FBR chief rejects rumours, says no tax imposed on edible items
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Shabbar Zaidi said on Friday that no tax has been imposed on edible items, including...
Chinese businessmen pledge to invest $5bn in Pakistan
--PM says the sagacity, wisdom and vision of Chinese leadership for peace & development is worth emulating
ISLAMABAD: Chinese business leaders have...
Govt, WEF join hands to close skills gap in Pakistan
--PM announces establishment of ‘National Accelerator on Closing the Skills Gap in Pakistan’
--WEF president lauds govt’s policy direction, especially with regard to...
PM seeks businessmen’s support to revive economy
–Imran says govt undertaking reforms to strengthen economy, enhance FBR’s performance for tax boost
–Says nation needs to change mindset about taxation, imperative for...
NAB arrests Sindh Bank president, others in fake accounts case
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested the president, vice president, director and ex-president of Sindh Bank in the fake accounts...
Malaysian PM stresses need to enhance trade ties with Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Malaysia and Pakistan enjoy excellent trade relations and both countries have tremendous potential to increase bilateral trade from the existing level,...
Azhar relieved of Revenue Division portfolio, given economic affairs charge
--Sources say PM Imran changed the portfolio of Hammad Azhar owing to strong protest lodged by Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: A day...
Pakistan receives $991m as first tranche of IMF loan
KARACHI: Pakistan has received the first tranche of $991.4 million of the $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under its...
Fertiliser prices likely to increase by Rs100 per bag
‘Govt cannot take fertiliser as a standalone
case and if subsidy is given to one sector, others will demand the same too’
ISLAMABAD: As...
No more schemes to whiten black money, IMF tells Pakistan
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Pakistan would not hold another tax amnesty scheme or an asset declaration scheme in...
Pakistan to get $10bn from ADB in five years
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has planned to support Pakistan with indicative lending of up to $10 billion for various development projects...
Pakistan, US discuss agricultural cooperation ahead of Trump-Imran meeting
ISLAMABAD: US Ambassador to Pakistan Paul Jones on Monday met with National Food Security & Research Minister Sahibzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan to...
Construction of Faisalabad Expo Centre to commence this year: Dawood
LAHORE: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood said on Monday that the construction of a state-of-the-art expo centre in...
Thousands of FBR officials transferred in historic reshuffle
--‘FBR wants its employees who have been working in certain offices for a considerable period to gain experience at other locations’
The Federal...
PM launches Rs42.65bn interest-free loans, skill training scheme for poor
--‘Govt will divert all the money coming from the sale of Benami properties to anti-poverty initiative’
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday launched...