Understanding and addressing fault lines—II b. Selling Cheap: Except from 1971 to 1977 on the economic policy side, there was complete unconditional surrender... Updated 16 Jun, 2023 06:47am
Business & Finance Govt accused of giving boost to undocumented retail sector thru budget LAHORE: The budget 2023-24 has given more relaxation to the undocumented and unregistered retail sector and... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Editorials Whither the economy EDITORIAL: The budget for 2023-24 fails to curtail expenditure (and instead raised current expenditure by 26.5... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Print Moody’s disputes govt’s growth assumption Says Government of Pakistan’s budget lacks major revenue-raising or spending-containment measures to alleviate intense government liquidity pressures Updated 16 Jun, 2023 08:54am
Business & Finance NA told: Tobacco sector tax evasion touches Rs240bn mark ISLAMABAD: The parliamentarians were informed during the National Assembly session that the tax evasion in the... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Opinion Is textile sector ‘rent seeker’? The textile exporters of Pakistan are fond of championing that textile is the backbone of the economy and that it is... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 06:28am
Business & Finance Mobile Phone Traders team meets PTA chief ISLAMABAD: A delegation representing the All Pakistan Mobile Phone Traders Association led by General Secretary,... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance Inland Revenue officials: FBR to give cash awards on ‘extraordinary performance’ ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will give cash rewards to the Inland Revenue officials who show... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance Temporarily imported by Arab hunters: FBR asked to confiscate ‘misused’ foreign number-plate vehicles ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance FBR using RD as revenue ‘tool’: Senate panel ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee has expressed concern over regulatory duty being used by the... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance There’s tax evasion of Rs500bn in real estate sector alone: Asif ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif Wednesday said ‘elite capture’ is the root of all socioeconomic ills as... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Editorials Ambitious Sindh budget EDITORIAL: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presented an ambitious Rs 2.2 trillion provincial budget for... Published 15 Jun, 2023 06:03am
Print What is IMF’s demand in relation to Budget? Clarity of vision, precise steps, clear outcomes ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 09:01am
Opinion This is a time of deep introspection Pakistan is spiraling into abject poverty and is slipping further into the abyss. The World Bank (WB) reports that... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance Finance bill: FBR sets up two ‘anomaly committees’ ISLAMABAD: After the presentation of federal budget 2023-24, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmad has... Published 14 Jun, 2023 06:21am
Print Pakistan won’t move Paris Club: MoS ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha Tuesday stated that Pakistan would neither go the... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 09:00am
Print Oil import thru bonded storage facilities: PD asked to consult stakeholders on guidelines ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Petroleum Division (PD) to consult... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 09:08am
Business & Finance OICCI’s survey highlights decline in business confidence KARACHI: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has shared the results of a comprehensive... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 08:59am
Print Increase in foreign remittance limit may stoke money-laundering: SECP ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has expressed serious apprehension that the... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 08:58am
Opinion The economy in FY2023-24 The economic prospects for Pakistan in 2023-24 have been presented in the Annual Plan prepared by the Planning... Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance FBR proposes changes in tax laws to check profit shifting by MNCs ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed changes in tax laws to check the “profit shifting” by... Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance PRIME terms budget ‘unrealistic and expansionary’ ISLAMABAD: The Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) has stated that the coalition government has... Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Print MoS for reforms in pension bill ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that there is a need to reform the pension... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:48am
Print Senate panel rejects 3 major ST measures ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance rejected three major sales tax measures including a one-year... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:47am
Business & Finance Businessmen concerned at proposed tax on windfall gains profits ISLAMABAD: Leading business associations, Monday, unanimously raised their voice against the budgetary measure of... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance Chief Collector Customs (South) visits KATI ‘Efforts on to solve problems of business community on priority’ KARACHI: Chief Collector Customs (South) Ashad Javed has said that the industry is currently going through a... Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Business & Finance Amendments to barter trade mechanism quite possible, says Ansari PESHAWAR: Member Customs Operation Federal Board of Revenue, Mukarram Jah Ansari has said that the newly introduced... Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance Changes in FBR’s tax expenditure may affect provincial revenues ISLAMABAD: The changes made in the cost of tax exemptions by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) may have an impact ... Published 12 Jun, 2023 06:26am
Print Tax expenditures constitute 36.43pc of FBR tax collection? ISLAMABAD: The tax expenditures remained 36.43 percent of the total Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) tax collection in... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 08:43am
Print Sugar import: Cut in tax rates amongst reasons behind huge income tax exemptions cost ISLAMABAD: The reduction in tax rates including withholding tax on the import of sugar is one of the reasons for... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 08:43am
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