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FATF meeting: China, Turkey, Malaysia express satisfaction over steps taken by Pakistan
PARIS: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has examined the compliance report of Pakistan in its meeting held in Paris. FATF...
FBR sets Rs1.29tr revenue collection target for 3Q of FY2019-20
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set the revenue collection target for the second quarter (October to December)...
FBR empowers Pakistan Customs to stop departure of vessel till clearance of dues
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued Customs Act, 1969 updated till June 30, 2019 explaining the powers of...
Pakistani delegation reaches Paris for two-day FATF meeting
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani delegation, headed by Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar, reached Paris to attend a crucial two-day session of...
Pakistan secures top position for making record seizures of counterfeit goods: Dr. Arsalan Subuctageen
ISLAMABAD: Dr Arslan Subuktageen Director General (DG) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement said Pakistan clinched top position at JCO HYGIEA Italy...
Pakistan’s economy stagnating amid big deficit, low reserves: World Bank
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has said Pakistan’s economy is slowing as it faces yet another macroeconomic crisis due to high...
Govt managed to overcome two major fiscal deficits: Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs, Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has announced that the...
FBR collects Rs7b customs duty on mobile phones in six months
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs observed on Friday that the government has collected Rs7...
Hafeez Shaikh presides over meeting on reforms initiatives to facilitate development portfolio
ISLAMABAD: The government economic team has entrusted technical teams from Economic Affairs Division, Planning Commission and the World Bank to...
NAB arrests ex-PEPCO MD on corruption charges
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau-Rawalpindi has arrested accused Rasool Khan Mahsood, former managing director of the Pakistan Electric Power Company...
Dubai to share details of Pakistani property owners: FBR chairman
ISLAMABAD: In a major development, Dubai Land Department will provide information of the properties owned by Pakistanis in Dubai, Chairman...
FBR starts stocktaking drive in steel sector to detect tax evasion
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started a stocktaking drive in the steel sector to verify the reports...
Effective economic policies of govt bearing fruit: APM Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said that due to economic policies of current...
Pakistan & ADB ink $200m additional financing accord for social protection
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Muhammad Hammad Azhar witnessed the loan signing of additional financing for social protection development project...
FBR launches revised version of ‘Tax Asaan’ mobile app
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) launched a comprehensive revised version of its ‘Tax Asaan’ app for filing of...
AEDB approves renewable energy policy draft after consensus
ISLAMABAD: The Alternative Energy Development Board in its 46th Meeting under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Power Omar Ayub...
FBR allows voluntary retirement to Principal Appraiser Mian Khurram Munir
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Secretary (Mgt Customs-III) Qasim Khan Khattak has issued notification allowing voluntary retirement to Principal...
Pakistan, Germany sign technical cooperation agreement
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany on Thursday signed an agreement for technical assistance under the Pakistan-Germany Development Programme worth 23.4 million...
Owners of Benami accounts have to face dire consequences: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The FBR has warned of having dire consequence for the beneficial owners of accounts and also for those maintaining...
ADB to provide $2.7b in approved financing to Pakistan in 2019
ISLAMABAD: Taking to the social networking website Twitter, the international development finance institution, Asian development bank (ADB) announced the provision...
