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Sale, purchase of Afghan currency banned in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A ban has been imposed on the sale and purchase of Afghan currency in Pakistan after the developing situation...
MTBA asks FBR to update sales tax return form
MULTAN: Multan Tax Bar Association (MTBA) has urged Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to update online sales tax return form...
Tarin directs for accelerating process for wheat, sugar import
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin directed the concerned ministries to accelerate the process of importing wheat...
Federal Tax Ombudsman offers free services to businessmen
LAHORE: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Mushtaq Ahmad Sukhera has urged the business community to utlize the services of his office...
Pakistan Business Forum, Lahore Chapter officially announced
LAHORE: Pakistan Business Forum, a nationwide organization of business community, formally announced its Lahore Chapter office-bearers. Lahore President Ijaz...
Bank holidays for Ashura
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday announced that the banks will be closed for two days on...
Torkham border reopened for commercial activities
PESHAWAR: The Torkham border which was closed for several hours by the Pakistani authorities after the Taliban took control of...
FBR’s website running smoothly, board clarifies
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued an explanation regarding the latest situation pertaining to service optimization of the...
Multan Customs holds 74th Independence ceremony at Customs House
MULTAN: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) Multan has organized colourful ceremony to mark the 74th Independence Day of...
Razak hope country’s exports to reach $50b in FY 2023
ISLAMABAD” Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood expressed the hope that by the last fiscal...
Pakistan receives record $2b through Roshan Digital Accounts
KARACHI: The Roshan Digital Account (RDA) programme has crossed a major milestone and hit the $2 billion mark as overseas...
SHC seeks comments on petition filed by M/s Zain Brothers challenging detention of consignment
KARACHI: A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the customs department and deputy attorney general...
FBR launches single identifier number for domestic taxes
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched single identifier number for all domestic taxes. Under this initiative, a taxpayer...
FBR reels under a major ‘cyberattack’
ISLAMABAD: Hackers have attacked Pakistan’s largest data centre run by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and managed to break...
Govt collects Rs62b through import of energy & cooking oil products
LAHORE: After increasing taxes in budget the government collected Rs62 billion at the import stage on just eight energy and...
Govt keeps petrol, diesel prices unchanged for next 15 days
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday announced that the prices of petrol and diesel will remain unchanged for the next...
Multan Customs holds farewell ceremony in honour of Collector Muneeza Majeed
MULTAN: Collectorte of Customs Enforcement & Compliance (E&C) hosted a farewell reception in honour of transferred Collector Muneeza Majeed who...
Chief Commissioner RTO Multan kicks off tree plantation campaign
MULTAN: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Regional Tax Office (RTO) has launched tree plantation campaign by planting a sapling...
Faisalabad I&I seizes smuggled goods worth Rs82.3m
LAHORE: Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation (I&I) Faisalabad has seized non-customs paid items worth Rs.82.3 million during the month...
RCCI shows reservations on to extend term of FPCCI president for two years
RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has shown strong reservations over the proposal to extend the term...
