JI urges govt to write off farm loans LAHORE: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Siraj-ul-Haq has called upon the government to write off the loans and... Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz extends FCA exemption to consumers using 300 units of electricity Premier says revised exemption will cover 75 percent of the consumers across the country Updated 01 Sep, 2022 08:34pm
Markets Electricity bills: LHC strikes down fuel adjustment charges LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi Circuit bench on Tuesday quashed fuel adjustment charges from the... Published 31 Aug, 2022 05:50am
Pakistan PTI holds protest against ‘inflated’ electricity bills LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday held a protest against inflated electricity bills and... Published 27 Aug, 2022 07:28am
Pakistan Electricity bills and taxes: Farmers continue protest against rising inflation ISLAMABAD: Farmers continued their sit-in for the second consecutive day to press the government for the fulfilment... Published 27 Aug, 2022 07:14am
Business & Finance PM forms committee to address woes of electricity consumers Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-level committee to address complaints of power consumers.... Published 26 Aug, 2022 03:06pm
Pakistan Farmers mount protest against inflated power bills ISLAMABAD: Farmers on Thursday held a protest against inflated electricity bills, “illegal” taxes, and an... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
Editorials How to wheel power wheeling charges along EDITORIAL: There are efforts from the power sector stakeholders to start moving towards deregulation of this sector.... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance 200 or less units: KE to facilitate consumers thru revised bills from today KARACHI: Following the notification released by the Ministry of Energy, Government of Pakistan (GoP) about the... Updated 26 Aug, 2022 09:44am
BR Research Power generation goes down By choice or otherwise, Pakistan’s national grid power generation was down 10 percent year-on-year in July 2022.... Published 25 Aug, 2022 10:50am
Print LHC suspends amount of FPA qua petitioners LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday suspended the amount of Fuel Price Adjustment (FPA) qua petitioners and... Published 25 Aug, 2022 07:01am
Pakistan SC moved against FAC hike ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been approached against the huge Fuel Adjustment Charges (FAC) in the electricity... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:09am
Editorials Another change in the budget provisions EDITORIAL: Shehbaz Sharif, while on an official visit to Qatar, announced complete exemption from paying fuel... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:08am
Pakistan PM Shehbaz announces waiving fuel charge adjustment for 17mn power consumers Premier says govt also considering similar measures to facilitate remaining 13mn consumers Decision made after consulting the IMF and the government's coalition leaders Published 23 Aug, 2022 08:03pm
Print Inflated power bills: PM seeks report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought a report from the Ministry of Power regarding complaints by... Updated 23 Aug, 2022 09:25am
Print Tax Laws Amendment Ordinance to be promulgated soon ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi will anytime promulgate Tax Laws Amendment Ordinance 2022 to increase the Federal... Updated 21 Aug, 2022 09:24am
Print BoD displeased with PESCO’s performance ISLAMABAD: The Board of Directors (BoD) of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has charged top management of ... Updated 17 Aug, 2022 09:42am
Business & Finance Steel melters express dismay over increase in electricity rate, taxes LAHORE: Mian Ahmed Hassan, Chairman of the Pakistan Steel Melters Association (PSMA) showed his grave concern over... Published 15 Aug, 2022 07:06am
Pakistan Minister says govt tackling fascist attitudes ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Khurram Dastgir on Wednesday said the government is working hard to strengthen... Published 11 Aug, 2022 04:35am
Print Presidential Ordinance almost ready: New tax rates under FTS to be notified on Oct 1 ISLAMABAD: The upcoming Presidential Ordinance will notify new tax rates for trades under the fixed tax scheme (FTS)... Updated 11 Aug, 2022 09:49am
Business & Finance Electricity bills: Sarhad chamber welcomes withdrawal of ‘fixed tax’ PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has welcomed withdrawal of the fixed tax for retailers... Published 08 Aug, 2022 05:41am
Pakistan JI announces countrywide protest against inflated bills LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul Haq on Friday announced countrywide protest demonstration against the inflated... Published 06 Aug, 2022 04:02am
Print Fixed tax decision deferment: Only an ordinance can help govt avert revenue loss Government set to bear revenue gap of Rs40b Updated 06 Aug, 2022 09:18am
Pakistan JI to resist govt efforts to sell SOEs: Siraj LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Sirajul Haq has said that JI will strongly resist government agenda to sell... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Business & Finance Miftah vows to remove some taxes from electricity bills KARACHI: In response to protests by small retailers against the fixed retailers’ tax introduced in the Finance Act... Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am
Print Miftah meets small traders: Govt likely to review ‘fixed tax’ imposition decision ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, Tuesday, assured the Chambers of Small Traders and Small Industry (CSTSI)... Updated 03 Aug, 2022 10:02am
Business & Finance Refunds, ‘fixed tax’ on power bills: Miftah tries to soothe small traders’ concerns ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Chambers of Small Traders and Small Industry (CSTSI) has informed Finance Minister Miftah... Published 02 Aug, 2022 06:31am
Business & Finance Electricity bills: Traders protest against imposition of ‘fixed tax’ ISLAMABAD: Traders Monday warned the government of a country-wide shutter-down strike on August 17, if the issue of... Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:17am
Business & Finance Electricity bills taxation: Miftah addresses business community concerns Finance minister meets Markazi Tanzeem-e-Tajaran Pakistan Published 01 Aug, 2022 04:08pm
Business & Finance Electricity bills: Business community rejects collection of ‘fixed-tax’ PESHAWAR: Business community has rejected collection of ‘fixed tax’ through electricity bills and demanded of ... Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am