Islamabad

18/01/2025

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has said that during the fourth wave, five ministries including...

PM orders installation of modern cargo scanning system to curb smuggling

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the relevant authorities to install international standard cargo scanning system in...

FBR allows entry of Azerbaijan registered vehicles transporting cargo into Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) allowed entry of Azerbaijan’s registered vehicles transporting transit and bilateral trade cargo into...

Exchange companies contribute $4b to remittance inflows in 1H of FY2025

ISLAMABAD: Exchange companies contributed $4 billion in Pakistan’s remittance inflows during the first half of the current fiscal year (FY25),...

CCoSOEs okays PTV & PBC’s business plans; reconstitutes BoDs of KTDMC, TUSDEC

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Friday chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on...

PM for ensuring early conclusion of FBR’s legal cases

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the relevant authorities to expedite the Federal Board of Revenues’ (FBR)...

Aurangzeb reaffirms commitment to maintain trust of development partners

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, here on Thursday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to maintaining the trust...

Finance minister for timely implementation of Energy Vehicle Policy

ISLAMABAD, Jan 16 (APP): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb here on Thursday stressed the importance of...

OICCI says prudent govt policies improved economic indicators

ISLAMABAD: President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry OICCI, Yousaf Hussain commended government’s efforts in ensuring macroeconomic...

Islamabad: 15th January, 2025: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, chairs a meeting with the leadership of the Pakistan Microfinance Investment Company (PMIC). The PMIC delegation was led by Mr. Naveed A. Khan, Chairman PMIC.

Aurangzeb reiterates commitment to accelerate financial inclusion

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb reiterated the government’s commitment to accelerating financial inclusion as a...

Islamabad: January 14, 2025: Jamil Ahmad Qureshi, Secretary SIFC, and Malik Ahmad Khan, CEO of P3A, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to enhance collaboration on the development of the Invest Pakistan project.

SIFC, P3A sign MoU to boost ‘Invest Pakistan’ project

ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and the Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Govt approves new power provision system to SEZs, industrial estates

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy chaired by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif approved a new power...

FBR collects Rs368b taxes from salaried class during FY2023-24

ISLAMABAD: The salaried class has emerged as the third-largest contributor to tax revenue in Pakistan, with tax collection from this...

World Bank unveils $20b, decade-long funding plan for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday welcomed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the World Bank for a plan to lend...

Commerce Minister arrives in Baghdad for key talks on bilateral trade

14/01/2025

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce, Jam Kamal, arrived in Baghdad to lead the Pakistani delegation at the 9th Joint Ministerial...

Pakistan, Hong Kong emphasize strengthening economic relations

14/01/2025

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb and the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region...

Finance minister highlights importance of innovative approaches to compete in global economy