Islamabad
Pakistan’s first in-depth newspaper that presents balanced news reports, analysis and reviews regarding Customs, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sales/Income Tax Departments beside covering import and export sectors comprehensively. Up-to-the-minute news bulletins regarding Customs and FBR departments are also displayed regularly on both website and face book for the interest of common people
Danish envoy: 5 more firms postpone Pakistan’s visit due to political chaos
ISLAMABAD: Danish ambassador Jesper Moller Sorensen has disclosed that more than five companies from Denmark postponed their scheduled visits to...
Random balloting: FBR sends notices to 77,500 taxpayers for audit
Board has selected cases in six categories for tax year 2013 ISLAMABAD: The field officers of the Federal...
Bajwa informs Dar: Minor amendment can be made in SRO-608 on traders’ request
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar led an important meeting regarding SRO-608 in the Finance Ministry. Federal Board of Revenue Chairman...
FBR girding up loins to reduce tax exemption
FBR Member Customs Nisar and Member Inland Revenue Shahid are leading respective departments in ongoing deliberation ISLAMABAD: The...
Reduced procurement of local tobacco concerns Commerce Ministry
Commerce minister orders Pakistan Tobacco Board representatives to safeguard interests of tobacco growers ISLAMABAD: Showing grave concerns over...
FBR to review reduction in taxes on solar power plants
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to promote solar energy to overcome energy crisis. Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq...
FBR rejects request to keep Islamabad dry port open for 7 days a week
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has rejected the Model Customs Collectorate Islamabad’s suggestion to keep the Islamabad Dry...
Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis gets over Rs 1.40b for Kuwait war affectees
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance provided over Rs 1.40 billion to Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (OP&HRD)...
Pakistan Yarn Association delegation meets FBR chairman Bajwa
ISLAMABAD: The delegation of Pakistan Yarn Merchant Association met Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Tariq Bajwa at the Headquarter...
NA body on Finance holds ZTBL’s loan policy responsible for food shortage
ISLAMABAD: The flawed loan policy of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) is the main reason for food deficit in the...
Filing of less number of tax returns worries FBR
ISLAMABAD: Despite repeated extension in deadline for filing of tax returns, the FBR collected only 500,000 returns until December 3,...
FBR gets PC-I approved for Inland Revenue offices in 30 cities
FBR Member Admin Shahid Jatoi, Chief Admin Iqbal Khan and Dr Yousfani have rendered strenuous efforts in getting PC-1...
FBR Chairman Bajwa reviews regulatory authority on WEBOC
ISLAMABAD: An important meeting under the chairmanship of Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Tariq Bajwa was held regarding regulatory authority...
Ginners want TCP to expedite procurement of cotton
Dastgir assures PCGA to take up issues with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar ISLAMABAD: Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan...
FBR struggling to increase tax collection, broaden tax base: World Bank
NEW YORK: The latest World Bank study says that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is struggling to increase the...
PTCL properties: Etisalat yet to pay $799.3 million to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Despite transferring of 99 percent properties of privatised Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) to Etisalat International Pakistan (EIP), a...
Islamabad collectorate collects Rs 1.28 billion in Nov
ISLAMABAD: The Model Customs Collectorate has collected Rs 1.28 billion, which is double than Rs 648.40 million target set by...
FBR prepares list of 217 incompetent officials
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) three tiers have prepared a list of 217 officials comprising principal appraisers, appraisers...
Rs60b shortfall in 5 months: FBR sets Rs286b revenue target for Dec
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set Rs286 billon revenue collection target for the current month of December 2014,...
Customs Intelligence introduces software to computerise system
ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation has decided to computerise the entire system. Customs Intelligence and Investigation Director...
