Multan Customs thwarts attempt to smuggle plastic bags from DG Khan
ULTAN: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has seized smuggled plastic bags worth Rs 2.6 million. Sources told Customs...
PIA introduces connected flights to 16 cities in China
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has introduced connected flights between Pakistan and sixteen cities in China via Beijing in partnership...
Tax filing process in Pakistan is full of technical & legal glitches: MTBA
MULTAN: The process of tax return filing for the year 2023 in Pakistan has encountered a multitude of technical and...
Quetta Customs foils bid to smuggle sugar worth Rs700m from Pakistan
QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Quetta has expedited its crackdown on the illegal export of sugar and seized 20 trucks loaded...
Durable peace must for development of SAARC countries
ISLAMABAD: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) former President Iftikhar Ali Malik Sunday strongly advocated the cause of achieving...
Trade deficit narrows by 40pc in two months
KARACHI: The trade deficit contracted by 40.29 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year compared to...
ANF seizes 8520 liquor bottles, over 30 kg charras; arrests five
LAHORE: Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) while conducting seven operations across the country managed to arrest five accused on recovery of 8520...
Forex dealers to face taxation, boosting transparency: COAS Gen Asim Munir
LAHORE: In a recent meeting with the business community at the Corps Commander’s Headquarters in Lahore, Chief of the Army...
FBR starts operation across Pakistan to assess stock positions & supply activities of sugar
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started operations against sugar mills across Pakistan to assess their stock positions...
SRB posts 36pc growth in sales tax collection during August
ISLAMABAD: The monthly sales tax collection by the Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) jumped by a record 36 per cent year-on-year...
Karachi traders observe shutterdown strike against bloated electricity bills
KARACHI: Amid backbreaking inflation, traders on Friday observed a complete shutterdown strike in Karachi against the inflated electricity bills. The...
FBR assures traders of easing tax burden on electricity bills
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reaffirmed its commitment to ease the tax burden on electricity bills, addressing...
CDNS attains Rs210b targets in fresh bonds
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has attained target of Rs210 billion in fresh bonds in the current...
FTO asks FBR to take measures for removing errors in ew version of ‘IRIS’
LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to take corrective measures for removing...
APTMA to evolve strategies for boosting trade volume
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) deliberated on strategies to enhance trade opportunities for the textile sector. In a...
FBR collects Rs6690b in Aug 2023
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has surpassed the revenue target by Rs20 billion as against the projected target...
SIFC to attract $50-60b in 3-5 years foreign investment: PM Kakar
ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said that an estimated foreign investment of US$60 to $70...
SBP’s foreign exchange reserves drops to $7.84b
KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have dropped to $7.84 billion after decrease...
Govt to announce relief on electricity bills in ‘next 48 hours’
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar announced that in the next 48 hours, his government would announce a relief plan...
Petrol, diesel prices in Pakistan surge past 300-mark
ISLAMABAD: As the nation grapples with high electricity bills, the caretaker government late Thursday jacked up the petrol and diesel...
