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LHC adjourns case about tax on deemed income till Sep 27
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned the case about tax on deemed income till September 27, 2022, and directed...
Ethiopia can play key role for Pak-African economic, trade integration; envoy
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan, Jemal Baker Abdullah said that Ethiopia can play major role in the economic and...
ADB approves $100m to improve secondary healthcare in KP
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million results-based loan to help strengthen the quality of secondary...
FBR directs RTOs to take more steps for increasing the number of POS retailers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) directed the chief commissioners of the Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) to take strict...
PM Shehbaz Sharif, IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva meet on UNGA sidelines
NEW YORK: The Managing Director of the International Minority Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva has met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in...
Ziaul Haq Sarhadi appointed as Honorary Media Affairs Coordinator in FTO
PESHAWAR: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr. Asif Mahmood Jah appointed President of Frontier Customs Agents Association (FCAA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and...
Pakistan GDP growth to slow down to 3.5pc in FY23: ADB
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees Pakistan’s economic growth to decelerate to 3.5% in this fiscal year 2022-23 mainly...
Outbound travellers must disclose any currency worth more than $5,000
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Wednesday issued draft rules to make it mandatory for outbound passengers to make declaration...
ECC approves Rs10b for procurement, logistics of flood relief items
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet Wednesday approved funds of Rs.10 billion to National Disaster Management Authority...
Nooh Butt appointed as honorary Assistant Collector Pakistan Customs
LAHORE: Gold Medalist in Common Wealth Games 2022 Nooh Dastgir Butt has been appointed as brand ambassador and awarded an...
Multan I&I thwarts attempt to smuggle goods worth Rs15.6m from Quetta to Lahore
MULTAN: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) foiled a bid to smuggle goods worth Rs15.6 million from Quetta to...
Cross-border payments to be centralised at TOD from Oct 1: SBP
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to reengineer its business process by centralizing all cross-border payments at...
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...
