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Iranian Envoy calls on Senator Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini called on Federal Minister for Finance...
UBL mulls merger with Silkbank
KARACHI: United Bank Ltd might merge with Silkbank Ltd owing to the latter’s losses over the years. The Silkbank Ltd...
ICCI to organize marathon race in Capital to promote health awareness
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that the Chamber wants to organize a...
Govt keeps petrol price unchanged, reduces diesel rate by Rs5 per litre
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday announced reducing the price of diesel by Rs5 per litre while keeping the price...
Govt determined to introduce reforms to achieve stability: Dar
ISLAMABAD: In order to achieve economic stability and growth, the government is determined to set the economy on a positive...
IMF conditions likely to be implemented in Budget 2023-24
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has started preparations for the budget 2023-24 in which conditions forwarded by the International Monetary Fund...
FBR adds over 30,000 return filers in ATL till May 1, 2023
ISLAMABAD: On May 1, 2023, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced that more than 30,000 filers had been added...
Sindh Revenue Board imposes fee for obtaining attested document of taxpayers
KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has imposed a fee for obtaining attested document related to taxpayers besides increasing the fee...
German Companies invited to take benefit of investment opportunities in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) leading a delegation called on Alfred Grannas, Ambassador...
SBP responds to rumours about Rs75 banknote, Rs10 coin
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has responded to the rumours about the discontinuation of the Rs75 banknote –...
FBR’s erratic notice traumatises wage earner in Sargodha
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) sent a notice of whopping millions of rupees to a daily wage tyre fitter,...
Italian oil giant ENI earned $550m after backtracking on LNG deal with Pakistan: report
ISLAMABAD: Italian oil giant ENI earned $550 million after partially reneging on a contract with Pakistan to supply liquified natural...
FBR appoints 27 PCS officers of BS-17 to BS 18 on acting charge basis
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed following BS-17 officers of Pakistan Customs Service to BS-18 on acting...
SECP okays Centralised Gateway Portal to facilitate digital onboarding of investors
ISLAMABAD: To facilitate the digital onboarding of investors in different asset classes in the regulated sectors and evade repeated KYC...
FBR promotes 25 PCS officers to BS-18 on regular basis
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday notified promotion of BS-17 officers of Pakistan Customs Service to BS-18 on...
SBP’s foreign exchange reserves inch up to $4.46b
KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) rose by $30 million to $4.46 billion in the...
ECC approves four licences for oil & gas exploration in Attock, Chakwal
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved four summaries of the Petroleum Division about the...
HBL’s Q1 ’23 profit rises to Rs21.5b, setting new benchmarks in challenging times
KARACHI: Habib Bank Limited (HBL) Thursday declared another record profit before tax (PBT) of Rs 21.5 billion for the quarter...
SBP releases $50m for govt Haj Scheme
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released the first tranche of $50 million to the Pakistani Hajj Mission...
UAE investor acquires majority shareholding & management control of Summit Bank
ISLAMABAD: Prominent UAE national, investor, and a longstanding friend of Pakistan, H.E. Nasser Abdulla Hussain Lootah (the “Investor"), has acquired...
