Tax collection had enhanced 17pc before Covid-19: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar has clarified that tax collection had been enhanced by about 17 per cent by February...
Punjab presents Rs2.24tr ‘pro-business’ budget for FY21
–Allocates Rs337bn for ADP; Rs284.2bn for health; Rs391bn for education; Rs8bn for SMEs
–Brings down tax to 5pc for over 20 services; stamp...
PM wants balance between smart lockdown and economic activity
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the provinces to impose smart lockdowns in the affected areas by creating a balance between...
Minister stresses ‘value addition, branding’ to enhance mango exports
'Mango exports may reduce this year due to an increase in air cargo charges by PIA'
GSP to spend Rs20m on mineral exploration in Balochistan
GSP aims to map 50 toposheets of outcrop areas in Balochistan so as to identify the province's mineral potential
Tax exemption granted to LUMS raises eyebrows
KARACHI: During the annual post-budget press conference on Saturday, the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Dr Hafeez Shaikh avoided a...
Pay and Pension Commission asks government to increase salaries, pensions
ISLAMABAD: After the federal government’s decision to not increase salaries and pensions of its employees, the Pay and Pension Commission has forwarded...
Government allocates Rs9bn for KP projects, slashes uplift budget for tribal districtsÂ
PESHAWAR: The federal government has allocated Rs9 billion for 19 separate projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) under the Public Sector Development Programme...
PM Imran says no to complete lockdown in Punjab
–PM says Pakistan can't afford a complete lockdown, warns of action against SOPs violation
–Says people are not taking Covid-19 seriously, 'they think...
Growers move IHC to become part of sugar inquiry case
ISLAMABAD:Â Sugarcane growers moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday seeking to be included as respondents in the sugar inquiry report case.
Ahsan...
Balochistan reopens restaurants, hotels despite rise in Covid-19 cases
QUETTA:Â While observing that the coronavirus cases in Balochistan may reach 100,000 by mid-July, the provincial government on Saturday allowed restaurants and hotels...
Govt looking at Rs480bn pension bill in FY21
Share of military pensions greatly outweighs that of ex-civil servants
KP traders irked by ‘mismanagement’ at Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: Despite the federal government's permission to open Pak-Afghan border crossings at Torkham and Chaman, Afghan transit trade and export vehicles aren't...
HEC deplores reduction in higher education budget
ISLAMABAD: The governing body of Higher Education Commission on Saturday deplored the sudden cut in the higher education budget by another Rs5.90...
Govt wants private sector to create jobs PM Imran had promised
–Industries minister says private sector should generate jobs after up to Rs50bn relief in taxes, duties
–PM's finance aide says govt tried to...