140m cell phone, 42.5m internet users ineligible to become filers
Billions of rupees taxed money remains unclaimed
Despite claims of tightening the noose around non-filers in the next budget, the government has...
Budget supports the poultry sector, yet a lot more needs to be done: PPA
Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) is highly appreciative of the government's support that has been provided in the budget 2017-18 through the judicious...
Pakistan Vision 2025 drives Future Cities’ growth
Pakistan Vision 2025 and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor are driving investment in Future Cities to deliver economic growth and enhance urban livability,...
Finance team charts out strategy to face Parliamentary grilling from today
The government’s finance team spent a busy day on Monday charting out its strategy to face a volley of critical questions from...
Govt allows ‘duty exemptions’ on imports by rulers of Qatar, UAE, and Bahrain
Ostensibly to solidify a personal relationship with the ruling elite of Qatar, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government has granted duty exemption to...
Indirect taxes continue hurting the poorest of the poor
Like the previous budgets, the government, instead of reducing inequalities and burden of taxes on the poor, continued indirect taxes as 60...
The Turnaround King
The career of a banker typically starts from an entry level position and consists of many shifts that include working at a...
A not so meaty affair
In what is so far the highest difference between floor price and strike price (Rs52) in the last five years, AlShaheer Corporation...
World Bank upgrades rating of BISP as `Highly Satisfactory’
World Bank has upgraded the rating of Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as `Highly Satisfactory', Economic Survey 2016-17 has revealed.
According to the...
Crude petroleum exports reach $5.889m in July-March 2016-17
The year-on-year exports of petroleum (crude) increased by 47.49 percent during the month of March 2017 as compared to the same month...
Budget 2017-18: E-payment gateway to be launched by SBP at cost of Rs200m
The budget presented by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday for financial year 2017-18 has introduced certain measures for the benefit of...
Finance Minister directs Food ministry to act against price hikers
The Minister for Finance Muhammad Ishaq Dar here on Saturday said that he had directed the ministry of National Food Security and...
SECP, SBP form regulatory council to strengthen financial stability
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) signed a letter of understanding (LOU) the...
PM would soon announce Karachi package, says Sindh governor
Sindh Governor Mohammad Zubair has said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would soon visit Karachi and announce a Karachi Package, while a...
PML-N govt will make next budget too: Dar
Finance minister grilled over huge reduction of duties on poultry
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who presented the fifth budget on Friday, claimed...