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Super tax made permanent for banking companies
ISLAMABAD: The levy of super tax has been made permanent for banking companies beyond Tax Year 2021, sources in Federal...
SHC judge recuses himself from plea against NICVD corruption probe
KARACHI: A bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) has dissolved after a judge recused himself from hearing plea against...
FBR announces tax holiday for sportsmen on import of professional & technical apparatus
ISLAMABAD: Sportsmen – participating in an international event – have been allowed tax holiday o import of professional and technical...
CDWP approves Rs5b development projects
ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting approved two projects worth Rs five billion besides recommending three projects worth Rs...
Govt urged to stop production, sale of substandard steel
ISLAMABAD: Steel manufacturers of the country have expressed serious concerns on the production/presence of low quality steel in the market,...
Govt establishing cannabis farms as alternative to cotton: Fawad Chaudhry
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that farms for cannabis production are being established...
NAB starts probe against illegal housing schemes in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has launched an inquiry against the owners and management of four major illegal housing...
Stamp duty collection dips by 24pc in 1H of FY21: MoF
ISLAMABAD: The revenue collection from stamps duties fell sharply by 24 percent during first half of the current fiscal year...
CPEC shrugs off all odds, moving forward with new vigour
ISLAMABAD: Despite the international propaganda move, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project is moving forward by shrugging off all...
Remittances from overseas Pakistanis in Jan up by 19pc: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday said remittances from overseas Pakistanis were $2.27 billion in January 2021, which were up...
FBR proposal for restoration of zero-rating regime declined
LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) proposal' for the textile sector for the restoration of zero-rating regime for five...
FBR Chairman Javed Ghani directs stern action against trade of counterfeit, smuggled cigarettes
ISLAM The Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Javed Ghani has directed the Inland Revenue and Customs field formations to beef...
FBR asks taxpayers to update profile to remain in ATL, skip penalty by March 31
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked taxpayers to update their profile by March 31, 2021, to avoid penalty...
SBP allows housing loan on personal guarantee
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday eased condition for availing loan for housing loan by allowing personal...
Customs Court approves pre-arrest bail to suspects in selling of smuggled petroleum products case
KARACHI: The Customs Court approved interim pre-arrest bail to suspects namely Saleem Akber son of Akber Ali and Sikandar Ali...
SHC seeks comments from customs officials on petition filed by M/s Askar Trading International
KARACHI: A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) directed customs officials to file their respective para wise comments...
KP govt plans three more industrial estates
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is planning to launch three industrial estates in Chitral, Ghazi (Swabi) and Bannu under its...
Govt extends NAB Prosecutor General Asghar Haider’s tenure for three years
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Law on Monday notified a three-year extension in the tenure of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor...
Hafeez directs to monitor prices of essential commodities to avoid hoarding & black marketing
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired the weekly meeting of National Price Monitoring Committee...
Collector Irfan Javed’s Quetta Customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs300m
QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement and Compliance (E&C) with the assistance of Frontier (FC) Corps Balochistan has seized smuggled goods...
