Pension fund scheme: FD issues instructions Updated 14 Aug, 2026 09:02am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has moved to operationalise its Defined Contribution (DC) Pension Fund...
Akram given additional charge as ATIR Islamabad Published 17 Jul, 2026 07:25am ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Division has issued a notification entrusting the look-after charge of the post of...
Senate panel approves ‘Netting of Financial Arrangements Bill’ Published 17 Jul, 2026 06:39am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue approved the “Netting of Financial Arrangements...
AGP findings: About 92pc of supplementary grants remain unapproved by parliament Published 25 Jun, 2026 05:32am ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has revealed that 92 percent of the total supplementary grants,...
AGPR issues schedule for 2025-26 claims submission Published 03 Jun, 2026 02:34am ISLAMABAD: The Office of the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) has issued a detailed schedule for the...
Export stasis comes under NA focus Updated 24 Feb, 2026 01:42pm NA seeks detailed briefings from Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and SBP
Fixing the shadow economy Updated 16 Feb, 2026 05:40am In the land of the pure, the informal sector continues to grow, whereas the formal remains in the shadow. By some...
CJP stresses digitisation to facilitate litigants, stakeholders Updated 21 Dec, 2025 08:10am ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi emphasised the need to digitise receipt-side financial...
Overseas retirees: Steps taken to improve pension disbursement Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) and the ...
AGP detects discrepancies in tax, refund figures of FBR, SBP Published 08 Oct, 2025 07:13am LAHORE: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) office has found variations of millions of rupees in the collection...
Authorised by AGPR: CPPA-G receives Rs148.75bn from SBP on TDS account Updated 22 Apr, 2025 09:30am ISLAMABAD: The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guaranteed (CPPA-G) is said to have received Rs 148.75 billion from...
Diplomatic missions: AGPR ‘detects’ financial irregularities Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:37am ISLAMABAD: A recent audit report by the Auditor General of Pakistan has unearthed major financial and procurement...
Smog: Who’s responsible? Updated 20 Nov, 2024 08:51am Smog choking Pakistan’s major urban hubs is a tragedy that has been decades in the making, rooted in poor policy...
Salaried individuals: AGPR to upgrade SAP module to avoid lengthy refund processes Updated 18 Nov, 2024 03:00pm ISLAMABAD: On the recommendations of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues...
Donations for Gaza, Lebanon: SBP opens ‘PM’s Relief Fund’ account Updated 15 Oct, 2024 08:46am KARACHI: Following the directives of the federal government, the State Bank of Pakistan has opened “Prime Minister’s...
FTO concerned about not allowing tax credit to salaried class Updated 14 Aug, 2024 10:12am ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has expressed serious concern that the current withholding procedure of tax...
Deductions, tax credits to salaried class, pensioners: FTO directs FBR, AGPR and AG Sindh to allow adjustment Updated 04 Aug, 2024 10:10am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Accountant General of...
AGP finds Rs33bn discrepancies in tax receipts Updated 25 Jul, 2024 09:33am KARACHI: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has uncovered significant discrepancies exceeding Rs. 33,500 million...
DAOs inform FTO: No guidelines for adjustment of taxes withheld from salaries Published 20 Jul, 2024 05:34am LAHROE: District Accounts Offices (DAOs) have informed the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) that the FBR field formations...
Rs14bn of EDS: FBR points out ambiguity in reconciliation Updated 26 Jun, 2024 09:35am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has pointed out an ambiguity in reconciliation of Rs 14 billion of...
AGPR, other offices: FD clarifies funds authorisation strategy Updated 05 Jun, 2024 09:36am ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has asked all the offices including the Auditor General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR)...
FBR’s e-portal has no direct linkage with govt’s withholding agent Updated 29 May, 2024 09:20am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s automated database (FBR’s e-portal) has no direct electronic linkage with...
Ministries/divisions: MoF annoyed at absence of expense reconciliation Updated 11 Apr, 2024 10:36am Finance Ministry’s Expenditure Wing reiterates that purpose of reconciliation is to identify any mismatch with actual expenditure, wrong booking, or shortfall in funding under relevant head of account
Federal govt employees: AGP ‘identifies’ violations of rules in grant of loans Updated 06 Feb, 2024 09:05am ISLAMABAD: On the direction of President Dr Arif Alvi, the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) identified violations...
Deputation, compensatory allowance: Civil servants posted outside own cadre will be considered: MoF Updated 07 Jan, 2024 09:41pm ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has held that civil servants posted outside their own cadre under Section 10 of...
Expenditures, receipts: PAOs must ensure reconciliation with AGPR on monthly basis: FD Published 16 Dec, 2023 05:49am ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has directed all principal accounting officers to ensure reconciliation of...
The institution of Ombudsman Updated 04 Nov, 2023 06:36am Provision of free and expeditious relief against any injustice done to a common man through maladministration is the...
Online billing solution: ECC approves Rs263.988m more funds for CGA office Updated 28 May, 2023 09:58am ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved additional funds of Rs263.988...
Elections to Punjab, KP assemblies: SC asks SBP to release Rs21bn Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:52am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to allocate Rs21 billion for...
FBR: implausible excuses Published 02 Apr, 2023 03:02am EDITORIAL: It beggars belief that on the one hand FBR (Federal Bureau of Revenue) says it is improving its digital...