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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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Talks with IMF team focused on fiscal adjustments

06/02/2020

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation continued their talks on Wednesday to work out a revised...

APM Hafeez Shaikh presides over meeting to discuss issues related to power sector

06/02/2020

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chairs a meeting here at the...

Moody’s report underpins stable outlook for Pakistan banking system

06/02/2020

ISLAMABAD: Moody’s Investors Service has said in its new report that robust funding, high liquidity and close links with the...

FBR refutes statements on economic team-IMF talks, says process ongoing

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) spokesman on Wednesday denied giving any inputs to media regarding the ongoing talks between...

Japan donates ten coronavirus testing kits to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan has donated ten coronavirus testing kits to Pakistan. Sources told that Japan’s embassy in Islamabad...

Govt releases Rs 429.17b for development projects

ISLAMABAD: The Federal government has so far authorized release of Rs 429.17 billion for various ongoing and new social sector...

Govt tables tax laws amendment bill in Senate

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government presented draft regulations of money bill and Tax Laws Amendment Bill, 2020, in the...

Pakistan’s economy strengthening & improving: Hammad Azhar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar on Tuesday took to Twitter to hit back at criticism of the...

FBR conducts audit & scrutiny of all refund cases

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday said that FBR conducts audit of all refund cases. The FBR said...

ECC approves amendment extending exemption from RD to export oriented units

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

Reduction in tax collection target by Rs350b to be sought from IMF

ISLAMABAD: Following the new round of talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the release of third tranche of...

Govt has taken several initiatives to bring down prices: Hafeez Shaikh

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said the federal government has taken several...

FBR to impose penalty of Rs5000 for each invoice for not obtaining CNIC

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to impose penalty of Rs5000 on registered persons over their failure to...

Govt borrowed Rs4.11 trillion to finance budget deficit in 15 months

ISLAMABAD: A press release issued by the Ministry of Finance stated that the government borrowed only Rs 4.11 trillion to...

FBR obtains information regarding buyers & sellers of immovable properties

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) obtained information of buyers and sellers of immovable properties during the period July –...

FBR clarifies news about fake tax refunds

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued a clarification on the news aired on electronic media about the issuance of...

Govt’s rigorous monitoring help ease higher inflation

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance has said that the outcome of stabilization policies, agriculture sector interventions, rigorous monitoring at federal/provincial levels...

Total tax collection increased by 17pc: FBR

01/02/2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday released the tax revenue collection figures for the month of January, 2020...

FBR assigns look after charge of chairman to Nausheen Javaid Amjad

01/02/2020

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) assigned look after charge of chairman Federal Board of Revenue to Ms. Nausheen Javaid...

‘Inevitable’ currency devaluation led to highest external deficit: Hammad Azhar