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Marble products in tribal areas exempted from taxes: Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar told the National Assembly that the marble products produced and then sold in...
FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi falls sick, shifted to AFIC
ISLAMABAD: Federal board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi has fallen sick. Media reports said that the FBR chairman was...
Customs IMO seizes 500g heroin worth Rs5m
ISLAMABAD: Customs Collector Seema Raza Bokhari said that Customs Inspector Raja Nasir Rehman along with other customs staff of the...
IHC bars FIA from arresting Nasir Janjua in judge Arshad Malik video scandal
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday extended the pre-arrest bail of Nasir Janjua, the prime suspect in video...
FBR to take stern action against traders involved in misuse of Afghan Transit Trade
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued directives for the implementation of law to curb smuggling and levy...
Notices to be issued to 100,000 non-filers: FBR Chairman
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi said that the board will send notices to around 100,000 non-filers...
No accord regarding export of salt at lower prices
ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on Petroleum was informed on Monday that there was no agreement signed for the sale or...
Customs using all resources to curb smuggling attempts: Collector Seema Raza Bokhari
ISLAMABAD: Collectorate of Customs Collector Seema Raza Bokhari said pursuing the instructions of the FBR, the Customs anti-smuggling staff of...
Tax evasion: Customs I&I registers FIR against M/s China Pakistan Tobacco
ISLAMABAD: Customs Intelligence has registered an FIR against the China Pakistan Tobacco Ltd, an industrial concern located in Export Processing...
FBR to introduce new rules to expedite ST refund claims processing
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has drafted new sales tax refund rules for faster, automated payment of the...
Govt decides to release Rs200bn Sukuk bonds again
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Saturday decided to issue Rs200 billion Sukuk bonds for the second time to pay the...
Power tariff likely to be raised by seven paisa
ISLAMABAD: Power companies on Saturday submitted an application to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) seeking seven paisa rise...
Govt considering to abolish deemed duty on diesel
ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to scrap deemed duty on the sale of high-speed diesel and introduce refinery margins for...
Exports to EU posts 2.84pc growth during FY2018
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to the 28-member European Union (EU) during 2018 posted paltry growth of 2.84 per cent. The dismal...
Customs deploys additional staff for round the clock operation at Torkham border
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Customs Operations Dr. Jawwad Uwais Agha has deployed additional staff at Torkham border...
IMF lauds Pakistan’s resolve to stabilize, revive economy
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Governor, State Bank of Pakistan,...
Germany to provide €22.4m for development projects in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany on Friday signed a financial agreement worth €22.4 million to support existing projects in the areas...
$2.3b external public debt in FY2018-19 lowest in 3 years
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Affairs Division on Friday said that the net addition to the external public debt during FY2018-19 was...
FBR seeks fresh MoU with China on sharing of GDs for all transactions
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) asked Chief Exports and Valuation and Chief Reforms and Automation to prepare fresh Memorandum...
Pakistan & Germany ink accord worth Rs2160.48m on Social Health Protection Phase II
ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Division Secretary, Noor Ahmed and Country Director, German Development Bank (KfW), Wolfgang Moeller, signed financing agreements for...
