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Commerce Ministry striving for bridging trade deficit
ISLAMABAD: The trade deficit between the imports and exports reduced to $ 0.50 billion in the current fiscal year as...
Finance Ministry constitutes 11-member Governing Council to reorganise PBS
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has constituted an 11-member Governing Council as a step to reorganise the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics...
DG (Automation) Shafqat Mahmood retires
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), on attaining the age of superannuation, has issued notification of retirement of Shafqat Mahmood,...
Finance Ministry’s officials spend Rs 15.77m to attend WB, IMF meetings
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry spent Rs 15.77 million on 12 visits abroad in last four years. These delegations visited US,...
FBR needs to improve IRIS to facilitate taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is required to overcome the inbuilt flaws in the software ‘IRIS’...
Commerce Ministry gears up efforts to enhance export of surgical instruments
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has followed numerous measures to increase exports of surgical instruments and goods....
Inland Revenue to collect capital value tax
ISLAMABAD: The Inland Revenue has decided to check the record of private housing societies to collect capital value added tax....
Finance Ministry striving to lower inflation rate
ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry is making due efforts to lower the existing inflation rate in the country to boost the...
Nigerian drug trafficker sentenced to two and half years jail
ISLAMABAD: Special Judge anti narcotics Iram Niazi has fined Rs 50,000 with an imprisonment of 2.5 years to a Nigerian...
Hearing in TCS smuggling case adjourned till Dec 10
ISLAMABAD: Hearing in Rawalpindi High Court Bench of Lahore High Court on bail plea of TCS Courier Company and...
Pak-Nigerian talks to boost exports to 18 West African countries
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is in the process of concluding a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with Nigeria as...
Deputy Director Shahid orders officials to maintain record of daily activities
ISLAMABAD: Directorate General Customs Intelligence and Investigation Headquarters Deputy Director (DD) Shahid Jaan has ordered all officials to maintain...
FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa holds meeting to discuss ways to improve WeBOC
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Web Based One Customs (WeBOC) was held in Islamabad Headquarters...
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...
