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Pakistan to lease four berths of Karachi port to UAE for $220m
KARACHI: AD Ports Group of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an agreement to take over the running of part...
SBP forex reserves drop to alarming level of $3.5b
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said its foreign exchange reserves had fallen by $482 million. During the week...
LNG shipment reaches Pakistan from Qatar, to help prevent ‘gas crisis’
KARACHI: Much-awaited LNG shipment finalled arrived at the Karachi port from Qatar on Thursday, passing a sigh of relief to...
Chief Collector Ashad Jawad forms committee to check misuse of Electronic Import Form by importers
KARACHI: Chief Collector Customs South Ashad Jawad has constituted a committee to check the misuse of Electronic Import Form (EIF)...
Pakistan to reach only 50pc of its $5b IT exports target
ISLAMABAD: Having managed only $2.37 billion in 11 months of the financial year 2023, Pakistan is set to miss its...
PM Shehbaz, IMF MD discuss ongoing programme, bilateral cooperation
PARIS: Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Managing Director International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva met Thursday on the sidelines...
FBR recovers over Rs1b evaded in sales taxes
LAHORE: The Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (Inland Revenue) of the Federal Board of Revenue, Lahore, has recovered sales tax...
FBR holds three day international conference
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue held three-day International Conference on Digitalization of Taxes in Pakistan at FBR Headquarters in collaboration...
Sindh Assembly approves budget 2023-24
KARACHI: Sindh Assembly approved the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, according to media reports. On July 10, Sindh...
SECP invites comments to amendments in AML/CFT Regulations 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has proposed significant amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing...
540 billion invoices issued through POS in one year: FBR
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that almost 540 billion invoices have been issued through the Point of...
Govt confident of no gas crisis in winter despite failing in LNG spot buying
KARACHI: The coalition government is confident that there would be no gas crisis in the ming winter despite the fact...
APTMA presses PM Shehbaz to resume cheaper power, gas tariffs scheme
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has again repeated its demand of resuming gas and electricity supply at...
ECC approves Rs1.9b technical supplementary grants
ISLAMABAD: In addition to approving various summaries, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved Rs1,914.83 million in technical...
SBP issues revised regulations for EMIs to promote digital financial inclusion
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan issued revised regulations for electronic money institutions (EMIs) for enhancing outreach and scope of the...
ASF, Customs row disrupts operations at Karachi airport
KARACHI: Three international flights took off from the Karachi airport without going through customs procedures, as a result of an...
PRL to submit report on Russian oil in July
ISLAMABAD: In two weeks, the Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) is likely to submit to the government a report about the...
PCA acting chairman apprises Federal Minister, Industries & Production on SMEs issues
ISLAMABAD: Badar Haroon, Acting Chairman of Pakistan Coating Association (PCA), met with Federal Minister for Industries & Production, Makhdoom Syed...
US envoy Blome assures Dar of unwavering support in reaching IMF deal
ISLAMABAD: With the impending deadline for the ninth review of the ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the government has...
SBP to collaborate with FBR to fully operationalize WHT payment system
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will help the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to fully operationalize the Synchronized...
