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Efficient ports are lifeline of economy: Capt. Haleem Siddiqui
KARACHI: The efficient ports are the lifeline of the economy by virtue of their key role for the promotion of trade...
Relaxing customs rules only way to prosperity: President ICCI
ISLAMABAD: President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Zafar Bakhtawari has said only a few countries have made their...
Pakistan receives $13.92b remittances in FY12-13
Staff Reporter LAHORE: Overseas Pakistanis remitted an amount of US $13,920.26 million during the last fiscal year (July 2012-June 2013),...
Division of PAX Collectorate causes confusion
SOHAIL RAB KHAN KARACHI: The division of PAX Collectorate into two other collectorates has left the importers and officials in...
Director TDAP assures jewelers to resolve their problems
Faiza Israr ISLAMABAD: The Director Trade Development Authority Pakistan (TDAP) said that our 90 percent exports were initially based on...
Duty collection of two collectorates not synchronised with import value
By Staff Reporter KARACHI: The performance of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) PaCCS and MCC-Appraisement has raised several questions as the...
Dar stresses elimination of corruption in FBR
ISLAMABAD: FBR has already developed a computerized system, CREST, for its better working in terms of detecting discrepancies and recovering...
FBR figures out plan to achieve ambitious tax target
SM Haider ISLAMABAD: In order to broaden the tax base for securing $5.3 billion bailout package from the IMF, the...
New FBR chairman assumes charge
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The newly-appointed chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tariq Bajwa, officially assumed the charge of his post...
Dar eyes bailout package from IMF
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said the international donors had appreciated the direction set by the government in the...
FBR waives off penalties on outstanding tax dues
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has waived off whole amount of default, surcharge, and penalty on...
FBR bans visitors from its premises
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has banned entry of visitors into premises of Board’s headquarters to...
UK delegation calls on FBR Chairman
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: Member of the UK’s House of Lords, Lord Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham called on Chairman FBR Ansar...
Govt set to approve macroeconomic targets
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to get approval on macroeconomic targets by envisaging GDP growth at 4.4...
FBR collects Rs174 billion in May
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 174 billion in May 2013 against a collection of...
Customs achieves revenue target
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: In the wake of severe power outages and ongoing political transition on the political horizon of the...
Govt to allocate Rs 450 billion for PSDP
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to allocate Rs 450 billion for Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) in the...
FBR warns against fake web page
SM HAIDER ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) found that people are using a fake web page for undertaking...
Pakistan should ink more free trade agreements
SYED MOHAMMAD TAHIR LAHORE: In recent years, we have witnessed a spectacular rise of regional and bilateral trade agreements in...
Remittances can save rupee from further depreciation
SYED MOHAMMAD TAHIR LAHORE: The local currency rupee is continuously declining with the passage of time because Pakistan’s exports are...
