to cancel allotment of industrial plots located in various industrial estates...
Chambers call for levying tax on agri-income
LAHORE: Presidents of all chambers of commerce and industry on Monday called for levying tax on agricultural income across the...
Dates farmers reaping benefits of PARC solar dryer technology
ISLAMABAD: The solar drying technology, introduced by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), is helping dates’ farmers to reduce the...
Belarus minister for increasing trade with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Belarus and Pakistan need to reach $1 billion in mutual trade, Industry Minister of Belarus Vitaly Vovk said on...
Chairman visits under construction site of NAB headquarter
ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Qamar Zaman Chaudhry on Monday visited under-construction site of office building for Bureau's Headquarters...
BISP starts issuing Benazir Debt Cards to the beneficiaries
MIRPUR: All the Mirpur-division based beneficiaries of Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) have been directed to immediately contact the nearest...
Dar inaugurates SECP’s web portal
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar Monday inaugurated the investor education web portal of the Securities and Exchange Commission of...
Economy gets into take-off position, no fear of down-slide: Ahsan
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said the national economy was in a take-off position...
FPCCI, SCCI lauds role of women entrepreneurs in national economy
SIALKOT: The role of women entrepreneurs in strengthening national economy is encouraging and increasing the participation of businesswomen in business...
Khursheedd Shah proposes live telecast of general debate on budget
ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday proposed that general debate on the budget should be...
