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President Arif Alvi calls for enhanced outreach of FTO
ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Arif Alvi has asked the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) to increase its outreach and raise awareness...
Pakistan spends 2.1pc of GDP on infrastructure: SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) governor Jameel Ahmed Khan said Islamabad spends only 2.1pc of its total Gross Domestic...
ECC fixes cotton intervention price at Rs8,500 per 40 kg
ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet fixed cotton (Phutti) intervention price at Rs 8,500 per 40Kg for current...
World Bank committed to Pakistan’s long-term development: Martin Raiser
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan held a meeting with World Bank's Vice President for the South...
VACR delegation visits RCCI
RAWALPINDI: A delegation of Pakistan Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (HVACR) Society visited the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and...
Customs I&I team raids BOL News office after obtaining search warrants
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) carried out a raid at the head office of BOL News in...
$4.5m fertilizer right project launched
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) in collaboration with United States launched $4.5 million “Fertilizer Right Project”, aiming at to...
Pakistan, Canada discuss ways to promote cooperation in trade, investment
ISLAMABAD: The High Commissioner of Canada, Ms. Leslie Scanlon and Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar...
Pakistan will need to pause debt repayments if unable to secure IMF funding: BofA
NEW YOR: Cash-strapped Pakistan will need to pause debt repayments if it is unable to secure funding from the International...
Revenue from corporate sector drops 30pc due to massive closures
LAHORE: Revenue generation from the corporate sector has dropped by 30 percent due to massive closures, particularly in the textile...
ICCI delegation returns after 5-days successful visit of Ethiopia
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by its President Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari returned to...
Dar directs for expediting implementation of austerity measures
ISLAMABAD: Highlighting the current economic situation in the country, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar directed...
Govt disburses Rs399.7b under PSDP 2022-23 in 8 months
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has authorized the utilization of development funds amounting to Rs399.7 billion out of a total allocation...
FBR announces names, categories of NPOs’ beneficial owners
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced names/ categories of the beneficial owners of the non-profit organization (NPOs)...
Saudi Arabia extends $1.2b deferred oil payment facility till Feb 2024
KARACHI: Saudi King Salman has approved the extension of a deferred oil payment facility worth $1.2 billion to Pakistan till...
World Bank urges govt to exempt projects funded by IFIs from LCs
KARACHI: The World Bank (WB) has urged the government to exempt IFIs (International Financial Institutions) funded projects from LC restrictions...
FBR covers 550 companies for its taxpayers’ satisfaction survey
LAHORE: The Taxpayers’ Satisfaction Survey (2023) of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has covered 550 firms/ companies that are...
ICCI hosts Islamabad United Cricketers
ISLAMABAD: Ali Naqvi, owner of Islamabad United along with Azhar Mahmood Coach and team members including Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf...
FIU Sukkur foils bid to smuggle goods worth Rs33m from Karachi to Gujranwala
HYDERABAD: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Field Intelligence Unit (FIU) has impounded huge quantity of smuggled goods worth Rs33 million. Sources...
Pakistan Customs establishes cell to monitor sugar export at Port Qasim
KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has established a special cell at the Port Qasim Collectorate to monitor the exports of 250,000 metric...
