Local, foreign loans critical to meeting financial needs: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal Thursday said that to meet national financial... Updated 17 Jun, 2022 10:02am
Business & Finance Budget proposals: FPCCI chief decries absence of ‘industrial package’ KARACHI: Shabbir Hassan Mansha, the acting president of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry... Published 16 Jun, 2022 08:17am
Business & Finance Sixth Schedule: ‘Proposed restoration of exemption may hit medicine makers badly’ KARACHI: The proposed exemption restoration in Sixth Schedule may lead to serious financial shock to the pharma... Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Business & Finance Murad pledges record development in Sindh KARACHI: Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that the provincial fiscal budget 2022-23... Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:15am
Business & Finance Delay in taking vital decisions fuelling inflation, says PBIF head KARACHI: Delays in important decisions are fuelling inflation which could increase from the current 13 percent to 23... Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:10am
Business & Finance Punjab govt imposes no new tax under ST on services LAHORE: No new tax has been imposed by the Punjab government under the sales tax on services for the fiscal year... Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:10am
Pakistan Punjab sets aside Rs470bn for health sector LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed an amount of Rs 470 billion for health sector in its budget 2022-23, ... Published 16 Jun, 2022 07:10am
Business & Finance Three major revenue measures may be challenged in court: Shabbar ISLAMABAD: Three major revenue measures (direct taxes) of the Finance Bill, 2022, having accumulated revenue impact... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Pakistan Education sector projects get Rs52.5bn LAHORE: The Punjab government in its Annual Development Programme (ADP) for 2022-23 has earmarked a total sum of... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Pakistan Punjab govt proposes Rs13.76bn for forestry, wildlife and fisheries LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed allocation of a total budget of Rs13.76 billion for forestry, wildlife ... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Markets Punjab allocates Rs5.54bn for energy sector LAHORE: The Punjab government has allocated Rs 5.54 billion for energy sector in the annual budget for the fiscal... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am
Opinion Democracy didn’t work either So, there’s going to be no snap election. Imran Khan’s call for the second, decisive march on the capital never... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Budget 2022-23 Speaker’s powers curtailed LAHORE: The Punjab government has slashed powers of Speaker of provincial assembly through an ordinance promulgated... Updated 16 Jun, 2022 10:01am
Budget 2022-23 Punjab budget presented in parallel session Provincial minister Sardar Awais Leghari while presenting Rs 3.226 trillion provincial budget for the fiscal year 2022-23 termed it a 'pro-poor and pro-development Updated 16 Jun, 2022 09:54am
Budget 2022-23 Rs685bn allocated for ADP LAHORE: Punjab government has allocated Rs685 billion for the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2022-23. In terms ... Updated 16 Jun, 2022 09:47am
Business & Finance Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 Experts concerned over proposed amendment KARACHI: Tax experts have expressed concerns over the proposed amendment (section 214A) in the Income Tax Ordinance,... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Business & Finance Property deals by filers: Senate panel rejects FBR proposal to raise advance tax ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has declined the Federal Board of Revenue’s proposal to... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Editorials Sindh budget 2022-23 EDITORIAL: A 33.84 billion rupee deficit budget was presented by the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah amidst the... Updated 16 Jun, 2022 06:27am
Business & Finance ‘Issue of declaring production/transmission of electricity as ‘goods’ must be referred to CCI’ ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has recommended that the issue of declaring... Published 15 Jun, 2022 08:22am
Markets Miftah for reforming energy sector ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail, Tuesday, while stressing the need for reforming the energy... Published 15 Jun, 2022 07:26am
Pakistan Sindh Budget: Education gets paltry allocation KARACHI: Out of the total budget outlay of Rs 1.7 trillion, the Sindh government has reserved only 2 percent, ie, Rs... Published 15 Jun, 2022 07:15am
Pakistan Sindh budget: Rs152bn tagged for law, order KARACHI: The Sindh government has earmarked Rs 152.08 billion for law and order in its budget for the financial year... Published 15 Jun, 2022 07:15am
Business & Finance Punjab proposes Rs19.53bn for agriculture, irrigation, livestock LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed a sum of Rs19.53 billion as the Annual Development Programme (ADP)... Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:58am
Business & Finance Punjab govt proposes Rs240bn for South Punjab LAHORE: In the Punjab Budget 2022-23, the Punjab government has proposed an allocation of Rs 240 billion, 35 percent... Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:43am
Business & Finance Jhagra censures federal govt for reduction in NMD’s uplift funds PESHAWAR: KP Minister for Finance, Taimoor Saleem Jhagra has censured the federal government for reduction in... Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:43am
Business & Finance FBR reviewing tax relief of Rs47bn to salaried class ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmad said Tuesday that the FBR is reviewing the tax relief... Updated 15 Jun, 2022 07:37pm
Business & Finance Deadlock over Punjab budget session persists LAHORE: As a result of the deadlock between the opposition and treasury benches on the issue of the presence of the... Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:30am
Business & Finance Anomalies in Finance Bill, 2022: Anomaly committees constituted ISLAMABAD: The Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue/Secretary Revenue Division has constituted two Anomaly Committees... Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:30am
Business & Finance Hamza blames Imran, Elahi for halting Punjab budget session LAHORE: While deadlock persists between the treasury and opposition benches over presentation of Punjab budget... Published 15 Jun, 2022 06:30am
Budget 2022-23 Punjab proposes budget outlay of over Rs3.226trn LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed provincial budget 2022-23 with an outlay of over Rs 3.226 trillion, which... Updated 15 Jun, 2022 09:59am