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Govt committed to peace, prosperity in merged FATA districts: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin says the government is committed to peace, progress and prosperity in ex-FATA districts under the...
Finance ministry notifies governing council of Pakistan Single Window
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has notified the governing council of Pakistan Single Window, as the Pakistan Single Window Act,...
Action will be taken against those who ignore FBR’s notices: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: The government will not show leniency towards willful tax defaulters from the next fiscal year, warned Finance Minister Shaukat...
17pc GST on wheat bran taken back: FBR
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) said that the proposal of 17 percent sales tax on wheat bran has been...
FBR seizes smartphones, drives at Islamabad Airport worth Rs50m
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has seized huge quantity of smuggled smartphones and drives worth Rs50 million at Islamabad...
Supplementary grant for Covid-19 released by ECC
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Mr. Shaukat Tarin chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of...
PM okays summary to appoint Noor Ahmad as executive director for ADB
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the summary to appoint Federal Secretary Economic Affairs Division, Noor Ahmed as...
No fresh tax amnesty for construction sector: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has categorically denied it will provide any new amnesty scheme to construction contractors,...
Govt wants domestic oil refineries to upgrade themselves: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that government wants the domestic oil refineries to upgrade themselves at par with...
Beneficiaries to get additional amount under Indexation Policy approved by ECC
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet approved the Indexation Policy for Cash Transfer and allowed Benazir Income...
No withholding tax on cash withdrawal from July 1
ISLAMABAD: Banks shall not collect/deduct withholding tax on cash withdrawal from July 01, 2021 subject to approval of the Finance...
Customs PCA showing outstanding performance despite shortage of staff: Additional Director Nisar Phularwal
ISLAMABAD: Additional Director Post Clearance Audit (PCA) North Nisar Ahmad Phularwal has said that performance of the PCA has been...
Rawalpindi I&I seizes narcotics worth Rs6m near Islamabad Motorway
ISLAMABAD: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Rawalpindi has seized 21 kilogram of chars worth Rs6 million. According...
FBR to seize goods without brand licensing
ISLAMABAD: Brand licensing has been proposed to make mandatory for manufacturers of specified goods. In failure to comply with it...
Neither IMF programme suspended, nor World Bank loans withheld for Pakistan: finance ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry clarified that Pakistan’s IMF programme had not been suspended and neither has the World Bank withheld...
FBR imposes super tax on banking companies permanently
ISLAMABAD: The levy of super tax has been permanently imposed on banking companies as it was expiring in the tax...
Govt to abolish tax on import of POS machines
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to abolish tax on the import of point of sale (POS) machines. This was...
FBR constitutes committees to remove anomalies in Finance Bill 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) formed committees to identify and remove technical and legal anomalies in the Finance...
World Bank approves $442m for Pakistan’s water and sanitation services
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $442 million in financing to support Pakistan improve its access...
Shaukat Tarin for launch of New-Auto policy
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin Friday assured his full support for the final launch of the...
