Islamabad

25/09/2019

ISLAMABAD: At least six oil refineries are at different stages of completion to ramp up crude oil refining capacity in...

PM Imran directs FBR to launch crackdown on sale of illicit cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to launch a crackdown on the sale...

Customs NIIA foils bid to smuggle half kg gold to Dubai

ISLAMABAD: Collector MCC Islamabad Seema Raza Bokhari said that Customs staff of NIIA foiled an attempt of smuggling half kilogram...

Customs IPR Enforcement seizes huge quantity of fake copies of publication

byTariq Derya

ISLAMABAD: Director General (DG) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Dr. Arslan Subuktgeen said that the Customs Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement...

Pakistan imports mobile phones worth Rs26b during July – August

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has imported mobile phones worth Rs26 billion during first two months of current fiscal year, which is 52.4...

NAB decides to file early hearing plea of pending corruption cases: Justice Javed Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (R) Javed Iqbal said that as many as 1,210 corruption references were in...

Soon indicators will show improvement in economy: President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi assured that the economic situation of the country will improve within two to three months. Talking...

Rs40,000 prize bonds worth Rs152b encashed

ISLAMABAD: Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has pointed out that the investors of Rs40,000 prize bonds have withdrawn Rs 152...

NAB likely to conclude probe against Jakhrani next week

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is likely to arrest PPP senior leader Ijaz Jakhrani next week in a corruption...

FBR launches auditing of taxpayers having ST registration

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched audit of the taxpayers having sales tax registration after detecting...

Islamabad I&I earns Rs55m through auction of goods & vehicles

byTariq Derya

ISLAMABAD: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Islamabad fetched revenue of more that Rs 50 million through auction of seized vehicles and...

NAB Court approves 14-day physical remand of Liaquat Qaimkhani

ISLAMABAD : Accountability court on Monday has approved 14-day physical remand of former director general of parks and horticulture in...

Chinese envoy expresses satisfaction over pace of CPEC projects

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing called on Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Khusro Bakhtiar in Islamabad, according to...

Govt plans to grant new petroleum exploration licences: Nadeem Babar

ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is planning to award new petroleum exploration licences in December 2019 in order to increase investment...

Exports drop by 10pc during one year

KARACHI: Exports in August 2019 have witnessed a record drop of 7.6 percent as compared with August 2018. As per...

NAB Court approves two-day transit remand of Qaimkhani

RAWALPINDI: An accountability court in Rawalpindi on Saturday granted the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) two-day transit remand of the former...

IMF lauds FBR for taking significant measures to expand tax net