Finance Bill 2022: amendment to increase petroleum levy adopted National Assembly also green lights super tax, rescinds relief granted to salaried class Updated 29 Jun, 2022 06:28pm
Pakistan MQM-P’s Kunwar Naveed suffers brain haemorrhage KARACHI: Muttahida Qoumi Movement Pakistan’s (MQM-P) leader Kunwar Naveed Jameel suffered a brain haemorrhage on... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Business & Finance Amendments to Finance Bill to be approved today ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Wednesday (June 29) would approve the Finance Bill, 2022, with significant numbers... Updated 29 Jun, 2022 10:32am
Pakistan PTI never shifted burden of inflation onto people despite IMF's pressure: Imran Khan Former premier says the government has inflicted the worst suffering on the people in order to provide relief to themselves Updated 28 Jun, 2022 08:30pm
World US delegation arrives in Venezuela to discuss 'bilateral agenda': Maduro CARACAS: A US delegation arrived in Venezuela Monday to discuss a "bilateral agenda," extending discussions between... Published 28 Jun, 2022 10:18am
Pakistan NA approves charged expenditure worth Rs27.886trn ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday approved charged expenditure worth Rs27.886 trillion included in Demands... Published 28 Jun, 2022 06:10am
Print No cut motions due to absence of opposition: NA approves 83 demands for grants ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday approved 83 demands for grants for various ministries worth Rs4,573.38... Updated 28 Jun, 2022 09:38am
Print Supertax applicable to TY22 Companies liable to pay supertax would deposit the amount at the time of filing of income tax returns in December 2022 Updated 26 Jun, 2022 01:59pm
Business & Finance Under amended finance bill: Scope of IT and IT-enabled services expanded ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has expanded the scope of the definition of IT and IT-enabled services... Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Opinion Taxing nation’s savings – but at what cost? The budget 2022-23 is continuation of a series of budgets for the last several years that have been increasing tax... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 05:16pm
Print Large-scale industry: Govt announces 10pc supertax to clinch IMF deal Says this would take the country towards economic sovereignty and self-reliance Updated 25 Jun, 2022 09:50am
Pakistan Senate body adopts 27 recommendations on Finance Bill National Assembly to decide whether or not these recommendations are to be incorporated into the Money Bill Published 23 Jun, 2022 07:17pm
Pakistan Sherry holds PTI govt responsible for mounting debt, public accounts crisis ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday held the former government of Pakistan... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am
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
Pakistan Aamir Liaquat passes away KARACHI: Famed television personality and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Dr Aamir... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Business & Finance NA passes Export-Import Bank of Pakistan Bill, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday passed “The Export-Import Bank of Pakistan Bill, 2022” with a... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
World France begins choosing new parliament in test for Macron PARIS: France votes Sunday in parliamentary elections with allies of President Emmanuel Macron seeking to retain a... Published 09 Jun, 2022 10:52am
Print NA to pass Export-Import Bank of Pakistan Bill today ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly today (Thursday) would pass “The Export-Import Bank of Pakistan Bill, 2021” to... Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:43am
Editorials Needless comments on nuclear assets EDITORIAL: The way Imran Khan commented on Pakistan nuclear assets in his recent interview with a TV channel ... Updated 09 Jun, 2022 10:40pm
Opinion Fiscal affairs and Constitution – II In Part-I we had outlined the basic framework governing the budgetary affairs in the constitution. Let us reiterate... Updated 08 Jun, 2022 08:09pm
Pakistan Bills on elections, national accountability: Joint-sitting of parliament extended to table two bills ISLAMABAD: The federal government extended a joint-sitting of the Parliament from June 7 to June 9 to table two... Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Pakistan NA passes four bills ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday passed four bills including “State-Owned Enterprises (Governance and... Published 07 Jun, 2022 07:27am
Opinion Imperatives for FY23 budget The federal budget for 2022-23 is to be presented by the coalition government on the 10th of June in the National... Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am
Opinion Grand dialogue: non-starter Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif wants a ‘grand dialogue’ among all stakeholders to somehow keep sectors such... Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am
Print NA condemns BJP spokeswoman’s derogatory remarks ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a resolution, condemning the derogatory remarks... Updated 07 Jun, 2022 09:53am
Pakistan Khawaja Asif inaugurates work on wastewater treatment plant SIALKOT: Federal Minister for Defence Khwaja Muhammad Asif laid the foundation-stone of a waste water treatment ... Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am
Opinion Is it really a foreign conspiracy? This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed “Is it really a foreign conspiracy?” carried by the newspaper... Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am
Print President Alvi asks PM to reconsider electoral, accountability bills ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi has returned the National Accountability (Amendment) Bill and Elections... Updated 05 Jun, 2022 08:59am
Editorials Resignation conundrum EDITORIAL: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has stopped his National Assembly party lawmakers from verifying their... Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am
Opinion Fiscal affairs and Constitution Ghalib once remarked that (In my construct, there is an element of malady). The genesis of fiscal malaise originates... Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:53am