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Cabinet restores 25pc income tax rebate for teachers after FTO intervention
LAHORE: The Federal Cabinet has reinstated a 25% income tax rebate for teachers across Pakistan, following intervention by the Federal...
Retail payments surge to Rs154 trillion
LAHORE: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released its Payment Systems Quarterly Review for Q2 FY25, revealing a significant...
FBR warns of severe punishments for unauthorized access to taxpayer data
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced severe punishments, including imprisonment, for tax officers or officials found guilty...
ECC approves changes in Reko-Diq development plan
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet here on Tuesday approved changes to the Reko-Diq Project’s development plan...
Collector Tayyba Kiyani leads operation to seize smuggled iPhones worth millions at AIIA
LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIA), under the leadership of Collector Customs Tayyba Kiyani,...
Rs34.5b recovered after LHC lifts stay on windfall tax cases
LAHORE: The vacation of a stay order by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in the case concerning the windfall income...
Acting US Ambassador, Finance Minister discuss economic cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb held a meeting with Ms. Natalie Baker, Charge d’Affaires and...
PM Shehbaz vows to facilitate Saudi investors
RIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to facilitating Saudi investors. Talking to Saudi Investment Minister Khalid Al-Falih...
FIA nabs customs officials in bribery scandal at Faisalabad Airport
LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Faisalabad has apprehended three Customs officials and an accomplice for allegedly extorting a...
Top-listed companies contribute Rs1.22 trillion in direct taxes in 2024
LAHORE: Pakistan’s top-listed companies contributed Rs1.22 trillion in direct taxes during the calendar year 2024, reflecting a 2.2% increase year-on-year...
Customs AIIA foils bid to smuggle life-saving drugs worth millions of rupees
LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIA) successfully intercepted an attempt to smuggle a large...
FBR deploys high-tech monitoring for production compliance
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced stringent measures to enhance the monitoring of industrial production through advanced...
Customs issues new guidelines amid importers’ concerns over delays
LAHORE: Chief Collector of Customs, Appraisement South, has issued a public notice, which is circulated across the country, reminding importers,...
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation sells two Aframax oil vessels after 20 years of service
LAHORE: The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) has completed the sale of two aging vessels, MT Lahore and MT Quetta,...
Samara Nazir appointed as advisor to FTO from Lahore
LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has appointed Ms Samara Nazir a Grade 22 career officer of...
IMF approves government’s plan to reduce electricity rates: sources
LAHORE: The International Monetary Fund has given the green light to the government’s plan for reducing electricity rates during discussions...
Kenya cuts customs valuation of Pakistani rice by 25pc to boost trade
LAHORE: Kenya has lowered the customs valuation of Pakistani rice by 25%, reducing the official price from $615 to $460...
9,700 properties sealed in action against tax defaulters in Punjab
LAHORE: The Punjab Excise & Taxation (E&T) Department has initiated a significant crackdown on property tax defaulters across the province....
FBR dismisses IR Inspector Irfan Malik over inefficiency & misconduct
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has dismissed an Inland Revenue (IR) Inspector from service on charges of inefficiency...
Collector Tayyaba Kayani leads crackdown on smuggled medicines & saffron at AIIA
LAHORE: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Allama Iqbal International Airport (AIIA) conducted a major intelligence-based operation, successfully seizing smuggled...
