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FBR collects Rs1.87 trillion in taxes through electricity bills over four years

FBR targets five new industries in digital tax tracking drive

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Dastgir seeks local, foreign experts’ help to double exports

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Commerce Engineer Khuram Dastgir has decided to appoint local and foreign commerce experts who will assist...

No guarantee to retrieve billions from Swiss banks: Dar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Mohammad Ishaq Dar said that there is no guarantee to bring back Pakistani billions of...

Buoyant Cruise: All set for Karachi-Dubai Speedy Boat Service

ISLAMABAD: The preparations have been completed for launching speedy boat service between Karachi and Dubai to increase Pakistani exports. The...

Fisheries export up 15.68% to US$3.67m during FY 2013-14

ISLAMABAD: The Fish and fishery products saw an increase of 15.68% during last FY2013-14 which was 12.25 % higher than...

State Life to have new Chairman soon: Dastgir

06/08/2014

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir has assured the administration of State Life Insurance Corporation Limited that decision...

RDA finalizes draft of revised textile bill

06/08/2014

ISLAMABAD: The Research Development and Advisory cell of textile ministry has prepared a bill envisaging wide-ranging measures to encourage value-addition...

FBR directs RTOs, LTUs to collect data of potential taxpayers

06/08/2014

ISLAMABAD: The regional tax offices and large taxpayer units (LTU) on directions from Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has covertly...

Dastgir briefs Parliament on trade ties with India

05/08/2014

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan told the Lower House of the Parliament that the government has been...

FBR to issue tax cards to 850,000 filers

05/08/2014

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will issue tax cards to about 8, 50,000 filers of tax returns which would...

TCS, Smart Zone smuggling scandal: DG I&I pressurized to stay away from case

05/08/2014

ISLAMABAD: Director General Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Lutfullah Virk has ordered Deputy Director Customs Shahid Jan to take strict...

FBR withdrawal of duty on steel sheet plunges fans’ price

byNadir Khan

PESHAWAR: The prices of electric homemade room coolers and fans in Peshawar dropped after Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has...

FBR to tighten the noose around Swiss depositors

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has decided to tighten the noose around Pakistanis having black money in Swiss banks and...

FBR exceeds revenue target by Rs 1 billion in July

ISLAMABAD: The committed work of field formation officers under new acting Chairman helped the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in...

Rupee devalues by 47.1pc against dollar from 2008-13

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Rupee devalued approximately 47.1% against US Dollar during period from 2008 to 2013. Rupee met with the worst...

Finance Ministry all set for amending FERA Act, repealing EPFO

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has made full preparations to introduce Bill to amend the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947....

Mobile phone companies deposit Rs162,149m GST in five years