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Privilege & Honour Card: FBR seeks top taxpayers’ details by March 16
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked top taxpayers to provide computerised national identity card numbers (CNICs) and...
Value of rupee was low due to speculations: Dastgir
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Commerce Engineer Khurram Dastgir has said that previously the value of rupee had gone down due...
Appreciation of rupee earns govt Rs800bn: Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that depreciation of dollar against Pakistani rupee has profited Rs 800 billion to...
2pc extra-ST: Vending industry cheers up Dar’s assurance
MULTAN: The vending industry of Southern Punjab has welcomed Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s assurance regarding withdrawal of 2 percent...
LSE gains 1.77 points
LAHORE: Lahore Stock Exchange has witnessed bullish trend by gaining 1.77 points, as the LSE Index-25 opened with 5083.80 points and...
FBR may down revenue target: Provinces urged to go by revised target
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Tariq Bajwa has taken finance secretaries of all the four provinces into confidence...
DGTT determines its top most priorities
KARACHI: Directorate General of Transit Trade (DGTT) has determined its top most priorities and challenges in order to facilitate trade,...
R&D Section of MCC-Appraisement (East) recovers Rs23m in Feb
KARACHI: The Research and Development (R&D) Section of the Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-East has recovered Rs 23,256,795 in the...
FBR outlines Tax Advisory Council for budget proposals
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has announced the awaited Tax Advisory Council to give proposals for the upcoming Budget 2014-15....
Reduction in duty on contrabands on the cards
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue has come up with a new strategy to get rid of smuggling into the country....
Importers, customs agents served notices over under-invoicing
KARACHI: Under-invoicing by importers and customs agents has been detected on import of used cars which are older than three...
‘Mystery’ of sudden rise in forex reserves yet to be unfolded
KARACHI: Net foreign exchange reserves with State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $1.03 billion during the second and third...
LTUs, RTOs chiefs’ moot: Dar, babus likely to brainstorm revenue target, next budget
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar is likely to prod heads of Large Taxpayer Units (LTUs) and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs)...
MCC-Appraisement (East) surpasses revenue target in Feb
KARACHI: Model Customs Collectorate of Appraisement-East under the dynamic leadership of Chief Collector-Appraisement (South) Nasir Masroor Ahmed and the Collector...
KCCI members advised to renew membership by March 31
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has advised all its members to renew their membership of the chamber by...
Rescheduled for 3rd time: FBR to brief PM on March 17
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue once again rescheduled its briefing to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and now it will...
ECC lifts ban on gem export, ban on gold import extended
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved to lift restrictions on the export of Gem Stones....
Expats remittances rise by 11pc in 8 months
KARACHI: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani surged by 10.95 percent to the amount of $10.245053 billion in the first eight...
Cross adjustment of ST: Draft MoU between FBR, SRB ready
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) have agreed that any person making supplies of...
10 pc customs duties on import of Indian yarn demanded
LAHORE: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) Vice Chairman Asim Saeed Sheikh has expressed concerns over Indian yarn’s import and urged...
