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Food exports surge by 5.70pc in Q1 FY23
ISLAMABAD: Food group exports from the country witnessed an increase of 5.70 percent during the first quarter of the current...
US Commercial Counselor for Pakistan calls on Chairman FBR
ISLAMABAD: Mr. Nathan Seifert, the new US Commercial Counselor for Pakistan, called on Mr. Asim Ahmad, Chairman FBR this morning...
Ishaq Dar confident of managing $34bn in external financing for FY23
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan was well-positioned to manage around $34 billion in external financing in...
FTO directs FBR to adopt uniform sales tax rate on services
LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Asif Mahmood Jah has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to ensure a...
Karandaaz, MOPASS join hands to advance financial inclusion
ISLAMABAD: Karandaaz signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (MOPASS) to advance financial...
Meezan Bank, CCI introduce digital supply chain financing platform
KARACHI: Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, Meezan Bank and Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCI Pakistan) have joined hands to launch a...
Meeting reviews preparations for 11th CPEC JCC
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal reviewed progress over the upcoming 11th meeting of Joint...
ICCI urges govt to allot land to chambers of small traders and industries
ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) stressed that the government should allocate land to...
FBR declares ‘Ghulam Khan’ as TIR border crossing point
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared ‘Ghulam Khan’ as a border customs station for handling of International...
Transfer of jurisdiction caused hardship to taxpayers: FTO
ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the transfer of jurisdiction of...
Karachi I&I seizes goods worth of Rs67m
KARACHI Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigations (I&I) has stepped up its counter smuggling operations and has affected four seizures...
Customs NIIA foils bid to sumuggle mobile phones worth Rs10m
ISLAMABAD: Collectorate of Customs team deputed at New Islamabad International Airport (NIIA) foiled an attempt to smuggle huge quantity of...
Will purchase Russian oil at same rate India is purchasing: Ishaq Dar
WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has hinted at the probability to buy Russian oil but on the condition that...
ANF crackdown: 690kg narcotics seized across country
KARACHI: The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) recovered over 690 kg of narcotics across the country, and arrested 24 dealers, in a...
Finance Minister appreciates ITFC for support to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar held a meeting with CEO Islamic Trade Finance Corporation Hani Salem Sonbol in Washington and...
Govt hikes petroleum levy on petrol to Rs47.26 per liter
ISLAMABAD: Government has hiked petroleum levy by Rs14.84 to Rs47.26 per liter on petrol from October 16, 2022. The government...
Dar urges diaspora to take advantage of IT sector’s investment potential
WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar apprised the Pakistani-American IT/Tech entrepreneurs that government was according...
ECC approves Rs20.2 bln for SAP, flood-hit farmers
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet approved technical supplementary grants (TSGs) of Rs20.2 billion for Sustainable Development...
OICCI for heavy penalties on IPR breach
KARACHI: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) – the collective body of over 200 top foreign investors, has...
Karachi Enforcement impounds smuggled goods worth Rs16.5m near Moachko choke
KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement has foiled an attempt to smuggle huge quantity of smuggled goods including rolls of curtain...
