Pharmaceutical industry asks govt to extend serialization deadline
Karachi: In a press release issued on Monday, the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has requested the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan...
Ministry of Industries sends summary to PM opposing EDB closure
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been sent a summary by the Ministry of Industries via the Ministry of Finance to annul...
Rs26b property tax collected in Punjab during FY 2016-17
Lahore:Â Property owners in Punjab paid Rs 26 billion as tax on their properties during the last fiscal year, ending on June 30,...
Non-textile exports fell by 4pc during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: According to data available from the Ministry of Commerce, Pakistan’s non-textile exports for financial year 2016-17 fell 4pc on an annual...
Urea manufacturers urge government to issue subsidy notification
Karachi: Fertilizer Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC) on Monday threatened the government that they will stop production of the commodity until...
Domestic oil production rises by 3pc
Karachi: A research study from Topline Securities on Monday revealed that Pakistan’s oil production had recorded a 3pc increase during 2016-17 rising...
Soyabean oil imports decline 32.85pc during FY 2016-17
Islamabad: Â Imports of edible oil including soyabean and palm during previous financial year (2016-17) decreased by 32.85 percent and increased by 12.85...
No disruption in supply of POL products in country: DG oil
ISLAMABAD
Ministry of petroleum and natural resources was pursuing an effective strategy to maintain stocks of petroleum products aimed at meeting the country’s...
Pakistan, Sri Lanka eye boosting bilateral trade to $1bn
ISLAMABAD
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are striving hard to boost the bilateral trade to $ 1 billion from the existing $ 325 million....
FBR asked to publish taxpayers’ directory of parliamentarians
ISLAMABAD
The minister of finance has asked Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to make arrangement for publishing taxpayers’ directory of parliamentarians.
Chairing a meeting...
FBR suggests resolving ‘double taxation’ issue at CCI
ISLAMABAD
After the government’s failure to address the issue of double taxation being faced by taxpayers since the introduction of the eighteenth constitutional...
15 projects worth Rs99.4bn approved by CDWP
ISLAMABAD
Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved fifteen significant projects worth Rs 99.4 billion including education sector, transport and communication sector, water and...
Daily market report: stocks go up in thin volumes
LAHORE
Politics continues to hurt the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Though the market ended the first trading session of the week positive, volumes...
Resolution seeking Tariq Bajwa’s removal as SBP governor submitted in Senate
ISLAMABAD: A resolution seeking removal of  State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Tariq Bajwa was submitted in the Senate on Monday.
The resolution...
Oil tanker owners go on countrywide strike beginning today
KARACHI: All Pakistan Oil Tankers Association (APOTA) will be observing a countrywide strike beginning Monday to protest against the safety regulations of...