FBR surpasses target, collects over Rs1tr in July-Sept quarter
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected more than Rs1,000 billion revenue during the first quarter (July-Sept) of the current...
PM addresses UN summit, calls for one-year extension in G20 debt relief
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday the investment in sustainable infrastructure would be the key to a resilient economic recovery...
Why renegotiating the IPP contracts may cause more problems than it solves
The government is effectively saying that its word is only good as long as it remains in power; in addition, it is clear that some power plants were more equal than others in the renegotiation process
‘Imran likely to announce economic package, provincial rights for GB’
ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon on Sunday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to announce an economic...
World Bank approves $450m to support Pakistan’s transition to renewable energy
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $450 million in financing to support Pakistan’s transition to clean energy as the country aims to...
CCP raids Lahore office of Jahangir Tareen’s sugar mills, seizes important record
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Friday raided the head office of JDW Sugar Mills, owned by Jahangir Tareen, in...
PM Imran proposes measures to stop illicit cashflow from developing countries
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday called upon the international community to take steps to counter illicit flows of money, saying...
Users call for ban on PTA as internet services disrupted countrywide
Online gaming community badly affected by ping, packet losses; businesses facing loss of productivity
Govt abolishes customs, regulatory duties on 163 tariff lines
Total revenue impact of exemptions will be Rs532m per annum
Islamabad’s ‘superficial’ lifestyle did not suit me, says ex-FBR chairman
LAHORE: Former Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) chairman Shabbar Zaidi has cited Islamabad’s ‘superficial lifestyle’ as one the reasons behind his resignation.
“The...
Pakistan to challenge Indian’s claim to basmati GI tag
ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of the Indian move of demanding exclusive rights of claiming Geographical Indication (GI) tag to Basmati rice in...
Interest rate remains unchanged at 7pc
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan, in a meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Monday, maintained the country’s interest rate...
‘CPEC on track, but Pakistan needs to employ Chinese experts’
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Amb Yao Jing, has said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would be better served...
PM Imran paid Rs282,449 in taxes, reveals FBR 2018 directory
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi remained highest taxpayer with Rs241.3m, while Shehbaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari paid Rs9.73m and Rs2.89m in taxes, respectively
Pakistan gets stay over $6bn fine in Reko Diq case
The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Thursday granted a stay on enforcement of the massive penalty...