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Pakistan, Turkmenistan agree to accelerate work on TAPI gas pipeline project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkmenistan have agreed to accelerate work on Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. The understanding to this effect...
SBP reserves drops to $7.9b after loan payment
KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have dropped to $7.93 billion after a...
ICCI urges CDA to develop G-11 Markaz as a Model Market
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) urged the CDA to develop the G-11 Markaz...
SBP highlights Ripple’s XRP potential in Financial Stability Review for 2022
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) published its annual Financial Stability Review for 2022 in July, which included a...
FBR likely to replace two board members: sources
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to replace two board members in the team under the newly...
DC Lahore notifies changes in market timings
LAHORE: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Lahore has notified the changes in market timings, allowing to continue business activities till...
FTO seeks explanation from FBR officials for noting taking measures to recover tax from China-based company
LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has summoned member operations, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), chief commissioners Corporate Tax Office...
Kashgar-Islamabad TIR route unveiled to augment China-Pakistan trade
BEIJING: In a move to enhance China-Pakistan cross-border trade, an international road transport (TIR) route opened between China’s inland city...
Pakistan required to keep SOEs under finance ministry oversight: IMF
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) representative in Pakistan on Wednesday said that the reform process to which the government...
PTC clarifies FBR’s enforcement action does not pertain to its operations
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tobacco Company Limited (PTC) categorically clarified that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Inland Revenue’s enforcement action...
President directs refund of Rs4.1m to bank fraud victims
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed two private banks to return a collective sum of Rs 4.1 million to...
650 cartons impounded: FBR starts crackdown on mispricing of cigarettes
KARACHI: The Inland Revenue Department of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a crackdown against the mispricing of...
Mashreq set to commence digital banking in Pakistan
KARACHI: Mashreq, a prominent financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced its successful establishment...
FPCCI asks FBR to withdraw tax on Immovable property under Section 7E
ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) has formally asked the Federal Board of Revenue to withdraw...
FBR revises functional jurisdiction of DG Reforms & Automation Customs officials
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has revised the functional jurisdiction of the officials of the Directorate General of...
Banks asked to provide payment facility to customers via DIRBS
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has advised all commercial and microfinance banks to start the facility for customers...
Sami vows to step up CPEC projects’ momentum
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed vowed to vigorously maintain and step up the...
Qatari Charge d’ Affaires calls on FBR chairman
ISLAMABAD: Mr. Essa Mohammad Al-Dasem Al-Kubaisi, Charge d’ Affaires of Qatar, visited Federal Board of Revenue Headquarters and held a...
Gwadar I&I foils bid to smuggle goods worth Rs156m on RCD Highway
GWADAR: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) team has seized huge quantity of smuggled betel nut, Indian Gutkha and...
ICCI inks MoU with NICAT to promote innovators
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) and the National Incubation Center for Aerospace Technologies (NICAT) have signed...
