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Workers’ remittances fall to 31-month low amid economic crisis
ISLAMABAD: Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers continued to decline as inflows dipped month-on-month by 9.9 percent in January 2023,...
IMF, Pakistan to resume talks on unlocking bailout funds: officials
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan will resume virtually, a Pakistani official said, as the two sides...
Tax evasion: FTO directs action against tractor company, 82 dealers
ISLAMABAD: After a tax fraud worth millions in the name of farmers, Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) ordered the Federal Board...
Pakistan-IMF talks: Govt accelerates implementing ‘tough conditions’
ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has accelerated implementing ‘tough conditions’ tabled by International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive $7 billion Extended...
PIAF rejects hike in power-gas tariffs, fears increased energy rates to damage economy
LAHORE: Strongly rejecting the significant jump in electricity prices up to Rs15 per unit for exporters and farmers and hike...
Rashakai Special Economic Zone to become operational next month
PESHAWAR: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development & Management Company (KP-EZDMC), Javed Iqbal Khattak has said...
WB appreciates pace of reforms for sales tax harmonization
ISLAMABAD: Regional Director World Bank Mathew Verghis appreciated the progress made in harmonizing the Sales Tax by Federal Board of...
Hyderabad ASO foils bid to smuggle 60,000 liters of smuggled diesel
HYDERABAD: Collectorate of Customs, Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 0,000 liters of smuggled diesel along with...
FBR fails to meet sales tax collection target
LAHORE: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) failed to meet its six-month (July-Dec) target for sales tax collection according to a...
Fears of ‘exchange losses’ led to petrol crisis in Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan is witnessing a petrol crisis as only four major oil marketing companies (OMCs), out of 50, hold 90%...
K-Electric files generation tariff petition for its power plants
KARACHI: K-Electric has filed tariff petition for its power generation plants with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) for...
Japan to provide Rs101.6m for Taxila Museum improvement
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Japan has agreed to provide new grant assistance worth 48.8 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to around...
Poland-Pakistan trade volume reaches over €723m: Polish envoy
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Poland to Pakistan Maciej Pisarski has said that the bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Poland has...
Pakistan Railways to revive freight train service from Multan to Karachi
MULTAN: Pakistan Railways to revive its freight train service from Multan to Karachi to support trade and commerce. According to...
Dar urges businessmen to donate for Turkiye earthquake victims
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has called upon the business community to generously contribute in the Prime Minister (PM) Relief...
FPCCI for promoting trade, investment ties wth Bulgaria
ISLAMABAD: President of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Irfan Iqbal Shaikh on Thursday stressed the need for...
Iqbal directs to resolve issues of scholars under ‘US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor project’
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives has directed the finance division to immediately resolve the issues being...
Despite all efforts, Pakistan fails to woo IMF for staff-level pact
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) failed to reach a staff-level agreement after 10 days of "tough" parleys,...
SBP-held forex reserves fall below $3 billion
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)-held foreign exchange reserves fell below $3 billion to a nine-year low as the...
Multan Enforcement seizes NDP vehicles & goods worth Rs475.18m
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Collectorate Enforcement has seized non-customs paid vehicles and miscellaneous goods worth Rs.475.18 million during various anti-smuggling...
