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Bajwa to take part in policy level talks with IMF review mission
ISAMABAD: Chairman FBR Tariq Bajwa will participate in policy level talks with the IMF review mission in Dubai starting from...
Duty waived: FBR allows steel exporter to shift raw material
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue has allowed a Lahore-based exporter of iron and steel products to transfer raw materials...
Dar pins hopes on body for sagacious review of SROs
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar reiterated the resolve to review the Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) with the aim to make...
Hundreds of used vehicles stuck up at Karachi ports given waiver by ECC
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet decided to grant one-time waiver for clearance of used vehicles by...
Dar to lead Pakistan in EFF review on Feb 1
ISLAMABAD: Optimistic Pakistani team led by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will conduct the second quarterly review with the International Monetary...
1pc ‘further tax’ draws concerns
ISLAMABAD: Experts and industrialists have raised eyebrows over the Federal Board of Revenue decision to charge one percent ‘further tax’...
Cement industry asked to pay 17pc ST on retail price basis
ISLAMABAD: In pursuance of Finance Act 2013, the FBR directed the Chief Commissioners of Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) and Regional...
Dar fine-tunes trading of govt securities on bourse
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar appreciated the close cooperation among key national financial regulatory institutions which, he said, enabled and...
Pakistan Customs needs to improve communication: Manzoor Ahmad
ISLAMABAD: Former ambassador to World Customs Organisation (WCO), Dr Manzoor Ahmed said that the theme of World Customs Day is...
No return, no ST: FBR moves against major units
ISLAMABAD: Awaking to what is described as a serious discrepancy, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) moved against units, comprising...
Sales tax reduced on textile and leather products
ISLAMABAD: The rate of sales tax has been reduced to 5 per cent on taxable supplies of finished articles made...
FY 2014 targets: Dar satisfied with progress
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed satisfaction over the current economic condition and progress towards achieving targets set for the...
MCCs told no ban on gold jewellery export
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue categorically declared to Model Customs Collectorates (MCCs) that there was no restriction on export...
High level committee contemplating to abolish, amend SROs: Chief Tariff & Trade
ISLAMABAD: The purpose behind issuance of Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) has been to establish a particular industry as some of...
Olson meets Dar: Payment of $352m under CSF by Feb 6
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador in Pakistan Richard Olson said that America will reimburse $352 million to Pakistan under coalition support fund...
Snack bar claims its business deregistered unilaterally
ISLAMABAD: What transpired to be a unique and test case, a tax-evader dealing in food/confectionery business in Islamabad has claimed...
Government to form committee for ITTMS
ISLAMABAD: Government has decided to set up a 13-member steering committee to be headed by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar with...
Normalized reciprocal trade with India to triple Pakistani exports
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir Khan has said that normalising of trade relations with India could boost up...
FBR allows Royal Qatari family to import 43 falcons
ISLAMABAD: Consenting to a request of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) granted the import of...
Bajwa presses for mid-year corrections to recover revenue shortfall
ISLAMABAD: The government is encountering a substantial shortfall in revenue collection including Rs 40 billion in Karachi alone. In this...
