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Economic Survey 2024: Pakistan, CAD narrowing down to $0.5b during July-March FY 2024
ISLAMABAD: The current account deficit has significantly reduced, narrowing down to US $ 0.5 billion during July-March FY 2024, compared...
Sindh to present Rs23.5 trillion budget for 2024-25 on June 14
KARACHI: The Sindh government is set to present its budget for the financial year 2024-25 on Friday. The total volume...
Pakistan livestock sector sees growth with enhanced cattle population
ISLAMABAD: The population of donkeys in Pakistan has jumped to 5.9 million during the fiscal year 2023-24 as their number...
Income tax exemption limit may be raised to Rs900,000 for salaried class
ISLAMABAD: There is some good news amid the crushing effects of persistent inflation, as the government is expected to go...
Multan Customs hits Rs4b revenue mark in anti-smuggling drive
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Multan has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing the Rs4 billion revenue benchmark during the first...
PRA enforces EIMS in restaurants
LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority has decided to ensure the installation of the Electronic Invoice Monitoring System in restaurants in...
SHC directs to release goods imported by M/s Friesland Compina Engro Pakistan Ltd
KARACHI: A custom appellate bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) directed customs authorities to release goods imported by M/s...
Pakistan rice will cross $4b in exports this year: REAP Chairman
KARACHI: The chairman of Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) on Monday expressed optimism stated the export of rice will...
ICCI-NUTECH join hands to promote industry-academia cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with National University of Technology (NUTECH) will initiate industrial based skill...
Economic Survey 2023-24 to be unveiled today
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey of Pakistan 2023-24, the pre-budget document, containing the details of major socio-economic achievements during the outgoing...
Prince Rahim Aga Khan inaugurates HBL MfB’s RHQ Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT: Prince Rahim Aga Khan, Chair of the Executive Committee of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), has...
NEC approves five-year Development Plan
ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council has approved in principle the thirteenth Five-year Development Plan. The Council’s meeting chaired by Prime...
World Bank approves $1b for Dasu Hydropower Project
WASHINGTON: In a major development just before the presentation of next fiscal year budget, the World Bank on Monday approved...
MTBA raises concerns over glitch in IRS Portal hindering tax return revisions
MULTAN: Multan Tax Bar Association (MTBA) has drawn attention to a significant glitch in the IRS Portal, disrupting the display...
Petroleum levy likely to increase in Budget 2024
ISLAMABAD: Consumers are likely to be taken for a costly ride in 2024-25 as the federal government is considering a...
Multan I&I seizes smuggled goods, vehicles worth Rs499.891m
MULTAN: Regional Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) has seized goods and non-duty paid vehicles valued at over Rs499.891...
Country’s economic growth linked with success of business sector’
ISLAMABAD: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari has said that resolving traders issues is of key...
FBR serves notice to Netflix pay Rs200m in income tax
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has served a notice to Netflix for recovery of over Rs. 200 million...
Karachi Enforcement seizes smuggled fabric worth Rs40m in Kharadar
KARACHI: Under the dynamic leadership of Collector Basit Maqsood Abbasi, Collectorate of Customs Enforcement seized smuggled worth Rs40 million in...
FBR to grant tax exemptions to former FATA region
ISLAMABAD: The federal government prepared proposals to grant tax exemptions to the former FATA region, despite the International Monetary Fund...
