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FTO issues notice to FBR on compulsory integration
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed an investigation against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for burdening the...
FBR poised to bring 2.8 million households into in tax net
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is all set to bring around 2.8 million potential households into the tax...
Jam Kamal calls for boosting rice exports, meeting EU food safety standards
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan on Monday emphasized the need to increase Pakistan’s rice exports and ensure...
Ahsan Iqbal chairs meeting to review Gwadar Port development
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan chaired a high-level review meeting to address the challenges hindering...
CDNS attains Rs205b mark in annual savings target
ISLAMABAD: The Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has accomplished a target of Rs205 billion in fresh bonds and achieved...
Govt fixes new ‘Diyat’ amount for 2024-25
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has set the new ‘Diyat’ amount for the fiscal year 2024-25 at Rs8,103,955. The new...
FBR delegates powers of customs officials to FC Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has empowered the officers of Frontier Corps Balochistan (North/South) to exercise powers and...
Country Director WB meets Chairman FBR, discusses transformation plan
ISLAMABAD: World Bank (WB) Country Director Najy Benhassine met Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Mahmood Langrial and discussed...
Pakistan eyes $4b exports to Russia in next five years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan aims to increase its exports to Russia to $4 billion in the next five years, Privatisation Minister Abdul...
Pakistan, Malaysia business communities sign 4 MoUs to boost trade relations
ISLAMABAD: The business communities of Pakistan and Malaysia signed four Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with an aim to promote trade...
ECC approves increase in ARV retail price, ANF allowances
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved many proposals including a summary proposing increase in retail price...
Pakistan Economy Dashboard’ provides easy access to Socio-Economic data: Ali Perviaz
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Ali Pervaiz Malik said that ‘Pakistan Economy Dashboard’ is huge initiative in...
Asian Development Bank approves $320m grant for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a grant of $320 million to rehabilitate roads in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Heavy...
CPEC projects’ review meeting held ahead of SCO Summit
ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the mid-October Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, a high-level review meeting on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects...
‘Pakistan Economy Dashboard’ launched to promote transparency
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that the Pakistan Economy Dashboard (PED) would help...
Finance Ministry decides not to take loan on high interest rate
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has decided not to take loan from Standard Chartered Bank on a high interest rate....
ADB delegation meets Ahsan Iqbal to discuss transport infrastructure
ISLAMABAD: The Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Transport Sector Group, Chen Chen met Federal Minister for Planning, Development...
FTO establishes special helpdesk to facilitate taxpayers in filing returns
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah on Tuesday established taxpayer facilitation helpdesk at its headquarters in collaboration...
NAC revises GDP growth rate to 3.7pc in Q4; 2.52pc for FY 2023-24
ISLAMABAD: The National Accounts Committee (NAC) approved revised quarterly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates for the fiscal year 2023-24,...
FBR decides to extend income tax filing deadline by 14 days
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) decided to extend the deadline for filing income tax returns by 14 days....
