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Remittances stay above $2b for 17th month in a row: SBP
KARACHI: In line with the trend over the past many months, workers’ remittances stayed above $2 billion in October 2021,...
No decision taken to provide gas to domestic consumers in 3 times a day: Petroleum division
ISLAMABAD: While explaining about the supply of gas to domestic consumers, the petroleum division said that no decision has been...
NBP to help Chinese companies relocate industrial units to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Chief Representative of National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) in China, Shaikh Muhammad Shariq on Sunday announced that the bank...
Multan Customs seizes smuggled goods of Rs1300m during 1Q of FY22: Collector Imran Chaudhry
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) Multan has showed outstanding performance in the first quarter of the on-going...
‘Good news soon’ about IMF programme: Shaukat Tarin
KARACHI: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin has said that the government would give the nation "good...
SHC directs to release consignment imported by M/s A.R.J. Enterprises on bank guarantee/ pay order
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed customs officials to release the consignment of imported body spray, personal deodorants, anti-perspirant...
Early detection, only prevention for breast cancer: Samina Arif Alvi
KARACHI: The First Lady Samina Arif Alvi has stressed that early detection is the only prevention for dealing with the...
Customs Court frames charge against suspects in mega tax evasion scam
KARACHI: The Customs Court framed charge against suspects namely Umair Yousaf and Farhan Yousaf and called prosecution witnesses for recording...
Bangladesh High Commissioner visits RCCI “Pindi Food Festival”
RAWALPINDI: High Commissioner of Bangladesh Ruhul Alam Siddique along with his family visited the three-day "Pindi Food Festival" being organized...
Federal ombudsman orders inquiry into bribe allegations against corrupt customs officials
ISLAMABAD: The federal ombudsman has directed Customs Intelligence and Investigation to conduct a detailed inquiry against officials into an allegation...
FBR reduces sales tax on petrol to nominal 1.43pc
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reduced the sales tax on petrol to a nominal 1.43 per cent...
RCCI “Pindi Food Festival” begins at Ayub Park
RAWALPINDI: A three-day "Pindi Food Festival" being organized by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) begins at Ayub...
Cars’ sale surges 38pc in 4MFY22
MULTAN: Car sales during the first four months of current fiscal year 2021-22 (4MFY22) has surged by 38 per cent...
President upholds Mohtasib’s decisions ordering banks to refund Rs14m to fraud victims
ISLAMABAD: On Friday, President Dr. Arif Alvi upheld two separate decisions of the Banking Mohtasib ordering Al Baraka Bank Ltd...
Customs I&I recovers smuggled cloth worth Rs160.2m during last 15 days
KARACHI: The Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) has seized foreign origin cloth worth Rs160.2 million during last 15...
Surge in inflation: Price of tomatoes, eggs, 28 other items increase
KARACHI: The weekly inflation, based on the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), for the week that ended on November 11 registered...
Pakistan Customs develops automated facility in WeBOC System
LAHORE: In the continuation of the ongoing drive for digitization, Pakistan Customs (FBR) has developed an automated facility in WeBOC...
FBR website stopped working after cyberattack
ISLAMABAD: People faced trouble accessing the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) website as it has stopped working and showing an...
Customs Court approves bail of clearing agent & importer in mega tax evasion scam
KARACHI: The Customs Court granted bail to applicants Aqeel Ahmed, clearing agent, Shafeeq Ahmed, owner of M/s Shafiq & Sons...
Govt to harmonise tax laws by merging them into one law book
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to harmonise all four tax laws by merging them into one law book, ‘single...
