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Faceless Customs System slashes clearance time to 18 hours, adds Rs61b to revenue: Chief Collector Jamil Nasir
LAHORE: Chief Collector of Customs Appraisement South, Muhammad Jamil Nasir Khan, announced that the newly implemented Faceless Customs Assessment (FCA)...
Fake export certificate: Appraisement West lodges FIR against clearing agent Javed Akhtar
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Appraisement West has registered a first information report (FIR) against clearing agent Javed Akhtar for submitting...
SECP issues Consultation Paper, RTP for public unlisted Companies at PSX
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a consultation paper proposing launch of a Registration and...
Pakistan’s economic growth journey resumed from where it was halted in 2018: PM Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that after attaining stability in the country’s economy, the government had...
Executive Committee reviews progress on various projects of SIFC key sectors
ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) convened the 12th meeting of its Executive Committee to review progress on various...
Finance minister meets Malaysian PM, Chief Advisor BD on sidelines of WEF
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Prime Minister of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim and Bangladesh Interim...
Finance minister meet, Managing Director of operations of World Bank
ISLAMABAD: On the margins of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Minister of Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, met...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia reaffirm commitment to boost economic ties
DAVOS: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the bilateral economic ties for shared prosperity. The...
Senate committee orders FBR to halt purchase of vehicles
LAHORE: The Senate Finance Committee, chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to halt...
Power loom industry crisis worsens amid rising electricity costs
MULTAN: All Pakistan Power Looms Association (APPLA) has expressed grave concerns over the escalating electricity tariffs, which have plunged the...
Multan Customs impounds 25 trucks loaded with smuggled betel nuts worth Rs300m
MULTAN Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Anti-Smuggling Organization raided the Grain Market and impounded 25 trucks carrying smuggled betel nuts and...
LHC upholds taxpayer’s rights in landmark case
MULTAN: In a landmark decision that reverberates across tax circles, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed an income tax...
PM Shahbaz Sharif orders inquiry into KPT dredging contract violations
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has initiated an investigation into alleged procurement violations concerning the maintenance dredging contract awarded by...
Finance Minister meets head of MENA, Centre for regions, trade, geopolitics
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Finance, Muhammad Aurangzeb, met Mr. Maroun Kairouz, head of MENA and Deputy Head of the Centre...
Emirates to ‘set up’ major cargo business hub at Karachi airport
KARACHI: Emirates Airline has announced to establish a major cargo business hub at Karachi airport, following an increasing demand for...
Achieving sustainable development Pakistan’s top priority, Aurangzeb tells Davos forum
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has stressed the need to stabilise economy to get rid of the burden of...
Pakistan secures $1b loan from two Middle Eastern banks: FinMin Aurangzeb
DAVOS: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced that Pakistan finalised terms for a $1 billion loan from two Middle Eastern banks....
Pakistan grants Rs91b income tax exemptions to foreigners
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has provided a massive income tax exemption amounting to Rs91 billion to foreign individuals and entities during a...
Finance minister meets Egyptian Planning minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb met with Dr. Rania Al Mashat, Minister for Planning of Egypt,...
Barrick Gold CEO projects $74bn free cash flow from Reko Diq over 37 years
KARACHI: The Reko Diq copper and gold project in Pakistan is expected to generate approximately $74 billion in free cash...
