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ADB, AIIB support 1st Panda Bond issuance for green projects in Pakistan

16/05/2026

Pakistan’s entry into China’s capital market marks new era of financial Cooperation

16/05/2026

IMF sets 11 new benchmarks for Pakistan including SEZ tax incentive phase-out, tariff revisions & NAB reforms

16/05/2026

PM Shehbaz meets Chinese business delegation, pledges digital economic ties

15/05/2026

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FBR to introduce transparent central system for refunds

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is going to introduce transparent central system for issuance of refunds. The FBR has...

FBR appeals taxpayers to help govt in fight against Covid-19 by paying taxes on time

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appealed to taxpayers to pay their due taxes in time to increase...

Hafeez directs FBR to expedite process of refunds to facilitate businessmen

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired a meeting through video link...

Japan gives $2m to Pakistan’s fight against coronavirus

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar thanked the government of Japan for giving Pakistan a generous grant to...

FBR not to extend deadline for sales tax payment

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said it will not extend the date for sales tax payment beyond March...

GSP demands Rs519m to execute four projects in next PSDP

ISLAMABAD: The Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) has demanded Rs519.057 million to execute four projects under the Public Sector Development...

Govt to allocate Rs270b as subsidies for FY21 budget

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is likely to earmark Rs270 billion under the head of ‘subsidies’ for the next fiscal year...

Govt allows 10 industries to continue operations to maintain supply of essential items

ISLAMABAD: The federal and provincial governments agreed to allow 10 major industries to continue operations to maintain supply of essential...

PM Imran directs ministry not to increase gas tariff

28/03/2020

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan in a video message after chairing a high-level meeting on the energy sector has said...

FBR to extend deadline for big retailers to integrate transactions with POS system

28/03/2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to further extend the deadline for big retailers to digitally integrate their...

POL products prices to remain unchanged in April

28/03/2020

ISLAMABAD: The Spokesperson for the petroleum division in an official statement said that there will be no change in petrol,...

Working ‘expeditiously’ to respond to Pakistan’s emergency coronavirus loan request: IMF

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday said the Fund’s team is working expeditiously to respond...

Imports, exports declining in country due to coronavirus : Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar has said that the government is in contact with the world financial...

FBR imposes penalty on two Customs I&I superintendents

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to impose penalty on two customs intelligence officers and directed recovery from...

Weekly inflation goes down 1.25pc

ISLAMABAD : The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation report ended on March 26, for the combined consumption group,...

Govt won’t allow businesses to go bankrupt amid corona crisis: Razak Dawood

ISLAMABAD: The government will not allow businesses to go bankrupt due to cash flow crisis, the Adviser to Prime Minister...

Appearance of parties not essential during hearing in appellate tribunal, ATIR

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Law and Justice issued office order granting exemption to parties during court hearing due to corona virus...

FBR may extend date for POS integration for Tier-1 retailers up to March 31

26/03/2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to extend the last date for big retailers to integrate their point...

FBR promotes Saifuddin Junejo, Samina Tasleem Zehra to BS-21

26/03/2020

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has notified promotion of two BS-20 officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS) into...

FBR receives 60,000 more income tax returns after new ATL