Power sector: Reforming with subsidies You have long been told the energy subsidy reforms are in full swing. There are talks of limiting energy sector... Published 13 Jun, 2024 08:16am
Business & Finance FPCCI demands cut in policy rate, power tariffs LAHORE: Zaki Aijaz, Regional Chairman and Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Business & Finance Traders demand govt take steps aimed at improving law and order situation PESHAWAR: Traders demanded of the government to take pragmatic steps for improving law and order situation. They... Published 02 Jun, 2024 02:53am
Business & Finance Erstwhile tribal areas: Steel sector warns govt against extending tax exemption ISLAMABAD: The steel sector has warned the federal government that any move to extend tax exemption to erstwhile... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
Pakistan 7 soldiers martyred, 23 terrorists killed in separate operations: ISPR Security forces are determined to wipe out the menace of terrorism from the country, the military's media wing says Updated 27 May, 2024 10:37pm
Business & Finance Tax officer rejects refund claims against commission paid outside Fata LAHORE: A taxation officer has rejected refund claims against the commission paid to taxpayers for the sale of... Published 25 May, 2024 06:33am
Pakistan Erstwhile Pata, Fata: PPP vows to resist levy of taxes PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has announced to resist the levy of taxes to the erstwhile Pata and Fata and... Published 20 May, 2024 05:44am
Opinion Social media regulatory authority: Will it work? Personally for me and most patriotic Pakistanis, the army stands as the bulwark of a nation’s sovereignty,... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Print FATA, PATA regions: No law under study to grant tax relief: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said there is no legislation under government... Updated 17 May, 2024 09:07am
Pakistan Govt will not propose extension in tax exemptions for ex-FATA, PATA: Aurangzeb Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday said the government has decided to withdraw tax and duty exemptions... Updated 16 May, 2024 08:19pm
Business & Finance Local investors are nervous, claims Mian Zahid KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am
Pakistan PPP leader for change in Afghan policy ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Akhunzada Chatan said that the state should change its policy with... Published 26 Apr, 2024 04:15am
Business & Finance KP depts pledge strict compliance with ST Regulations PESHAWAR: Secretaries of Communication and Works Department and Energy and Power Department announced to ensure... Published 23 Mar, 2024 05:41am
Opinion A plethora of issues Normally one tries to focus on one critical issue that appears to be central when sitting down to pen these columns.... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Business & Finance KPRMP has helped govt increase tax revenue: World Bank ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Revenue Mobilization and Public Resource Management Project (KPRMP) ... Published 14 Mar, 2024 03:00am
Print Business premises established in FATA: SC explains how immunity from taxation under ITO can be claimed ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that immunity from the payment of taxation under the Income Tax Ordinance of 2001... Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:15am
Business & Finance FATA residents fail to avail WHT exemption deduction by NSC LAHORE: Residents of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) have failed to avail exemption from... Published 07 Jan, 2024 02:43am
Pakistan KP formally launches second phase of ASDP in merged districts PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has formally launched the second phase of the Accelerated... Published 11 Dec, 2023 06:41am
Pakistan PPP launches election campaign in KP: Bilawal says erstwhile Fata, Pata to be given ‘special status’ PESHAWAR: PPP Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that if voted to power, he would give a special status to ... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
Sports Pakistan Cup, Hanif Mohammad Cup 2023-24 get underway LAHORE: Pakistan Cup on Wednesday gets underway at different venues in Abbottabad, Rawalpindi and Mirpur. The... Published 02 Nov, 2023 03:16am
Pakistan Merged districts: USAID, UNDP & KP govt join hands on SME financial access PESHAWAR: The US Agency for International Development (USAID), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the... Published 01 Nov, 2023 05:57am
Pakistan ‘KP home dept dishonoured sanctity of Senate’ ISLAMABAD: Senator Hidayatullah on Thursday lambasted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa home department for withdrawing its... Published 13 Oct, 2023 05:50am
Pakistan 99 militant attacks, 112 fatalities: Country witnesses sharp increase in terrorist attacks in Aug ISLAMABAD: Pakistan witnessed a sharp increase in terrorist attacks in August with 99 incidents reported across the... Published 06 Sep, 2023 03:37am
Perspectives Defence Day of Pakistan: remembering the sacrifices September 6 is celebrated by the nation as the Defence Day of Pakistan to commemorate the country’s finest hour when... Published 06 Sep, 2023 12:40am
Sports ‘Regional Inter-District Senior’ tournament begins LAHORE: The Regional Inter-District Senior tournament 2023-2024 which get underway on Sunday will help nurture new... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Pakistan ‘Govt accepts IMF programme with heavy heart’: PM inaugurates first phase of Fata varsity in Peshawar PESHAWAR: In a somber acknowledgment of the prevailing economic hardships, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on... Published 12 Jul, 2023 06:39am
Pakistan Minister for ‘thorough’ review of FATA merger ISLAMABAD: Minister for Communication, Asad Mehmood, on Sunday urged the government to thoroughly review the merger... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Pakistan ‘Ease of doing business’ deteriorating in NMDs: study PESHAWAR: A study conducted by National Influencers, a think-tank of the newly merged districts (NMDs) of the... Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance Fata, Pata units: No extension in tax exemptions beyond 30th ISLAMABAD: The government will not extend tax exemptions beyond June 30, 2023, available to the industrial units of... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am
Business & Finance PALSP voices concerns over misuse of tax exemptions in NMDs ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers (PALSP) has raised serious concerns regarding the ... Published 25 May, 2023 06:26am
Import of items under FTAs, PTAs during 2022-23: Major decrease in duty exemptions/concessions witnessed