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MUZAFFARABAD: Federal finance Ministry has released an amount of Rs4.4 billion as second installment of development fund which has been...

NAB to be purged of corrupt, ineligible officers: chairman

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal has urged officers to refrain from indulging in corruption as the...

NAB arrests 2 AETOs, 3 Inspectors

QUETTA: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan arrested two AETOs and three inspectors of Excise and Taxation Department for causing loss...

Human trafficker held

FAISALABAD: The FIA team arrested an alleged human trafficker, Muhammad Parvaiz, from Chak No 87-JB, here on Wednesday. According to...

Plastic money usage on rise; payment cards’ number reaches 36.6m

ISLAMABAD: The use of plastic money has witnessed rise in Pakistan with increasing of awareness among public, touching 36.6 million...

Foreign tourists influx increase in Pakistan: MD PTDC

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has attracted a large number of foreign tourists as country has variety of tourist products to offer visitors...

IRSA releases 80,700 cusecs water

ISLAMABAD: The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Wednesday released 80,700 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 57,300...

BMP chief calls for ‘autonomous status’ of FBR

LAHORE: Businessmen Panel (BMP) Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar has suggested the government to replace the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

PMEX index closes at 3,034 points

KARACHI: Pakistan Mercantile Exchange Limited’s commodity index on Tuesday closed at 3,034 points. The traded value of metals, energy and...

Dar briefed on WB, IMF annual meetings

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday chaired a meeting at the Ministry of Finance and received a briefing from...

Foreign Currency Account Scheme

KARACHI: The Foreign Exchange Rates Committee of Financial Markets Association of Pakistan issued the following Base Rate, here on Wednesday....

Rs14811.599m collected till Sept 17: Chawla

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics Control Mukesh Kumar Chawla has said that during current fiscal year...

Senate body to be briefed on Rs1.5 b APO financial fraud on Wednesday

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs and Narcotics Control would be briefed on Wednesday (October 18)...

Cellular companies pay Rs42.5b taxes in 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The five cellular companies operating in the country paid income taxes of Rs42549.3 million during the last five years...

SECP hosts awareness sessions for ORICs and budding entrepreneurs