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Edible oil output grew 11.62pc, Ghee 3.37pc
ISLAMABAD: Domestic output of cooking oil and vegetable ghee during the first six months of the current financial year grew...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan sign $1bln trade agreement at IGC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan signed $1 billion trade agreement at Inter-governmental Commission (IGC), which will encourage exchange of goods and...
SBP reserves swell to $4b after $700m injection by China
KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday received a new $4 billion loan from China to help shore up its foreign exchange reserves,...
Customs AIIA seizes smuggled items worth Rs70m
LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIA) has seized smuggled items worth Rs70 million in...
Pakistan may need another IMF programme in June: Murtaza Syed
KARACHI: Pakistan will require another International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme in June 2023, given its massive external financing needs and...
FBR to continue inspecting vehicles having no import papers
MULTAN: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will continue the search and inspection of vehicles of goods transporters where they...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to enhance ties in diverse fields
Tashkent: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to further expand bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and transport sectors. The agreement was...
SBP set to increase interest rates in off-cycle review
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is set to raise interest rates as early as this week in an...
Petroleum products import bill shrinks by 9.27pc in 7MFY23
ISLAMABAD: The imports of the overall petroleum group contracted by 9.27 per cent during the first seven months of the...
SBP-held forex reserves record meagre increase
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)-held foreign exchange reserves have witnessed a meagre rise as the cash-strapped nation desperately tries...
FBR seizes PIA’s bank accounts for tax recovery
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) recovered tax of Rs500 million from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). As per details,...
Austerity measures: Multan Customs desists using luxury vehicles
MULTAN: Following the government directions regarding austerity measures, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement discontinued the use of luxury cars for the...
ADB Mission, Chairman FBR discuss DRM Program
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Mission headed by Deputy Country Director Asad Aleem met with Chairman Federal Board of...
US, China, UK remained top three destinations of Pakistani exports in 7 months: SBP
KARACHI: The United States (US) remained the top export destination of Pakistani products during the seven months of the current...
IT sector holds the key to promote exports: Naveed Qamar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Syed Naveed Qamar highlighted the importance of facilitating IT sector, which he said holds key...
Govt to enhance role of women: Shahera Shahid
ISLAMABAD: Women are 51 percent of Pakistan’s total population and they cannot be ignored, so the government is working to...
FBR to slap 25pc sales tax on imported luxury items
ISLAMABAD: The Finance (Supplementary) Act 2023 has given powers of the federal government to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
Trade diversification crucial for country’s economic growth: SAPM
LAHORE: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Malik Raza Rabbani Khar has said that trade diversification was crucial for economic...
President Alvi approves mini-budget
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has given assent to the Finance Supplementary Bill 2023 which was sent to him — two...
Dar meets US envoy ahead of virtual IMF talks
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of an important meeting between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan officials, United States of America Ambassador...
