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FBR collection falls by 13.4 percent in April
ISLAMABAD: The revenue collection has registered 13.4 percent decline in April 2020 over the corresponding month of the last year,...
SBP reserves rise $1.18b to $12.07b
KARACHI: The foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank increased 10.85% on a weekly basis, according to data released...
Pakistan inflation drops to 9.5pc in April
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s consumer price inflation rate eased to 9.5% in April from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said on...
SBP’s refinance scheme to secure jobs of over 500,000 employees
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) refinance scheme will secure the jobs of over 500,000 employees amid the coronavirus pandemic...
LPG price goes up in Pakistan for May 2020, notifies OGRA
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) increased Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices in the country for the month of...
Razak Dawood proposes reduction in indirect taxes
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood proposed reduction in indirect taxes such as the GST rates...
Wheat smuggling: Sindh seeks closure of border with Balochistan
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday decided to seal its border with Balochistan, in a bid to stop wheat smuggling...
KPT shipping intelligence report April 30
KARACHI:The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) issued the following shipping report for the last 24 hours, ending 0700 hours on Thursday....
Govt slashes petrol price by Rs15 for May
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday announced that it had slashed petrol prices for May owing to sharp decline in crude...
FBR transfers 25 PCS officers of Grade 20-19 including Mumtaz Khoso, Irfan Javed, Nadeem Memon, Adnan Akram
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) transferred and posted 25 Grade 20-19 officers of Pakistan Customs Service (BS-19-20) with immediate...
FBR transfers 11 Grade 21-20 Customs officers including Zahid Khokhar, Rashid Sheikh, Sarfraz Warriach, Zeba Hai
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) transferred and posted 11 senior officials of Pakistan Customs Service (BS-20-21) with immediate effect...
As economies stagger, pressures grow to ease virus lockdowns
PARIS: The world’s economic pain was on full display Thursday as Europe and the United States were releasing more evidence...
PSX witnesses robust recovery: index edges up by 952.80 points
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday continued with bullish trend as KSE 100 index closed at 34111.64...
28 Pakistani enterprises participate in cloud exhibition in China
BEIJING: As many as 28 Pakistani enterprises have been invited to participate in the Shandong Export Commodities (Pakistan) Cloud Exhibition...
Pak rupee jumps by Rs1.51 against US dollar
KARACHI: The rupee appreciated by Rs1.51 against the United States (US) dollar in the interbank market at the start of...
PSX suggests abolishing capital gains tax for two years
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has demanded eliminating Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for up to next two years in order...
Asia Stocks Rise With Nasdaq Futures; Oil Climbs
HONG KONG: Asian stocks rose on the final day of the month amid optimism from corporate results and signs of...
Covid-19: Lahore Customs House building disinfected
LAHORE: In the wake of crisis time when COVID-19 has been infecting all and sundry, the Customs House Lahore authorities...
Senior FBR official tested positive for COVID-19, Board closed till Monday
ISLAMABAD: FBR Secretary Projects Anwar Zeb tested positive for COVID-19 and Board’s headquarters closed down till Monday for disinfection. The...
Peshawar Customs using all available resources against smuggling: ADC Faysal Bokhari
PESHAWAR: Faysal Bokhari the Additional Director Customs Intelligence Peshawar said that Anti Smuggling Organization of this Collectorate is doing their...
