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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...
Pakistan’s cashless economy initiative enters critical phase, says SBP deputy governor
KARACHI: Pakistan’s move towards a cashless economy is a continuation of a decade-long plan to digitize financial services, according to...
Pakistan, Iran for joining hands on Silk road, Gawadar to Chabahar Projects
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran agreed on Silk road, Gawadar to Chabahar Projects for enhancing the regional economic and trade integration....
PNSC appoints Syed Zeeshan Taqvi as CFO
KARACHI: Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has appointed Syed Zeeshan Taqvi as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 26. Taqvi replaces...
Pakistan, Iran reaffirm commitment to boost defence ties
ISLAMABAD: Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasserzade met with Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif in Islamabad, where the two...
Advisor to Finance Minister attends launch of ICMA Pakistan’s Budget 2025–26 Compendium
KARACHI: Advisor to the Finance Minister Khurram Schehzad has said that the government has focused on relief and recovery, with...
Romania offers Port of Constanța for direct access to European markets for Pakistan
KARACHI: Romania has proposed the use of its Port of Constanța to provide Pakistan with direct access to European markets...
Pakistan to import US crude oil for the first time in October
KARACHI: Pakistan is set to import crude oil from the United States for the first time in its history. Synergico,...
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign reserves stand at $19.61b
KARACHI, Jul 31 (APP): The total liquid foreign reserves of Pakistan stood at $ 19,607 million as of July 25,...
