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New tax proposed for Islamabad under plan to make city autonomous unit
ISLAMABAD: Proposals have been prepared to introduce a new local tax in Islamabad if the federal capital is made an...
SIFC engages Japanese Sumitomo Corporation for investment in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has engaged Sumitomo Corporation, Japan, to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s high-potential mining...
Supreme Court rules in favour of FBR employees demanding HQs allowance
ISLAMABAD: Upholding the verdict given by a services tribunal in the favour of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) employees,...
ECC approves Rs6.6bn for bulletproof vehicles ahead of SCO Summit
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a Technical Supplementary Grant of Rs6.6 billion for the...
FBR sets deadlines to clear backlog of deferred sales tax refunds
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced stage-wise timelines for processing deferred sales tax refund claims under the...
FBR reshuffles Customs jurisdictions, expands digital cargo monitoring
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has restructured the jurisdiction and functions of Customs field formations across the country,...
FBR adds five steel units to Rs5 electricity sales tax regime
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has amended its Sales Tax General Order (STGO) 16 of 2026 to add...
Japan to provide $16.4m grant for flood protection project in Sindh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Japan have signed a grant agreement for a flood protection project in Sindh, with Tokyo providing 2.58...
FWO JV seeks guaranteed dollar-linked tariff for $432m white oil pipeline
ISLAMABAD: Frontier Oil Company (FOC), a joint venture involving the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Azerbaijan’s...
Pakistan issues international tender to export 107,739 tonnes of sugar imported last year
ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued an international tender to sell and export 107,739 metric tonnes of...
Rs3bn risk pool to expand export credit insurance access for SMEs: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that a Rs3 billion risk pool, specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises...
Pakistan again rejects high-priced LNG cargo
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has once again rejected a spot LNG bid from BP Singapore as rising international LNG prices, freight costs,...
PPPs, privatization critical to Pakistan’s future economic growth: Muhammad Ali
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Privatization and Chairman, Privatization Commission Muhammad Ali has said that the public-private partnerships...
Pakistan will not return to boom-and-bust economic cycle: Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said Pakistan will not be allowed to fall back into the cycle of...
FBR amends 2026 income tax return form again
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has once again amended the income tax return form for Tax Year 2026,...
Pakistan to receive $300m World Bank package for investment & jobs
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank is preparing a $300 million financing package for Pakistan under a five-year reform programme aimed at...
FBR launches digital platform for public servants’ asset declarations
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched a new digital platform for the filing of Declarations of Assets...
Pakistan, Australia agree to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, research and biosecurity
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain on Thursday emphasized the need to translate research...
PM Shehbaz approves establishment of Trade Facilitation Board
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday approved the establishment of a Trade Facilitation Board, which will be chaired...
Pakistan set to sign agreements with five oil refineries for $6b investment
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is set to sign long-delayed agreements with five oil refineries paving the way for more than $6 billion...
