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KARACHI: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has urged integrating ocean awareness into formal education systems and...

FBR notifies new property valuations tables for Islamabad via SRO 163 (I)/2026

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued SRO 163(I)/2026, formally notifying revised property valuation tables for Islamabad, aimed...

FBR revenue collection picks up momentum in January 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collection in the month of January 2026 records robust growth of 16% month...

Pakistan, Bangladesh explore avenues for bilateral cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Bangladeshi officials have discussed expanding cooperation in overseas employment and human resource development, the Pakistani information ministry...

SM Tanveer hails Rs4.04 industrial electricity tariff cut as excellent move

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has welcomed the government’s decision to cut electricity tariffs...

Pakistan’s short-term inflation declines slightly WoW, rises 4.52% YoY

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI) recorded a marginal weekly decline of 0.03% for the week ended January 29, 2026,...

Supreme Court bars tax audits based on Auditor General observations

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that audit observations made by the Auditor General against federal or provincial...

World Bank delegation meets PRA chairman to advance cashless economy

LAHORE: A four-member delegation of the World Bank held a meeting with Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) Chairman Moazzam Iqbal Sipra...

ICCI hosts roundtable conference of senior diplomats

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) organized a Roundtable Conference of Senior Diplomats and Commercial Counsellors. The...

Customs JIAP foils bid to smuggle jewellery, cosmatics worth Rs58m

KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) thwarted an attempt to smuggle goods worth approximately Rs58...

FBR misses tax collection target by Rs372b for first seven months of FY2026

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has missed its tax collection target for the period between July 2025 and...

FBR conducts tax awareness outreach session for IWCCI

ISLAMABAD: On the instructions of Chairman FBR, Mr. Rashid Mahmood Langrial the Taxpayers’ Services Wing (TPS) of the Federal Board...

Chinese delegation meets BOI minister, shows interest in minerals, especially copper

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for the Board of Investment (BOI), Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, held a meeting with a delegation from Silkway...

Pakistan targets $60b exports by 2029, says Ahsan Iqbal at Gulfood 2026

DUBAI: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan has set an ambitious export target of...

BOI minister, attends luncheon hosted by ‘Rwanda High Commission’

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI), Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, attended a luncheon on Friday hosted by the High...

Fauji Cement, KAPCO sign SPA to acquire 84.06% stake in Attock Cement Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Fauji Cement Company Limited informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange that it has entered into a share purchase agreement for...

FBR slashes customs valuation for fibre broadband Wi-Fi terminals

KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced a major reduction in customs valuation for fibre broadband Wi-Fi routers,...

PM announces Rs4.04 per unit power tariff cut for industry, incentives for exporters

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday announced major relief measures for the industries and exports sectors, including a...

FTO upholds Customs action in EFS export case