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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...
FBR assigns additional powers to Yaqoob Mako to curb smuggling vide SRO 1655/2025
ISLMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued SRO 1655(I)/2025, granting extraordinary powers to Mr. Yaqoob Mako, Director General...
Floods cause Rs50b revenue shortfall for FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is facing a shortfall of nearly Rs50 billion in tax collections due to...
World Bank to lend $20m to Pakistan at concessional rate
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank will provide Pakistan with a $20 billion loan at a concessional interest rate of just 2...
Aurangzeb meets UAE business leaders, highlights economic reforms, investment opportunities
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with a group of leading United Arab Emirates...
ADB announces $3m emergency aid for Pakistan flood relief
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has announced $3 million in emergency aid for Pakistan. According to sources, ADB President...
Islamabad Airport management to be handed over to UAE
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a plan to transfer Islamabad Airport management to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under...
Economy enters FY2026 on a high note, says Finance Ministry
ISLAMABAD: The national economy has entered Fiscal Year 2025-26 with positive momentum, building on last year’s gains and setting an...
ECC approves funding plan for smooth USC closure
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved a technical supplementary grant of Rs. 30.216 billion to ensure...
CCoSOEs approves reconstitution of NESPAK board of directors
ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) on Thursday approved the reconstitution of the board of directors of...
MoU signed regarding labour, employment for Pakistanis in Belarus
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Chaudhry Salik Hussain and Belarus Minister for Internal Affairs Ivan...
PM lauds ADB’s longstanding partnership with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif appreciated Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) longstanding partnership with Pakistan and said that ADB had...
UN grants $600K emergency aid to support Pakistan’s flood victims
NEW YORK: The United Nations has announced $600,000 in emergency aid to help flood victims in Pakistan. The announcement came...
Pakistan mulls allowing banks to deal in virtual currencies, tokens
ISLAMABAD The Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) deliberated on granting permission to financial institutions to deal in virtual currencies...
