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Razak hails proposed legislation for GSP- plus in post-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood welcomed the newly proposed legislation for Generalized...
UGTA perturbed over losses caused by sit-in in Punjab, warns to go on strike as govt’s stays inattentive
KARACHI: Chairman United Goods Transporters Alliance (UGTA) Ghulam Yasin Khan has said that goods transporters have been facing a lot...
Govt urged to reduce customs duty on yarn
LAHORE: The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA) has urged the government to reduce the Customs duty on polyester yarn and...
SBP asks exchange companies to deploy BVS from Nov 6
KARACHI: The exchange companies are required to deploy biometric verification system (BVS) for transactions of foreign currencies from November 6,...
Iftikhar Ahmed posted as Director General Transit Trade
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has posted Iftikhar Ahmad, a BS-20 officer of Pakistan Customs Service (PCS), presently posted...
ECC cancels floating fresh tender to import wheat
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has cancelled the floating of a fresh tender to import wheat...
Pakistan’s public debt to GDP ratio to ease in FY22, FY23
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio to ease to 90.6 per cent...
Former PEMRA DG dismissed for ‘harassing’ a female worker
ISLAMABAD: Federal Ombudsperson for Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplaces Kashmala Tariq on Thursday ordered the dismissal of...
Govt encouraging foreign investment to increase microfinance banking footprint in Pakistan: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that the government is encouraging the...
Eight banks to roll out collateral-free loan scheme for SMEs
KARACHI: The banks have shown overwhelming response to an innovative financing scheme for collateral-free lending to the Small and Medium...
NEPRA announces winter package for electricity consumers
ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Wednesday announced a winter package for electricity consumers in what appears to...
Utility Stores Corporation rolls back notification of hiking ghee, cooking oil prices
ISLAMABAD: Hours after increasing the rates of ghee and cooking oil, the Utility Stores Corporation of Pakistan (USCP) on Wednesday...
M/s Salman Paper Products moves SHC seeking entitlement for tariff exemption in customs duty
KARACHI: M/s Salman Paper Products Private Limited has approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking entitlement for 4 percent tariff...
SHC grants urgency on petition filed against holding goods of used iron & steel strips etc
KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) granted urgency and fixed November 8, 2021 for hearing of...
President KCCI assures support to small traders/ shopkeepers in dealing with FIA’s, FBR’s harassment
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Idrees, after listening to the grievances being faced by members...
FTO organizes public awareness seminar at Governor House
MULTAN: The Federal Tax Ombudsman's Office held a Public Awareness Seminar at the Governor House with Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad...
Mian Nauman Kabir made FTO advisory body member
LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has reconstituted the Advisory Committee (Central) and made President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce...
FBR constitutes committee to formulate rules under modified section of Customs Act
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a committee of senior officers at Customs House, Karachi to formulate rules...
First cargo consignment from Uzbekistan arrives via Torkham border
TORKHAM: The first consignment of four cargo trucks carrying yarn from Uzbekistan has arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday through Torkham...
Shaukat Tarin briefed about inflation indicators
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin was briefed about year-on-year and month-on-month inflation indicators....
