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Chinese experts to visit Pakistan soon
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Chinese experts from various fields is scheduled to visit Pakistan at the end of June, aiming...
Lawyers express concern over changes in qualifications for appointment of member ATIR
MULTAN: Multan Tax Bar Association (MTBA) has raised serious concerns over recent changes in the qualifications for appointing members to...
IMF delegation to arrive in Pakistan on June 28: sources
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised the steps taken by the Pakistani government. The IMF has deemed these...
Consumers to pay additional Rs50 per litre on packaged milk from July 1
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani consumers who prefer packaged milk will need to pay an additional Rs50 per liter due to 18 perceent...
Importer of raw material defeats Customs in tax recovery after clearance of goods
LAHORE: An importer of raw material, used in shoes for the manufacturing of sole, has defeated Customs in recovery of...
Karachi Enforcement thwarts attempt to smuggle 4,000 litres of Iranian diesel
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Anti-Smuggling Organisation (ASO) thwarted an attempt to smuggle 4,000 liters of Iranian diesel. The market...
Online payment introduced for membership renewal: SCCI president
SIALKOT: The Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) president said that online payment had been introduced for chamber membership...
Sindh Excise to hold auction of Premium number plates on June 29
KARACHI: The Sindh Excise Department will hold a ‘historic auction’ of premium number plates for vehicles to generate revenue from...
APNS, PBA urge withdrawal of tax amendment on advertising costs
ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister...
Finance Bill 2024 empowers FBR to investigate suspects involved in tax evasion
ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2024 has empowered Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Inland Revenue (IR) officials to conduct an investigative audit...
Senate panel seeks sweeping changes to Finance Bill 2024
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has finalized a comprehensive set of recommendations for major changes to...
ICCI to host APCPC on June 25-26
ISLAMAAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) will organise ‘All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conclave’ (APCPC) on June 25...
Sales tax discrepancies: Lahore LTO imposes Rs5.41b penalty on M/s Millat Tractors
LAHORE: Large Taxpayer Office (LTO) Lahore has imposed a penalty of Rs5.41 billion on Millat Tractors Ltd (MTL) over mammoth...
Balochistan govt unveils Rs930b ‘surplus’ budget for FY25
QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Friday presented the budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 budget of Rs930 billion with Rs25...
Electric vehicles to be manufactured in Pakistan
KARACHI: Hub Power Holdings Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hub Power Company Limited, is entering into electric vehicle market...
Current Account Deficit declines to $464m in 11 months: SBP
ISLAMABAD: The Current Account Deficit (CAD) has decreased to $464 million during the eleven months of the current financial year...
Pakistan, ADB sign loan program worth $250m
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Asian Development Bank have signed a loan program worth 250 million dollars for promoting sustainable public-private partnerships....
FBR to enhance property valuation rates in major cities to 90pc of market value
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that assessed value of immovable properties located in major urban cities...
PTA urges PM to revise proposed insertion of advance income tax
MULTAN: Chairman, Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA), Muhammad Mehr Ali has appealed to the prime minister and federal finance minister to...
FBR extends deadline for transferring tax cases to appellate tribunal
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has extended the deadline to September 16 for transferring pending cases involving substantial...
