Revenue from cigarette industry surges by Rs88.54bn in 2017-18
KARACHI: On a report of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) submitted on May 23, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has initiated an investigation...
PM directs petroleum ministry to address gas theft
LAHORE:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan today directed the Petroleum Division to chalk out a comprehensive plan for checking gas theft in the country...
FBR launches offline mode App for taxpayers to file returns
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched an application enabling taxpayers to file Income Tax Return and Wealth Statement without...
Appointment of FMU DG a herculean task as country faces FATF grey list challenge
ISLAMABAD: It could be a daunting task for the government to appoint the new Director General (DG) of Financial Management Unit (FMU),...
Funds from possible IMF bailout won’t be utilized to repay Chinese debt: Report
China had exhibited flexibility in its negotiations with Pakistan regarding terms and conditions of loans obtained, said Pakistan’s General Consul in Hong Kong
Supreme Court dismisses petition challenging merger of KASB-BankIslami
In July, SBP also disposed of all the objections raised by the shareholders regarding the amalgamation of the defunct KASB Bank into BankIslami
Cabinet to ratify decisions regarding import of vintage cars, cars for disabled persons
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will ratify decisions taken by the previous government pertaining to import 50-year-old vintage cars and up to 1350cc...
US cancels $300 million aid to Pakistan over record on militants
The Trump administration says Islamabad is granting safe haven to insurgents who are waging a 17-year-old war in neighbouring Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan denies.
PTI names relatively less experienced EAC team
The regular half a dozen senior ones jettisoned
Suki Kinari Hydropower Project set to make KP self-sufficient in power
Two more projects have been announced by KP government at Batakundi (96 MW) and Naran (188MW) – both upstream of the Suki Kinari project
FBR extends deadline to file tax returns
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) today announced the extended deadline to file tax returns by one month.
The returns can now be filed...
PTI govt may not be able to finalise 9th NFC award for resource constraintsÂ
ISLAMABAD: While the government of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it has initiated the process of preparing the next National Finance...
PM reduces prices of petrol, diesel
LAHORE: In the latest development, on the recommendations of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan...
KKH-II Expressway Project on track, attains 55 percent completion stage
KKH Phase-II is one among dozens of early harvest projects of the game-changing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province as the Expressway plays a linchpin role in connecting Gwadar Port to the Chinese city of Kashgar
Energy ministry recommends drastic cut of Rs22.94 in diesel price
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has proposed a decrease of Rs6 in the price of HSD to Rs106 per litre, Rs2 in the price of petrol to Rs93 per litre, 30 paisa in kerosene oil to Rs83.25 per litre and 70 paisa in the price of light diesel oil to Rs76 per litre