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ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Javed Ghani has assumed additional charge of chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday after removal of...

COVID-19: SBP enhances scope of refinance facility to support health sector

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced it had enhanced its coronavirus-related concessional loan facility to cover manufacturers of...

FBR to pay refunds worth Rs100b through supplementary grants

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) said it will be paying Rs100 billion refunds through supplementary grants in a...

PM Imran Khan forms body to facilitate construction sector, housing projects

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday formed a 13-member national coordination committee to facilitate the construction sector and low-cost...

PTCL approaches SHC against demand & recovery notice

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KARACHI: Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) has approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) against demand & recovery notice and seeking...

Razak lauds exporters’ ‘good performance’ amid pandemic

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood congratulated exporters on “good performance” despite the...

NAB decides to take steps to arrest fugitives and notorious accused

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was held at NAB headquarters under the chairmanship of Justice Javed Iqbal...

CPEC: Pakistan, China ink agreement of $1.5b Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China signed an agreement for the construction of $1.5 billion Azad Pattan Hydel Power Project, Chairman CPEC...

114 Indian nationals to be repatriated via Wagah border on July 9

LAHORE: 114 Indian nationals stuck in Pakistan owing to the coronavirus pandemic will return to their homeland via the Wagah...

Second raid: Customs Preventive impounds smuggled goods worth Rs30m from Yusuf Plaza

KARACHI: Collectorate of Customs Preventive Anti-smuggling Organization conducted a raid on Yusuf Plaza in Bolton Market and recovered huge quantity...

COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan gets Rs335b debt relief from G20

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will sign its debt relief agreement with G20 countries separately before the deadline of December 31, 2020, in...

How much more expensive were food commodities in 2019-20?

ISLAMABAD: After the government rolled out the budget for the upcoming financial year last month, an official government report has...

IR officials can now recover overdue non-tax revenue

ISLAMABAD: The government has empowered revenue officials to recover overdue non-tax revenue during the current 2020/21 fiscal year. An amendment...

IsDB approves $60m supplementary aid for Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts

ISLAMABAD: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has approved a $60 million supplementary fund for Pakistan to support the country’s polio...

Eight employees of Multan Customs test positive for COVID -19 after random screening