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SECP emphasizes non-bank financial sector to establish sustainable AML/CFT compliance culture
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) stressed the need to cultivate a sustainable and resilient culture of...
Philippines keen to enhance trade with Pakistan, envoy tells SCCI
SIALKOT: Charge d’Affairs, a.i, of the Embassy of Philippines Maria Agnes M. Cervantes has said that her country is keen...
FBR slaps additional customs duty on import of vehicles’ accessories
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has imposed/ revised additional customs duty on the import of a wide range...
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves remain steady
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) recorded no major change during the week...
FBR freezes Pakistan Railways accounts, recovers Rs60m
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) froze the bank accounts of Pakistan Railways (PR) and recovered Rs60 million due...
Multan Customs disposes of cases involving Rs155.244m
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Adjudication Multan Camp Office has disposed 40 seizure cases involving Rs155.244 million during the month of...
DG Valuation enhances custom values of polyester chain vide VR No 1694/2022
KARACHI: The Directorate General of Customs Valuation has enhanced custom values on the polyester chain items including polyester filament yarn...
Pakistan’s trade deficit in services improves by 26% YoY in 1QFY23
KARACHI: Pakistan’s trade deficit in services narrowed by 26.22% YoY to $647 million in the first quarter of the fiscal...
Pakistan’s troubles justify slump in bond prices: JPMorgan
KARACHI: Investment bank JPMorgan has called the slump in Pakistan's bonds to just a third of their face value justified,...
Food exports surge by 5.70pc in Q1 FY23
ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country witnessed an increase of 5.70 percent during the first quarter of the current...
US Commercial Counselor for Pakistan calls on Chairman FBR
ISLAMABAD: Mr. Nathan Seifert, the new US Commercial Counselor for Pakistan, called on Mr. Asim Ahmad, Chairman FBR this morning...
Ishaq Dar confident of managing $34bn in external financing for FY23
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan was well-positioned to manage around $34 billion in external financing in...
FTO directs FBR to adopt uniform sales tax rate on services
LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ensure a...
Meezan Bank, CCI introduce digital supply chain financing platform
KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, Meezan Bank and Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan) have joined hands to launch a...
Karandaaz, MOPASS join hands to advance financial inclusion
ISLAMABAD: Karandaaz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (MOPASS) to advance financial...
Meeting reviews preparations for 11th CPEC JCC
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal reviewed progress over the upcoming 11th meeting of Joint...
ICCI urges govt to allot land to chambers of small traders and industries
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) stressed that the government should allocate land to...
FBR declares ‘Ghulam Khan’ as TIR border crossing point
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared ‘Ghulam Khan’ as a border customs station for handling of International...
Transfer of jurisdiction caused hardship to taxpayers: FTO
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the transfer of jurisdiction of...
Karachi I&I seizes goods worth of Rs67m
KARACHI Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) has stepped up its counter smuggling operations and has affected four seizures...
