Gwadar SEZ to be declared tax-free zone

ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government is working on a plan to declare the Gwadar Special Economic Zone (SEZ) as a tax-free zone under...

Common standards for SAARC countries on food items approved

LAHORE: South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations have approved harmonised and uniform standards for three food items. While the final common...

FBR meets PSO leadership, discuss tax compliance and revenue generation

ISLAMABAD: As part of the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR's) taxpayers outreach programme aimed at acknowledging the contribution of taxpayers and offering them...

SECP puts a leash on nano-lending apps

No digital nano-lender will now be allowed to earn more than the principal amount from a loan.

Pakistan listed among top 3 beneficiaries likely to gain in import substitution from US-China trade war: Report

In case, if the trade war continues between the US and China, Pakistan would be the least likely beneficiary of production relocation of industrial units from China

Pakistan failed to sign any FTA’s in the last 5 years

ISLAMABAD: Although the government of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) started the negotiations on various trade agreements including the Free Trade Agreement...

Pakistan’s first beachfront housing project launched in Gwadar

KARACHI: With a surging demand for real estate in Gwadar because of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a local company, Eiwan, on Thursday launched...

SECP files criminal case of insider trading against a bank employee

In another high profile case of the complex white collar crime in the stock market, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan...

Pakistan’s Cigarette Trade — A double-edged sword

Pakistan exports plummet from $14.38m to $12.06m worth of cigarette to the Middle East in FY 21-22

Tea imports dip 1.12pc in eight months FY19

Overall food imports into the country during FY19 witnessed a decrease of 8.25pc ISLAMABAD: The tea imports into the country witnessed a decrease...

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...

COAS promises support for businessmen of rain-struck Karachi

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured help for the entrepreneurs in Karachi, as trade and commerce...

Pakistan to begin barter trade with Afghanistan, Iran and Russia

Under the new rules, Pakistan will be able to export a wide range of goods to Afghanistan, Iran, and Russia

Pakistan sends first-ever consignment to Kazakhstan via Silk Route

Consignment sent under quadrilateral traffic in transit agreement

Sale of refrigerators, deep freezers up by 15 to 20pc  

KARACHI: The sale of Refrigerators and Deep Freezers have gone up by approximately 15-20 per cent on the eve of this Eidul...