Pakistan becomes world’s 4th fastest-growing freelance market

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has been ranked as the 4th fastest growing freelance market with 47pc growth in freelance earnings during the second quarter...

FBR seeks Pakistanis’ Iqama details from UAE

Tax authorities have sought details from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of Pakistanis who have obtained Iqama (work permit) from the Arab...

NAB not to pursue income, sales tax cases against business community

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal has announced that the bureau will not pursue cases pertaining to income tax...

PM order nationwide crackdown on benami properties

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed all the deputy commissioners and heads of development authorities to identify benami properties in their...

FATF to examine Pakistan’s progress in Oct

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will examine Pakistan’s progress on its existing action plan during its plenary meeting that would be...

MoF rebuffs Indian media reports of FATF blacklisting Pakistan

The Ministry of Finance has rejected Indian media reports about Pakistan being blacklisted by the Asia Pacific Group (APG) — the regional...

Auto industry plunges into deep crisis

'An increase in advance customs duty on all raw materials and imposition of up to 7.5pc FED proving deadly for the...

Zong becomes first telco to conduct successful 5G trials in Pakistan

China Mobile Pakistan (CMPak), popularly known as Zong, has successfully conducted 5G trials in Pakistan, a press release issued by the company...

PM urges Chinese company to set up waste-to-energy plant in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has reiterated his commitment to providing all possible facilities to the investors in undertaking profitable business ventures in...

IHC directs telcos to submit Rs36bn for licence renewal

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday directed two mobile companies, Mobilink and Telenor, to submit Rs36 billion ($224 million) each within...

Govt decides to probe appointment of Neelum-Jhelum project CFO

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Water & Power has decided to initiate an internal inquiry to examine the facts regarding the award of an...

FBR envisions expanding sales tax net to 400,000 people in three years

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set a target to increase sales tax base up to 400,000 people in the next...

Is Bitcoin creator a Pakistani?

A British-Pakistani entrepreneur named Bilal Khalid, now known as James Caan, has recently claimed that he was in fact Satoshi Nakamoto, the...

Pakistan’s trade balance improves 19pc in one year

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan trade balance has improved by 19pc, as the deficit declined from $37.6 billion to $30.6 billion during the last fiscal...

FBR to tighten noose on smuggled goods from 1st

ISLAMABAD: As per the instructions of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi, the board has initiated a phased programme to combat...