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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....
Xiaomi ensure to start smartphones manufacturing from Pakistan
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said that the World’s second largest mobile manufacturer...
Quetta Enforcement surpasses seizures worth 4.10b during four months of FY22
QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement has surpassed seizures worth 4.10 billion during first four months of Fiscal Year 2021-22. Sources...
Envoy to Afghanistan announces reopening of Chaman-Spin Boldak border
PESHAWAR: Pakistan’s envoy to Afghanistan Mansoor Khan stated that an agreement had been submitted to the Afghan authorities calling for...
Pakistan’s non-energy imports drop 12.5pc in October: Razak Dawood
KARACHI: Pakistan’s non-energy import bill showed a double-digit drop in the month of October, decreasing 12.5%. The development was shared...
SHC directs M/s Luck Traders’ counsel to attend court seeking release order of consignment
KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC), comprising Justice Shah Muhammad Siddiqui and Justice Agha Faisal directed...
FBR’s Digital Portal for filing consolidated returns to be ready by mid Nov
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has Tuesday said its Single Sales Tax Portal (SSTP) for the automation of...
FBR exceeds July-Oct collection target by Rs233b
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected net revenue of Rs1841 billion during July to October of the...
Azfar Ahsan appointed BOI Chairman
ISLAMABAD: The government has approved the appointment of Muhammad Azfar Ahsan as the new Chairman Board of Investment (BOI). Ahsan...
