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PSW, PAA sign MoU to digitalize air cargo charge collection
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to digitalize...
State Bank reveals cost of printing Rs5,000, Rs1,000 currency notes
KARACHI: Producing a Rs5,000 or Rs1,000 currency note costs Rs14, State Bank of Pakistan officials told the Senate Standing Committee...
Pakistan receives over $763m in external assistance in July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received more than $763 million in external financial assistance during July, the first month of the current fiscal...
Govt support confirmed for small shopkeepers in FBR session
ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Finance in Pakistan, Bilal Azhar Kayani, has described a new tax scheme for small...
SBP declares August 26 bank holiday for Eid Milad-un-Nabi
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced a bank holiday on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, on the occasion...
Punjab moves to scrap old, unfit vehicles under new legal framework
LAHORE: The Punjab government has introduced a new legal framework for scrapping old, unfit and polluting vehicles, declaring certain categories...
Dr Gohar Ejaz Group secures clean sweep in APTMA annual elections
LAHORE: The Dr Gohar Ejaz-led group has secured a clean sweep in the annual elections of the All Pakistan Textile...
ECC approves wheat stock mix, petroleum imports and key grants
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved a plan to maintain 85% locally procured and 15% imported wheat in...
Small traders attend online awareness session on simplified tax scheme
MULTAN: Small traders and tax lawyers from across south Punjab attended an online awareness session organized by Federal Board of...
State Bank moves to scrap Rs10 banknote, introduce coin instead
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has proposed discontinuing the Rs10 currency note, with the denomination expected to be...
FBR sets three-day deadline for low-risk sales tax registrations
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a risk-based system to speed up sales tax registration for businesses,...
Pakistan earns over Rs1.83bn from hunting in 2 years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan generated more than Rs1.83 billion from Markhor and Ibex trophy hunting between 2023 and 2025, according to details...
FTO questions RTO Islamabad’s handling of PAF-linked tax refund claim
LAHORE: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has criticised the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Islamabad over its handling of an income...
Keti Bunder Port to have multi-purpose terminal
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for integrated development of Keti Bunder Port with focus on connectivity and local...
President directs FBR to implement taxpayer-favorable ADRC decision
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to implement a taxpayer-favorable decision issued by...
Debate on new provinces to focus on economic development: RCCI President
RAWALPINDI: President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), Usman Shaukat said that the debate on new provinces and administrative...
PIDE calls for collaboration to make Pakistan’s housing climate-resilient
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a PIDE dialogue here on Monday stressed the need to shift Pakistan’s housing agenda from policy commitments...
SCO transport push opens new “Eurasian Trade Routes” amid geopolitical turbulence
ISLAMABAD: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is placing transport and logistics connectivity at the center of its regional agenda as...
Moody’s raises Pakistan credit rating to B3 on stronger economic footing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received another boost to its economic credentials on Monday as international ratings agency Moody’s raised the country’s sovereign...
PSO & Kuwait Petroleum Corporation mark 50 years of partnership powering Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO), the nation’s leading energy company, today commemorated 50 years of strategic partnership with...
