Zaidi urges startups to look beyond venture capital, study local success models Published 10 May, 2026 11:36am Says Pakistan’s entrepreneurial ecosystem should draw lessons from successful local examples
FIA withdraws corruption charges: Tax expert gets a clean chit from court Updated 01 Nov, 2025 09:10am ISLAMABAD: Special Court Karachi has outrightly dismissed a case against Shabbar Zaidi, a renowned tax expert and...
Shabbar criticises ‘institutional failures’ in country Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:39am KARACHI: Tax expert Shabbar Zaidi on Saturday criticized Pakistan’s institutional failures, saying that while...
SOT Events 2024 concludes in Karachi: Alumni of Beaconhouse School honoured with awards Published 04 Nov, 2024 03:29am KARACHI: Alumni of Beaconhouse School were honoured with awards in various categories for their outstanding...
Moving the capital back to Karachi Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:52am To save Jinnah’s Pakistan, voices are being raised to move the capital back to his city from where the journey had...
Tax expert proposes Karachi as country’s capital Published 30 Jun, 2024 02:58am KARACHI: Expressing his resentment over the lack of civic facilities in Karachi, former chairman of the Federal ...
Non-performing bank loans: Finance bill proposes amendments in 7th Schedule Updated 24 Jun, 2024 08:47am ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2024 has proposed amendments in Seventh Schedule (Banking Schedule) of the Income Tax...
PARTLY FACETIOUS: Miftah Ismail is the new Shabbar Zaidi? Published 05 Jun, 2024 06:41am “Prime Minister and his band of merry cabinet members are off to China and I think this may be an appropriate time...
Ultimate beneficial ownership: Requirements more stringent in income tax law than corporate one: expert Updated 28 Oct, 2023 09:49am ISLAMABAD: The requirements of ultimate beneficial ownership as laid down in the Income Tax law are more stringent...
Recovery of CVT under Finance Act 2022: Taxmen’s orders are without jurisdiction: former FBR chief Updated 24 Oct, 2023 09:38am ISLAMABAD: All the orders passed by the taxation officers/Inland Revenue officers for the recovery of Capital Value...
Tax expert accused of harming reputation of FBR officers Published 01 Aug, 2023 06:19am LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Deputy Commissioner Ali Saleh Hayat Kalyar has sent a legal notice to...
Original utility connection holders: Energy firms asked to collect tax data on CNIC basis Updated 14 May, 2023 10:11am ISLAMABAD: The Reforms and Resource Mobilisation Commission (RRMC) has recommended electricity/gas companies to...
Foreign companies: expert explains SECP’s steps Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has taken major measures to facilitate foreign...
Country being steered towards stability: minister Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday said the...
PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz yet to defy his elder brother Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:48am “Ishaq Dar has DOG.” “I don’t think so - I mean if he had a pet we would have known right!” “How would...
Industries/sectors earning over Rs300m: SC directs payment of 4pc super tax within a week Updated 24 Feb, 2023 08:50am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has directed the industries/sectors earning income above Rs300 ...
Imposition of 10pc WHT on sale of shares: Expert identifies ‘serious’ legal flaws in proposed provision of bill Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am ISLAMABAD: There are serious legal flaws in the proposed provision of the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2023 on...
In bid to enhance recovery, FBR speeds up issuing of notices to taxpayers Published 05 Jan, 2023 05:58am LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sped up issuing of notices to taxpayers to enhance recovery efforts ...
Caretaker govt to be formed by March, says Shabbar Published 04 Jan, 2023 06:02am KARACHI: Former chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi claimed Tuesday that a caretaker setup...
PARTLY FACETIOUS: Caretaker setup may be in place? Published 30 Dec, 2022 05:50am “The difference between an individual decision maker and an institution is that the former focuses only on Plan A...
Notice issued to Shabbar withdrawn on FTO’s order Updated 30 Dec, 2022 08:42am ISLAMABAD: The timely intervention of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has resulted in the withdrawal of an illegal...
Assets declared under two statutes not subject to CVT: expert Updated 29 Oct, 2022 09:46am ISLAMABAD: Former chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Shabbar Zaidi Friday said that assets declared...
Revoke FTAs to tackle current account deficit: Shabbar Zaidi Published 15 Oct, 2022 11:06pm Recommends imposing 10-year economic emergency in Pakistan
Tax expert criticises ‘overstaffed’ FBR Updated 19 Sep, 2022 09:24am ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi has said that the FBR is collecting most of...
Expert for enforcing tax writ firmly Updated 29 Aug, 2022 09:47am ISLAMABAD: Former chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi categorically said that the government has ...
ZU holds interactive debate on economic problems, solutions Published 09 Jul, 2022 03:57am KARACHI: Ziauddin University presented the 13th interactive series of ZU Dialogues, on “Pakistan’s Economic...
Finance bill 2022: Fundamental policy for IPPs changed, points out tax expert Published 22 Jun, 2022 05:58am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has placed a time limitation on the income tax exemption of the power...
Three major revenue measures may be challenged in court: Shabbar Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:55am ISLAMABAD: Three major revenue measures (direct taxes) of the Finance Bill, 2022, having accumulated revenue impact...
Above Rs50,000 purchase: Shabbar Zaidi concerned at likely withdrawal of CNIC condition Updated 09 May, 2022 09:43am ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi has expressed serious concern over the...
Allegations of favouring six big companies: PAC accepts FBR’s ‘clean chit’ to Shabbar Zaidi’s response Published 25 Feb, 2022 06:19am ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC), on Thursday, accepted the response of the Federal Board of Revenue...