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SBP extends banking hours for Hajj 2026 applications this Saturday
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced that authorized branches of 14 designated banks across the country will...
DG Valuation revises customs values on import of iron & steel scrap vide VR No 561/2025
KARACHI: Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed new customs values on the import of Iron & Steel Scrap...
SBP releases maiden Monetary Policy Report explaining the decision to pause policy ease
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) released its first Monetary Policy Report (MPR), explaining the reasons which the Monetary...
DPM Ishaq Dar leads drive to boost Pakistan’s port efficiency
KARACHI: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar led a meeting on August 12, 2025. The meeting...
SHC to indict FBR officials in contempt of court case involving fashion designer Nomi Ansari
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday fixed a date to indict three senior Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...
Pakistan appoints maritime law consultant for new gulf ferry service
KARACHI: Pakistan's Ministry of Maritime Affairs has approved the first ferry service license for Sea Keepers International, a UK-based ferry...
Unlocking Pakistan’s $25b crypto dream by 2030 requires smart regulation: Experts
KARACHI: Pakistan is positioning itself to tap into a projected $2.5 billion market by 2025 end and 29 million users...
Banks to remain closed on Thursday
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), on Monday, announced that the central bank as well as all banking and...
FCA system boosts Karachi ports revenue by 50pc
KARACHI: The implementation of the Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA) system has yielded remarkable results as the total revenue collection at...
Karachi LTO recovers record Rs4b from foreign assets
KARACHI: The Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi has successfully recovered a record-breaking Rs4 billion in Capital Value Tax (CVT) from...
Remittances cross $3.21b in July, maintain monthly $3 billion mark
KARACHI: Pakistan received $3.21 billion in remittances during July, the first month of the current fiscal year, maintaining the monthly...
Pakistan to buy Nigerian Bonny Light oil for first time
KARACHI: Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) is set to import its first shipment of Nigerian Bonny Light crude from Vitol in...
HBL & SEDF forge strategic partnership to drive SME growth in Sindh
KARACHI: HBL & Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise a strategic partnership to...
PCA is ‘functionally weak with less strength’: Chief Collector Jamil Nasir
KARACHI: The Chief Collector of Customs Appraisement South, Jamil Nasir, has challenged the credibility of the Directorate of Post Clearance...
Appraisement South strongly rejects report about under-invoicing in import of luxury vehicles
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement South strongly refutes the misleading claims recently published in a section of the media regarding...
Trade deficit rises by 16pc to $2.75b in July 2025
KARACHI: Pakistan's trade deficit rose by 16% in July 2025, reaching a two-and-a-half-year high of $2.75 billion. According to a...
Gwadar Port Authority, Chinese firm agree on industrial, commercial investments
KARACHI: Chinese company Xinning Enterprise and the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) have signed an agreement to stimulate industrial and commercial...
Pakistan launches $10b corridor to connect with Central Asia
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbasi announced a $10 billion rail corridor project to connect Pakistan with Afghanistan and...
Ministry approves first int’l ferry service to connect Pakistan with GCC & Iran
KARACHI: The Ministry of Maritime Affairs on Monday granted its first-ever ferry service licence to international operator Sea Keepers, allowing...
Pakistan achieves 9-year low fiscal deficit at 5.38pc in FY25
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan posted its smallest fiscal deficit in nine years at 5.38% for the 2025 fiscal year (FY25). This is...
