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RTO-II staff to shift from Laxmi Chowk to Nabha Road due to gas leakage
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed shifting of three units situated at Laxmi Chowk to Nabha Road. Sourcs...
Governor Rajwana assures Faisalabad businessmen to address their issues
FAISALABAD: Prosperous Pakistan is imperative for the accomplishment of ideology of Pakistan and the business community has to play its...
Iran keens to invest in Azerbaijani energy sector
TEHRAN: Iran is interested in Baku's proposal to use Azerbaijan's infrastructure for transporting energy resources to the world markets, Azerbaijan's...
Iranian non-oil trade reaches at $56.9b in 8 months
TEHRAN: The value of Iran’s non-oil trade hit $56.9 billion in the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar...
Russia cuts trade ties with Turkey
MOSCOW: A technician inspects an orange in plant quarantine center, imported from Turkey according to representatives of the center, in...
China’s Taikang Life to invest $15bn to meet aging population
BEIJING: Taikang Life Insurance Co will invest 100 billion yuan (US$15.6 billion) in the next five to eight years in...
0.3% WHT to continue in Dec, tax return filing date extended till Dec 31
LAHORE: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, during a meeting with the delegation of United Business Group and Federation of Pakistan...
Saudi Arabia mulls over lifting ban on cement, steel export
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is considering lifting partial export bans on cement and steel to relieve oversupply in the local market,...
Northern Ireland to export pork to China
BELFAST: Northern Ireland pork farmers could soon be exporting to China, the Agriculture Minister has said. The Chinese certification agency,...
Iran seeks $25bn investment from 50 oil deals
TEHRAN: Iran is seeking US$25 billion in investments from 50 deals involving international oil and gas companies, foreign executives were...
Michael briefs Parliamentary Committee on Gwadar Port related development projects
Islamabad: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Kamran Michael gave a detailed briefing to Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor...
Over 5m families given Rs315b in 7 yrs under BISP
ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has released Rs 315 billion to Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) in last seven years for disbursement...
Importers at the mercy of KICT R&D Appraiser Zulfiqar, Examiner Jahangir
Officials demanding Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 per container at the terminal for immediate examination and early release of consignment...
FBR approached for provision of record and data in Axact case
ISLAMABAD: The investigation agencies have approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for the provision of required data in famous...
FTO, 16 other officials dealing taxpayers’ complaints at headquarters and regional offices
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman, Abdur Rauf Chaudhry has appointed as many as 16 dealing officers for entertaining taxpayers’ complaints...
Need to boost housing industry
The housing industry has the potential to act as an engine of growth for industrial development in the country as...
Govt collects Rs 8 billion from WHT on bank transactions
MULTAN: The government has collected Rs 8 billion under the head of withholding tax (WHT) during the first four months...
Govt obtains $9,750.87m foreign loans from June 2013 to October 2015
ISLAMABAD: The current government has obtained foreign loans tune the tune of $9,750.87 million since it took over the charge -- a period...
Faisalabad Adjudication recovers Rs 25m while settling 4 cases
FAISALABAD: Customs Adjudication Collector Raja Tahir Majeed recovered Rs 25 million by deciding four cases as he issued Order-in-Original in...
FBR scrutinising subsidy claims filed by power companies
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has started scrutiny of tariff differential subsidy claims filed by power distribution companies....
