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DG I&I Faiz Ahmad vows to enhance probe capacity in collaboration with DEA
ISLAMABAD: Director-General Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Faiz Ahmad has vowed to enhance investigation capacity of Pakistan Customs in collaboration...
Pakistan-Uzbekistan can play key role for regional economic integration: Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan and Uzbekistan could play a...
Thailand-Pakistan trade volume reaches over $1.8b: Envoy Chakkrid
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Thailand to Pakistan Chakkrid Krachaiwong has said that the bilateral trade volume between Pakistan and Thailand has...
FBR reduces customs duty for motor vehicle kits of new models
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced the customs duty to 15 per cent for components for assembly /...
ICCI calls for boosting exports to revive economy
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that Pakistan is facing an economic...
NHA signs commercial close of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway with contractor
ISLAMABAD: The Concession Agreement for construction of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway Project, which was earlier approved by the (Public Private Partnership Authority...
Karachi I&I seizes non-duty paid goods worth Rs160m
KARACHI: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) in a grand operation seized non-duty paid goods worth over Rs160 million...
Lahore I&I to auction 22 motor vehicles on Dec 3, 2022
LAHORE: Directorate of Intelligence and Investigation (Customs) Lahore has announced auction of motor vehicles to be held on December 3,...
Saudi Arabia extends term of $3b deposited with SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Friday that Saudi Arabia has extended the term for the $3...
CCP imposes Rs1m penalty on paint firm for deceptive claims
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Friday penalized a paint firm for marketing Covid-19 related deceptive claims with...
Banks must ensure financial innovation customer centric: SBP Governor
KARACHI: Banks must ensure that financial innovation is customer centric, which results in faster, safer and cheaper access to financial...
Inter-ministerial meeting reviews performance of SMEs Bank
ISLAMABAD: The inter-ministerial meeting on Friday reviewed the performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Finance Bank. Federal Minister for...
RCCI urge youth to promote culture of research
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has emphasized that as no nation in the world could progress...
ATIR directs FBR to return ‘illegally recovered’ money to taxpayer
ISLAMABAD: The Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Islamabad, has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately return an amount...
EX-COAS tax record leak: Two govt officers suspended by FBR
ISLAMABAD: Two Grade-18 officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) were suspended for 120 days after the leaking of...
Ayaz Sadiq recognizes cordial ties between Pakistan, Kazakhstan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq acknowledged brotherly relations between Pakistan and Kazakhstan that have been established...
Consumer price inflation decelerates to 23.8pc
ISLAMABAD: The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based monthly inflation decelerated to 23.8 percent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis during the month...
Pakistan asks Russia for 30-40pc discount on crude oil
ISLAMABAD: Russia refused to give Pakistan a 30-40% discount on Russian crude oil, saying that it could not offer anything...
SBP-held foreign reserves fall 4.17pc to $7.5b
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)-held foreign exchange reserves declined by 4.17 percent in line with the dominant trend for...
SBP rebuts placement of any restriction on LCs for Import of Oil, LNG POL products
KARACHI, Dec 01 (APP): SBP would like to clarify some misinformation being spread in the media that the import of...
