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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’s website goes offline as taxpayers unable to file annual returns

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is remained offline for past several hours on Wednesday. The taxpayers, who failed to...

Govt asks FBR to enhance enforcement for achieving annual targets

ISLAMABAD: The ministry of finance has advised Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to enhance monitoring and enforcement in order to...

Pakistan pays Rs14.42b to Russia over trade dispute

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has settled a 40 year old trade dispute with Russia as Islamabad has paid an amount of $93.5...

FBR to monitor real estate & jewellery trades according to FATF conditions

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will implement rules in three areas in the soon as part of compliance...

US companies willing to enhance investment in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Commerce of the United States of America, Wilbur Ross along with the accompanying delegation, called on the Adviser...

Pakistan asks IMF to revise FBR’s tax collection target

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has shared data of import compression with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and requested to revise the annual...

FBR issues sales tax refund claims of Rs32b: Seema Shakil

ISLAMABAD: A Senate panel reviewed matters pertaining to the refund of sales tax and payment of rebate to exporters. The...

Privatization of SME Bank Ltd & Pak Reinsurance Co Ltd will be completed soon

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the Cabinet...

Biometric verification to be made mandatory for duty-free import of mobile phones

ISLAMABAD: The government is mulling to allow international passengers duty-free import of mobile phones under Baggage Rules and various proposals...

No service charges allowed for collecting WHT: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has not allowed deduction of service charges by withholding agents for collecting/deducing withholding tax...

FBR withdraws 40pc RD on import of sugar

ISLAMABAD: The government has withdrawn 40 percent regulatory duty on import of sugar and sugar products. According to the details,...

Work on CPEC’s second phase underway in full swing: Gen ® Asim Saleem Bajwa

ISLAMABAD: Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, Lieutenant General (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said on Monday that work on...

Pakistan, UK ink MoU to allow air services to continue post-Brexit

ISLAMABAD: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the United Kingdom (UK) and Pakistan on Monday to allow air...

FBR starts scrutiny of incomes of debt, credit card holders

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started scrutiny of incomes of persons making payments through debt and credit cards....

FBR issues orders for posting of 32 assistant collectors of BS-17

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued orders for posting of 32 assistant collectors (probationers) with immediate effect and...

FBR transfers 5 PCS officials of BS-17-18 with immediate effect

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued notification for transfer and posting of following officers of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS)...

Three-member body headed by FIA chief to probe sugar crisis

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday commissioned a three-member committee led by the director-general of the (DG) Federal Investigation...

Pakistan’s earns $264m from travel services’ export

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned USD 264.254 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first half of current...

FBR rejects proposal of reducing GST on sugar

21/02/2020

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reportedly rejected the proposal of reducing GST on sugar arguing that the...

Pakistan thanks China on support in FATF meetings