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12/12/2024

ISLAMABAD: A delegation from FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited, led by Saira Iftikhar, met with the Minister for National Food Security...

SECP launches policy framework to enhance women financial inclusion

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday unveiled the Women Equality in Finance Policy Framework (WEFP)...

Chinese companies will be given preferential facilities for investing in Punjab: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif arrived in Shanghai and began her political engagements in Shanghai. According to a...

Customs seizes huge quantity of NDP cell phones at Multan Int’l Airport

MULTAN: Customs officers deputed at Multan International Airport intercepted a significant smuggling attempt on Wednesday confiscating a haul of high-value...

Appraisement East files FIR against M/s Khewra Kohsar Services for using fake documents

KARACHI: Under the supervision of Chief Collector Jamil Nasir Khan, Collectorate of Customs Appraisement East registered a first information report...

Foreign investors meet finance minister, explore investment opportunities

ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of foreign investors and business professionals, mostly based in the United States called on Federal Minister...

Pakistan, ADB reaffirm commitment to mutual cooperation, climate action

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Cheema and Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Xiaoqin (Emma) Fan reaffirmed their commitment...

Workers assemble mobile phones at an Indian Lava phone manufacturer factory in Noida on August 22, 2019. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)

Pakistan’s mobile phone users paid Rs 3.38tr in tax during 5 years

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has disclosed that over Rs3 trillion has been collected in taxes from mobile phone users...

Prudent policies start paying dividends as Pakistan’s Global Consumer Index improves: Economic Advisor

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Finance Minister on Economic and Financial Reforms, Khurram Schehzad has said that the prudent policies introduced...

MoUs, protocols signed at Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Commission

ISLAMABAD: The seventh Pakistan-Tajikistan Joint Commission meeting, held here on Wednesday, culminated in a major breakthrough, with the signing of...

FBR unveils Faceless Customs Assessment system for trade ease

LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced a significant modernization of its customs operations with the launch of...

Superintendent Customs Enforcement Multan Rana Mujtaba Noon missing from last two weeks

MULTAN: Superintendent of Customs Enforcement in Multan Rana Mujtaba Noon has been missing for more than two weeks, and authorities...

Transparency from philanthropy to end beneficiaries a must: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stressed the need for transparency in philanthropy to ensure aid reaches the intended beneficiaries...

FBR takes U-turn on ban on bringing two mobile phones, more than $1,200 into Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has suspended the implementation of proposed amendments to the Customs...

Pakistani tractors arrive in Tanzania, marking new trade milestone

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has completed its first tractor export to Tanzania, marking a notable development in the country's international trade efforts....

Workers’ remittances increase by 33.6pc to $14.8b in 5 months

KARACHI: The workers’ remittances increased by 33.6 percent during the first five months of the current fiscal year as compared...

FBR amends Baggage Rules to curb misuse of exemptions for commercial purposes

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has amended the Baggage Rules 2006 to curb misuse of baggage exemptions for...

Karachi Enforcements seizes smuggled goods from Mauripur Truck Stand worth Rs50m