Progress made over FY23 budget: IMF ISLAMABAD: Key progress has been made in talks on the revival of Pakistan’s International Monetary Fund bailout... Updated 23 Jun, 2022 09:57am
Print $2.3bn loan agreement signed with Chinese consortium: Miftah says inflows expected ‘within days’ ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail Wednesday said the Chinese consortium of banks on Tuesday... Updated 23 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Print Steel sector: Amended finance bill may restore turnover tax adjustment ISLAMABAD: The amended Finance Bill 2022 is likely to restore adjustment facility of turnover tax for the documented... Updated 23 Jun, 2022 10:01am
Business & Finance Sale and purchase of property by non-filers: Senate body approves increase in advance tax ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has approved increase in the advance tax from two to... Published 22 Jun, 2022 07:35am
Pakistan Lawmakers call for more relief to common man in budget ISLAMABAD: The lawmakers in the National Assembly on Tuesday called for more relief to the common man in the budget,... Published 22 Jun, 2022 07:35am
Business & Finance OICCI conveys concerns over tax anomalies in budget proposals ISLAMABAD: Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has conveyed its concerns over tax anomalies... Published 22 Jun, 2022 06:45am
Print Balochistan follows in the footsteps of Sindh: deficit budget QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday unveiled a deficit budget worth Rs 612.7 billion with a deficit of Rs... Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:02am
Print Revenue collection target may be raised to Rs7.42trn ISLAMABAD: The federal government is expected to increase the revenue collection target of the Federal Board of... Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:08am
Business & Finance Finance bill 2022: Fundamental policy for IPPs changed, points out tax expert ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has placed a time limitation on the income tax exemption of the power... Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am
Editorials Budget falls far short of IMF conditionalities EDITORIAL: The budget for 2022-23 not only did not implement key International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions,... Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am
Pakistan Balochistan budget to be presented today QUETTA: Due to personal engagement of Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the presentation of Balochistan budget ... Published 21 Jun, 2022 07:06am
Business & Finance RCCI for ending double taxation, removing anomalies RAWALPINDI: The business community has demanded that the double taxation and anomalies be removed from the fiscal... Published 21 Jun, 2022 06:58am
Opinion A constrained budget The federal budget of 2022-23 has been presented in a difficult and uncertain economic and political environment in... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan FBR employees’ strike enters 3rd day LAHORE: The employees of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) continued their strike on third consecutive day. The strike... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Budget 2022-23: Mandviwalla hails govt for not imposing indirect taxes ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Senator Saleem Mandviwalla Monday appreciated that... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan Sindh Assembly budget session: Treasury, opposition members speak more about political issues KARACHI: Debate on fiscal budget 2022-23 on Monday resumed, as the treasury and opposition members spoke more on the... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Opinion Economy: the best case scenario The worst case economic scenario has already been shared with the public: be ready for more hikes in electricity and... Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Opinion Foreign assets declared under amnesty immune from CVT Capital Value Tax (CVT) was levied by the federal government in 1989 on transactions relating to acquisition of... Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Editorials Blaming IMF is easy EDITORIAL: Fuel prices have been raised for the third time, effective 16 June, in exactly three weeks — this time... Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Print Balochistan budget to be presented today QUETTA: The Balochistan government would unveil its balanced, relief-oriented and pro-people budget for the upcoming... Updated 20 Jun, 2022 09:57am
Pakistan KP approves budget for 22 public sector universities PESHAWAR: Annual budget for 22 public sector universities, out of 32 universities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance New employees: KP govt develops framework for rolling out CPF PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with Securities & Exchange Commission of ... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Registration as Tier-1 Retailers: Furniture industry seeks help of LCCI LAHORE: The furniture industry has sought help of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) to get the... Published 19 Jun, 2022 07:14am
Pakistan PDP leader assails Sindh govt for ‘neglecting Karachi in budget’ KARACHI: Chief organiser of the Karachi chapter of Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Tariq Chandiwala has said that the... Published 19 Jun, 2022 06:06am
Business & Finance FY22-23: Punjab debt service estimates amount to Rs82.4bn Proportion of fixed-rate debt, ATR, and share of debt stock remain the key indicators Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:22am
Print FBR chairman explains importance of increase in tax rates for salaried people Says issue involved in the taxation of the salaried class is not revenue generation, but reform of the income tax slabs Updated 19 Jun, 2022 07:58pm
Print Finance Bill 2022: Exemption to IPPs limited ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Asim Ahmad Saturday informed the Senate Standing Committee on... Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:00am
Print Students to be offered more scholarships: Rs112bn set aside for Balochistan in FY23 budget ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Saturday said that the... Updated 19 Jun, 2022 09:02am
Print Teaching hospitals: Miftah urged to rectify ‘anomaly’ in finance bill ISLAMABAD: Hospitals have approached Finance Minister Miftah Ismail to rectify a major ‘anomaly’ in the Finance... Updated 18 Jun, 2022 09:55am
Print Cellular mobile operators for reducing customs duty on fibre-optic cable, taxes Say situation would result in the closure of mobile phone service for hours and ATM services might also face disruption Updated 18 Jun, 2022 12:25pm