Finance Bill: FPCCI demands withdrawal of anti-business measures KARACHI: On behalf of the entire business, industry and trade community of Pakistan Atif Ikram Sheikh, President... Published 13 Jun, 2025 06:57am
Print Tax relief costs kitty Rs5.84trn ISLAMABAD: Total tax exemptions, concessions/reduced rates, zero-rating and special tax treatments to various... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 09:27am
Print Tax ordinance will be reviewed, SAPM tells FPCCI KARACHI: Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) for Industries & Production, has assured... Updated 24 May, 2025 10:57am
Print Business trust improves significantly: OICCI’s survey ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) on Thursday unveiled the results of its... Updated 23 May, 2025 09:23am
Print FBR endorses viewpoint of Senate panel: Undue taxation relocating businesses to Dubai ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday endorsed the viewpoint of Senate Standing Committee on... Updated 22 May, 2025 09:00am
Business & Finance Punjab Budget to boost business, digital finance: Minister LAHORE: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman has said the upcoming provincial budget will feature... Updated 21 May, 2025 07:25am
Business & Finance Tax system termed barrier to economic growth KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and... Published 21 May, 2025 06:28am
Editorials Cracking down on collusion — finally EDITORIAL: It’s a wonder that it took authorities this long to acknowledge what had been obvious to the market for... Published 18 May, 2025 06:03am
Business & Finance POS invoicing: SRB conducts first computerised prize ballot draw KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) on Tuesday conducted its first computerised prize ballot draw for customers... Published 14 May, 2025 06:51am
Business & Finance Trump trade war spreads more gloom across businesses LONDON/SEOUL/NEW YORK: Businesses across multiple industries are hiking prices, backing away from previous financial... Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am
Print Move aims at facilitating businesses: KE agrees to share FCAs projections with regulator ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has agreed to share provisional projections of Fuel Charges Adjustments (FCAs) for future... Updated 17 Apr, 2025 09:37am
Business & Finance Report titled ‘LCCI’s 200 Days’ launched at consultative session LAHORE: While taking a giant leap towards promoting participation on economic policymaking and addressing the issues... Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am
Business & Finance Businesses underscore need for further cut in power tariffs KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and... Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am
Pakistan Businesses protest killing of trader’s grandson in Sukkur KARACHI: Businesses remained closed in protest over killing of a trade leader’s grandson in Sukkur on Saturday, as... Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am
Business & Finance Unreliable internet, digital payment barriers slow down growth of SMEs: FPCCI BMP LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said that... Published 06 Apr, 2025 05:44am
Business & Finance Retailers, other businesses: FBR to grant two more licences to private cos for integration of e-invoicing ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to grant two more licences to private companies for the... Published 04 Apr, 2025 05:22am
Print Leading sectors, businesses: CCP’s MIU detects around 150 violations ISLAMABAD: Market Intelligence Unit (MIU) of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has detected 150 major... Updated 03 Apr, 2025 09:30am
Business & Finance ‘Economic stability not possible due to anti-business steps’ KARACHI: The business community says that economic stability is not possible due to the government’s anti-business... Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am
Editorials PBC makes some valid points EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s manufacturing sector stands at a crossroads, grappling with challenges that threaten its... Published 03 Apr, 2025 05:23am
Print Traders say economic stability not possible with ‘anti-business’ actions PESHAWAR: Members of the business community asserted economic stability cannot come amid government’ ‘anti-business’... Updated 31 Mar, 2025 10:19am
Editorials A tax framework designed to fail EDITORIAL: The country’s fundamentally flawed tax system has long undermined the business environment, slowed... Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:24am
Business & Finance Clearance of goods: KCAA voices its concerns over ‘delays’ KARACHI: The Karachi Customs Agents Association (KCAA) has expressed concerns over delays in the goods clearance... Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am
Business & Finance Businesses sound alarm as Trump tariff chaos hits consumers LONDON/NEW YORK/ WASHINGTON: With each day, evidence is mounting across the corporate world that the chaotic... Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:59am
Business & Finance CDA approves QR code payment system for businesses, eateries ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday approved the introduction of a QR code payment system for... Published 26 Mar, 2025 07:04am
Budget 2025-26 FY26 Budget proposals: Businesses urge govt to gradually reduce GST rate Pakistan Business Council recommends reduction in withholding taxes for exporters to minimise impact on cash flow of their business Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:30am
Print Digital financial services: Govt, regulators must develop frameworks: ADB ISLAMABAD: The government and regulatory authorities must move quickly to establish frameworks for digital financial... Updated 25 Mar, 2025 09:27am
Print KP govt decides to launch universal digital payment system PESHAWAR: The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has taken a big step towards digital transformation by deciding to... Updated 24 Mar, 2025 08:44am
Pakistan Crackdown on substandard ketchup-making businesses conducted LAHORE: The food safety teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday conducted a grand operation across Lahore,... Published 20 Mar, 2025 07:57am
Editorials The high cost of punitive taxation EDITORIAL: The fundamentally flawed nature of the tax regime operational in Pakistan is both well-documented and... Published 19 Mar, 2025 05:48am
Print Business premises: FBR to monitor production of goods ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed manufacturers not to remove goods from their business... Updated 15 Mar, 2025 02:56pm