Govt committed to empowering women through e-commerce platforms: Dawood
'Women Economic Empowerment Group will soon be made operational so that dedicated initiatives for women entrepreneurs could be launched'
Pakistan, ADB sign $235m loan accord for Karachi’s Red Line BRT corridor
'The project will restructure the entire width of the 26.6km corridor, including construction of 29 stations, green areas, bicycle lanes, sidewalks etc.'
Government authorises flight operations from June 20
ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has authorised international flight operations to and from all international airports of Pakistan, except Gwadar and Turbat...
SC tells FBR to submit Justice Isa’s family tax details within 75 days
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) chairperson to submit a report regarding the tax matters...
20-year exemption on income tax in Gwadar, FBR tells Senate body
Committee okays omission of advance tax on education-related expenses, 100pc FED on imported cigarettes and 25pc FED on caffeinated drinks
‘Property tax will not be levied in KP until June 2021’
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government, while presenting the provincial budget for FY21 in the provincial assembly on Friday, introduced special concessions...
KP finance minister unveils Rs923bn ‘tax free’ budget for FY21
--Govt earmarks Rs317bn for development, Rs124bn for health, Rs184bn for merged districts
--Despite Covid-19 challenges, KP govt expects its income to surge by...
Pakistan signs $1.5bn loan agreements with IFIs to strengthen Covid-19 response
ISLAMABAD:Â Pakistan on Friday signed three financing agreements worth $1.5 billion with three International Financial Institutions (IFIs) -- World Bank (WB), Asian Development...
BOI launches portal to facilitate investments in housing sector
ISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) has launched on its website a portal for "investment opportunities in the housing sector of Pakistan",...
NPMC takes notice of essential food items price hike
ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) held on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of the finance secretary took notice...
OMCs found guilty of hoarding petroleum products
ISLAMABAD: A fuel crisis committee probing the current shortage of petroleum products in the country has found some OMC’s guilty of hoarding...
Senate committee rejects luxury tax on farmhouses
Govt had earlier proposed luxury tax on farmhouses as well as residential homes having an area of over two kanals
Mango exporters welcome opening of borders with Iran, Afghanistan
--Iran allows six more Pakistani companies to export mangoes
--PIA announces concessional air freight charges for mango exportersÂ
ISLAMABAD: With the government's intervention, major...
PMLN asks PTI government to increase budgetary allocation for livestock, dairy sector
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) on Thursday asked the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to increase budgetary allocation for livestock and dairy...
KP govt proposes Rs310bn development outlay for FY21
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has proposed an annual development outlay of over Rs310 billion under the budget for the financial...