Additional Rs209 billion collected in first 5 months: FBR
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) says it collected additional Rs209 billion during the first five months of this fiscal year...
Malaysian minister assures full cooperation to promote bilateral trade
KARACHI: Malaysian Minister for Primary Industries Teresa Kok Suh Sim has assured the Pakistani business community of all possible cooperation for the...
Tight monetary policy will reduce inflation: SBP governor Â
KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Reza Baqir has said that the current tight monetary policy stance is appropriate to help...
Six-month remittances hit $11.394bn in July-December
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan has reported that remittances from overseas Pakistani workers jacked up 3.31 percent to $11.394 billion in...
PM, traders to discuss tax matters on 20th
ISLAMABAD:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan will hold an important meeting with the All Pakistan Traders Association (APTA) at the Prime Minister House on...
‘No friction between FBR chief and PM, finance adviser’
ISLAMABAD: A spokesperson of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Saturday rejected reports that the tax watchdog’s chief, Shabbar Zaidi, was not...
SBP may revise policy rate downwards by end-Jan, claims govt’s finance team
ISLAMABAD:The government's economic team has informed the federal cabinet that the policy rate, which is currently at 13.25pc, may witness a downward...
Pakistan misses cotton bales target by 7m in 2019
LAHORE: Pakistan, once the proud home to world's best cotton, has missed its 2019 target of producing 15 million cotton bales by...
K-Electric’s online fuel cost adjustment calculator goes live
K-Electric (KE) has launched a Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) calculator on its website, which will allow consumers to calculate the impact on...
With ML-I signed, CPEC investment portfolio touches $50bn
ISLAMABAD: With the approval of Mainline-I (ML-I) Railway Project, the total cost of projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has surged...
FPCCI demands cut in mark-up rate
LAHORE:Â The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Saturday urged the government to reduce mark-up rate in the country...
Punjab Green Development Programme ‘moderately unsatisfactory’: WB
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has downgraded the $200-million Punjab Green Development Programme to "moderately unsatisfactory" as Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar-led government...
Transporters’ strike to end soon as talks underway: Dawood
KARACHI:Â Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Saturday that talks were underway with the protesting goods' transporters and...
FBR finds about 10,000 people involved in tax evasion, money laundering
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has found about 10,000 people allegedly involved in tax evasion and money laundering.
The bureau is...
SECP launches one-stop-shop in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will extend its one-stop Shop (OSS) facility for company registration to Balochistan and...