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Pakistan & China seal $4b agricultural cooperation agreements
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have entered into more than $4 billion worth of agreements aimed at transforming Pakistan’s agriculture sector....
Finance Minister chairs meeting to review food prices and market situation
ISLAMABAD: The first meeting of the Steering Committee on Inflationary Trends in Pakistan under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for...
Pakistan’s duty-free imports surge around 16pc in FY24
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s duty-free imports have surged by around 16% during fiscal year 2023-24, according to data released by the Federal...
Salaried class pays 21pc more tax, as FBR misses target
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) fell short of its monthly tax target in August by Rs50 billion, even...
FBR issues five-page income tax return form for traders for 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has released the comprehensive income tax return form for traders for the tax...
Pakistan to send 12+ trade delegations to China to boost exports
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has stepped up efforts to expand its exports to China during the financial year 2025-26, with dozens of...
PM Shehbaz invites Chinese companies to invest in Pakistan
BEIJING: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a series of high-level meetings with senior executives of China’s leading enterprises in...
FBR proceeds against officers involved in regularization of smuggled vehicles
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated proceedings against its officers, who were found involved in regularization of smuggled...
Senate body starts deliberations on ‘Virtual Assets Ordinance Bill, 2025’
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue began deliberations on “The Virtual Assets Ordinance Bill, 2025,” which aims...
IMF finds 9 flaws in Pakistan’s finance system
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has identified nine major shortcomings in Pakistan’s public financial management system, warning that weak...
FBR reports 16pc rise in monthly tax collection for August 2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reported a 16 percent increase in monthly tax collection for August 2025,...
FBR empowered to impose Rs 500,000 penalty for non-compliance with digital invoicing
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been empowered to impose an initial penalty of Rs 500,000 on sales...
Indonesia, Pakistan negotiating on FTA for promoting trade liberalization
ISLAMABAD: Indonesia and Pakistan bilateral trade reached up to $4.7 billion in Fiscal Year 2024, and both countries are negotiating...
Govt to amend PERA Act to protect foreign investments
ISLAMABAD: The government is planning significant amendments to the Protection of Economic Reform Act (PERA) 1992, aiming to provide robust...
IMF approves tax exemptions for TCP on sugar imports, NA panel told
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) informed a National Assembly panel that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved...
Pakistan ‘expresses reservations’ over IMF’s corruption report
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed ‘dissatisfaction’ with the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Corruption Diagnostic Assessment Report and is preparing to formally...
FBR notifies reorganization of customs post-clearance, internal audit framework
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced a major reorganization of Pakistan’s post-clearance and internal audit mechanisms for...
PIA privatisation possible by November this year, Senate standing committee told
ISLAMABAD: The Senate panel on privatisation has been informed about the possibility of Pakistan International Airlines' (PIA) privatisation by November...
Pakistan & China agree to expand financial cooperation
BEIJING: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held separate high-level meetings in Beijing today with Dr. Pan...
Pakistan, China explore stronger capital, financial sector ties
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb during a meeting with Hongta Securities Chairman Jing Feng in...
