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Bid to smuggle foreign currency foiled at Torkham border; US$40,000 seized
TORKHAM: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Torkham border have foiled two smuggling bids of foreign currency r and seized...
ICCI plans to set up TV channel for business promotion
ISLAMABAD: President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari said that ICCI plans to establish its own radio...
IMF to consider targeted assistance for poor, flood-hit people
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has indicated its willingness to sympathetically view the targeted assistance for poor and vulnerable,...
Climate change risks may cut Pakistan’s GDP 18-20pc by 2050: World Bank
ISLAMABAD: Increasing climate change risks could contract Pakistan’s annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rate significantly in the next 28 years,...
LSM witnesses nominal growth in September
ISLAMABAD: The production of Large-Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) witnessed nominal growth of 0.01 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis during...
Collector Nadeem Memon re-distributes work among additional collectors
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) Collector Muhammad Nadeem Memon has issued office order for re-distribution of work...
Lahore I&I to hold auction of motor vehicles on Nov 19, 2022
LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has announced auction of motor vehicles to be held on November 19,...
SBP-held foreign exchange reserves surge $3m to $7.96b
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) surged by $3 million to $7.96 billion as...
Pakistan’s debt shoots up to Rs62.5tr: SBP
KARACHI: Pakistan's total debt and liabilities have climbed by Rs12 trillion or 23.7% in the first quarter of the current...
Pakistan, IMF talks likely to be delayed further
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s formal talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the 9th quarterly review of the Extended Fund Facility...
Customs Enforcement, PMSA seize drugs worth Rs4.9b
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs enforcement and Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) in a joint intelligence based operation seized huge quantity...
Govt to provide housing facilities to low, middle income groups: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar expressed government’s resolve to provide housing facilities to the...
US launches initiative to enhance bilateral trade with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador Donald Blome and Minister of State for Finance, Revenue, Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha formally launched a United...
Five wagons of freight train derail in Sukkur
KARACHI: Five wagons of a freight train derailed near Rohri railway station in Sukkur according to well-informed sources. The derailment...
WB to provide financial support for Pakistan to provide subsidized urea
ISLAMABAD: Regional Director World Bank for Sustainable Development John A Roome has said that the bank will provide financial support...
JS Bank to acquire controlling stake in BankIslami
KARACHI: JS Bank Limited has expressed its intention to acquire over 51% shares and control of Banklslami Pakistan Limited. “On...
Illegal currency business: FIA nabs three suspects from ‘jewellery shop’
KHANPUR: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested three suspects from a ‘jewellery shop’ for their alleged involvement in illegal...
FBR suspends POS prize scheme till Jan 31, 2023
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on suspended the issuance of prizes through computerized balloting of invoices issued by point...
GCCI delegation calls on chairman FBR
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) led by Mr. Humais Gulzar Mughal, Senior Vice...
ATIR verdict: State of residence can tax on income from property in UAE
ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR) Islamabad has declared that there is no bar under international law for the state...
