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LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has imposed a ban on plastic bags at pharmacies, medical stores and fruit vendors and...

Ibex Ltd registers on NASDAQ top 10

NEW YORK: Ibex Limited on Friday become the first BPO company to be publicly listed on NASDAQ in more than...

Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s outlook to ‘stable’ from ‘under review for downgrade’

ISLAMABAD: Credit rating agency Moody's has upgraded Pakistan’s outlook from ‘under review for downgrade’ to ‘stable’, while maintaining a B3...

Various organizations made duty bound to allow real-time access: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that after amendments made to sales tax and federal excise laws various...

WAPDA writes letter to CPPA asking to clear Rs221b in dues

ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has written a letter to the Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) asking to...

Tea imports shrink 6.81pc to $532.776m in FY20

ISLAMABAD: The tea imports into the country witnessed decline of 6.81 percent during the fiscal year 2019-20 as against the...

FPCCI congrats Iftikhar Ali on his nomination as member Ravi Urban Development Authority

ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has congratulated Iftikhar Ali Malik on his nomination as member...

Multan I&I recovers 180,000 litres of HSD from private warehouse near Basti Malook

MULTAN: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has recovered 180,000 liters of smuggled High-Speed Diesel (HSD) worth Rs30 million...

Container ships wait to be unloaded at the Port of Oakland on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Oakland, Calif. The U.S. trade deficit rose in January to the highest level since October 2008, defying President Donald Trump's efforts to bring more balance to America's trade with the rest of the world, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

KPT shipping intelligence report August 6

KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on...

Gold soars to all-time high of Rs132,000 per tola

KARACHI: The price of 24 karat gold witnessed sharp increase Rs2,500 on Friday and was traded at highest-ever rate of...

PSX loses 163.43 points to close at 40029.69 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed a bearish trend as KSE-100 closed at 40029.69 points as compared to 40166.12 points...

CNIC made mandatory for recipient of services

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that buyer’s CNIC (Computerized National Identity Card) detail is now mandatory on...

NAB constitutes Special Cell to investigate white collar crimes

ISLAMABAD- The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Friday constituted a Special Cell for conducting effective investigations of White Collar Crimes. According...

Asian shares fall after Trump takes aim at China tech firms

TOKYO: Asian shares tumbled on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up already-heightened tensions with Beijing by banning U.S....

FBR proposes rules seeking information about account holders depositing over Rs10m

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed that it should be allowed to seek information from banks about...

Multan Customs E&C seizes NDP vehicles & goods worth Rs284.18m during July

MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance seized non-customs paid vehicles and miscellaneous goods worth Rs284.18 million during anti-smuggling crackdown...

Wagha Customs to make clearance of another 118 stranded Indians on August 10

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LAHORE: Customs team deputed at Wagha border will make clearance of another 118 Indian national stranded in Pakistan due to...

‘Govt plans to phase out additional customs duty & RD on selected imported raw materials’