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Lack of experts & infrastructure: provinces fail in collection of due sales tax on services
ISLAMABAD: The incapacity of provinces for collecting Sales Tax on Services has become vivid due to the lack of infrastructure...
Senate: Osman Saifullah highlights lesser lending to private sector and SMEs
ISLAMABAD: The overall performance of the banking sector in the country with particular reference to the lack of lending to...
Customs ASO seals Sakhwat Tyres’ godown
LAHORE: Model Customs Collectorate Lahore Preventive Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has sealed the Sakhwat Tyres' godown due to the storage of...
Turmoil in Yemen is setback for Pakistan fan exporters: Manufacturers
SIALKOT: The export of local electric fans from Gujrat-Pakistan to the turmoil-hit Yemen has been suffering a major setback at...
Hyderabad Customs’ employees seek promotions
HYDERABAD: Model Customs Collectorate Hyderabad’s employees of BS-16 have urged Federal Board of Revenue to take action for their promotion....
PCDMA urges Bajwa for resolving Valuation Ruling cases
KARACHI: Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants Association (PCDMA) has asked Federal Board of Revenue to resolve the cases regarding Valuation...
Rs 30 million tax evasion: Customs intelligence seizes items worth Rs 77 million of mobile company
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation Karachi seized telecommunication equipment and accessories cleared through mis-declaration and under-invoicing worth Rs...
Five BS-16 officials of customs promoted to BS-17
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has promoted as many as five Pakistan Customs’ officers of BS-16 to the post...
Govt urged to withdraw professional tax notices on businesses
MULTAN: Chamber of Small Traders Association (CSTA) Multan has appealed the Excise and Taxation Department to withdraw the professional tax...
FBR seeks foreign assistance in capacity building, IT infrastructure
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought foreign assistance for improvement in two key areas; capacity building of...
Customs sources: Police, Khasadar fleece drivers at Pak-Afghan borders
PESHAWAR: The police and Khasadar personnel had no legal power to fleece or take money from drivers, who are exporting...
Federal govt urged to end Saturday holiday in all state-run organisations to promote business
KARACHI: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) SM Muneer demanded the federal government abolish...
China soybean imports up 5.4% to 4.49 tons in March
BEIJING - China imported 4.49 million tonnes of soybeans in March, up 5.4 percent from the month before as the...
Fish exports up by 1.35% to $ 227.05 million in 8 months
ISLAMABAD: Exports of fish and fish preparations increased by 1.35 percent during first eight months of current fiscal year as...
Gwadar-Kashghar Highway to transform Baluchistan into developed province
QUETTA: Senior Member of Quetta Chamber of Commerce and Industries Mohammad Siddiq has said that completion of 4000 kilometre long...
Ahsan for expediting execution of projects under PSDP
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Monday directed the authorities concerned to expedite the spending of...
China’s exports tumble 14.6%, imports register 12.3% downfall in March
BEIJING: China's global trade both imports and exports have slipped dramatically pointing to an economy that is cooling off much...
Xbox Spring Sale is on now, offering hundreds of dollars in discounts on more than a couple dozens of Xbox One titles
LONDON: For those who are looking to build up their games library this spring, the Xbox Spring Sale is here...
China’s exports fall 15.0% to $144.57b, imports tumble 12.7% to $141.49b in March
BEIJING: China has witnessed decline in exports, which fell 15.0 percent year-on-year in March to $144.57 billion, the General Administration...
102.80 in open market, 101.60 in interbank: Pak rupee remains firm against US dollar
KARACHI: Pakistani rupee remained firm against US dollar in interbank and gained value in open market on Monday. As per...
