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Miftah approaches IHC for pre-arrest bail, rejects NAB allegations
ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Miftah Ismail, who is facing arrest by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in the LNG import...
Female buyers can share CNIC of male relatives: FBR
ISLAMABAD: Female customers who do not want to share their identity card number, or do not have an independent source...
FBR withdraws 1pc WHT on yarn traders
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has withdrawn 1 percent withholding tax on yarn business and manufacturers will instead...
ICD quizzes independent power producers over ‘higher’ profits
ISLAMABAD: With the power sector circular debt in excess of Rs900 billion, independent power producers (IPPs) were questioned by the...
Pharmaceutical exports enhance 8pc to $211.6m
ISLAMABAD: The exports of pharmaceutical products from the country during the Financial Year 2018-19 grew by 8.6pc as compared to...
Economic stability linked with reforms to reduce rich-poor gulf: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said Pakistan can attain economic stability through reforms, focusing on tax culture, ending...
Condition of CNIC number applicable only if purchases made from ST registered persons: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday clarified that the amendment regarding provision of National Identity Card (CNIC)...
Banks should collect details of benami accounts themselves: FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi on Monday asked all banks in the country to collect details...
Pakistan needs to mobilize tax revenue, cut debt: IMF
WASHINGTON: Pakistan needs to mobilize domestic tax revenue to ensure funds for social and development programs while reducing debt, the...
IMF RR Teresa Sanchez to meet customs, SBP officials tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Teresa Dabam Sanchez will visit Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) Karachi and the...
Judge video scandal: Mian Tariq sent to jail on 14-day judicial remand
ISLAMABAD: Mian Tariq, one of the main characters in the video scandal involving former accountability court judge Arshad Malik, has...
PM directs FBR to reduce FED on ghee, steel units in tribal areas from 17pc to 7pc
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Office has issued directive to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to reduce federal excise duty...
CNIC condition will stay: FBR Chairman Shabbar Zaidi
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi made it clear that the government would not back down from...
FBR should review applicability of taxes on shares & securities: Farrukh Sabzwari
ISLAMABAD: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Farrukh Sabzwari has asked the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman...
Customs, excise duty collections record double-digit growth: SBP
ISLAMABAD:The customs and excise duty collections recorded a double-digit growth during the fiscal year 2018-19, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)...
FBR issues SRO for waiving taxes & duties on import of new FSRUs
ISLAMABAD: The government has exempted from duties and taxes the import of new floating storage and re-gasification units (FSRUs) for...
FBR redeploys 1,650 customs officials to curb smuggling
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Customs Wing has re-deployed and transferred 1,650 official positions to meet the challenging revenue...
FBR sets tax collection target at Rs300b for July
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set the tax collection target at Rs300 billion for July 2019. According...
France provides €50.2m for rehabilitation of Chitral, Dargai hydropower plants
ISLAMABAD: The government of France has provided a soft loan of €50 million (Rs9 billion) and a grant of €0.2...
Govt keen to explore innovative financing models & mobilize investment: Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Ms. Xiaohong Yang called on Muhammad Hammad Azhar, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs....
