Dar directs FBR to incorporate tax proposals on urgent basis
The Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday asked the Federal Board of Revenue to incorporate tax proposals on urgent basis for the...
Budgetary hullabaloo: Tax reduction to boost real estate sector: PREIF
Pakistan Real Estate Investment Forum (PREIF) has submitted its proposals for the upcoming budget 2017-2018 to National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance...
New provision in Companies bill applicable only to SECP registered real estate companies
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has clarified that a new provision proposed in the Companies Bill, 2017, presently in...
Govt to reconsider taxation on IT, telecom sectors
The government has decided to review the taxation on IT and telecom sector for the next financial year in an attempt to...
Pre-budget seminar: Zero -rating regime to continue in near future
While over Rs 100 billion sales tax refunds are yet to be paid to exporters, the government has announced that at least...
British firm, IJARA ink JV agreement to improve healthcare
Kingsman Pharma Ltd, a company incorporated in the UK, and IJARA Capital Partners Ltd, on Tuesday, formed a partnership to improve the...
Govt considering abolishing GST on fertilisers in budget FY17-18
After finding the process too cumbersome to provide subsidy on fertiliser to growers, the government is considering a major tax proposal to...
Lamsal invites business community to gain from investment opportunities in Nepal
Nepal's Ambassador to Pakistan, Ms Sewa Lamsal Adhikari said here on Monday that Pakistan and Nepal had a tremendous potential in areas...
Direct investment surges by 12.7pc in July-April 2016-17
The Oil and Gas, Power sectors and Construction Industries supported total foreign investment of the country, which increased by 105 per cent...
A guide to ending tax evasion in Pakistan
No issue in Pakistan currently attracts as much attention as that of tax evasion. On one hand, we have the people of...
CDC introduces e-IPO, e-dividend concept for capital market
In order to facilitate the public by providing efficient, easy and hassle-free mechanism to apply for subscription of securities of companies offered...
CDNS achieves Rs 171b up to May 8
Central Directorate of National Savings (CDNS) has achieved Rs 171b savings till second months of last quarter of current fiscal year, from...
Pakistan to become Asian tiger under leadership of PM: President HCCI
Pakistan will soon become Asian tiger under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, said President Hazara Chamber of Commerce and...
Govt to increase tax net: Chairman FBR
Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue Dr Muhammad Irshad on Friday said the government was increasing tax net in the coming budget 2017-18.
He...
China agrees to open market to US beef, gas
Beijing and Washington announced Friday an agreement giving US beef, natural gas and certain financial services access to China’s massive market in...