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SRB directs dental practitioners to get sales tax registration
KARACHI: Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has directed dental practitioners to get registered for sales tax to avoid penal action. The...
ICCI urges government to address delay in opening LCs of importers
ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) said that the business community was facing the...
Tea imports decline by 10.86 pc to $91.9 million in two months
ISLAMABAD: The tea imports witnessed a decrease of 10.86 percent during the first two months of the current fiscal year...
Quetta I&I seized smuggled goods & vehicles worth Rs114m
QUETTA: Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) team seized huge quantity of smuggled goods and lodged FIR against accused persons Shah...
SBP announces new instructions on cross border payments
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced new instructions related to cross border payments to bring in line with international...
FBR chairman ensures IWCCI for facilitating women entrepreneurs in tax compliance
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal board of Revenue (FBR)/Secretary Revenue Division, Asim Ahmad ensured Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI)...
FBR enhances property valuation rates in 20 cities
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has enhanced valuation rates of properties in over 20 cities ranging between 10...
Asian Development Bank to provide relief, rehabilitation package to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank (ADB), will soon provide Pakistan with a significant relief and rehabilitation package, to repair the infrastructure...
Shabnam Zafar elected Khairpur Chambers new president
KARACHI: Shabnam Zafar(SZ) Penal candidate Ms. Shabnam Zafar has been elected unopposed as new President of Khairpur Chamber of Commerce...
KPT pays Rs230m to KMC in municipal taxes in first phase
KARACHI: The Karachi Port Trust (KPT) released Rs230 million to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), out of over Rs650m, in...
FBR dismisses DC LTU Nadeem Ahmad Tahir for unauthorized absence from duty
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has dismissed the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) for unauthorized absence...
FBR urged to resolve all technical issues in filing of income tax returns
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tax Bar Association (PTBA) has requested Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately resolve technical issues in filing...
Customs I&I arrests notorious smuggler Nabi Baksh after cancellation of bail
LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&) team arrested notorious smuggler Nabi Baksh after court cancelled his bail after...
Most of FY21 budget was spent on debt, interest payments: AGP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan spent Rs18,486.19 billion out of the Rs21,837.24 billion of its total budget in fiscal year 2020-21 (FY21) to...
ADB’s ongoing sovereign portfolio in Pakistan includes 48 loans worth $8.42b
ISLAMABAD: The ongoing sovereign portfolio of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Pakistan includes 48 loans and three grands worth of...
Bentley Mulsanne saga: Investigation officer submits challan in custom court
KARACHI: Investigation officer for the super luxurious Bentley Mulsanne recovered from the garage of Karachi’s posh DHA locality has submitted...
Number plates issue to be resolved in October
LAHORE: Pendency of number plates of vehicles would be ended in October and November, said Dr Asif Tufail, Director General...
Miftah Ismail for completing all prior actions required for WB’s RISE-II, PACE-II
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail held a meeting with Country Director World Bank Najy Benhassine and...
President orders CDNS to pay correct profits on certificates
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has directed the Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) to pay profit on Special Saving...
IMF ‘deeply saddened’ by devastating impact of floods in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that it was "deeply saddened" by the devastating impact of the floods in...
