KTC receives award for ‘best export performance’ ISLAMABAD: Governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ghulam Ali and Sindh Kamran Tessori have given Khyber Tobacco Company CEO... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am
Business & Finance Registration of tobacco vendors begins across Punjab LAHORE: Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department Punjab has decided to issue Tobacco vendors licenses by... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Pakistan ‘Need to display tobacco-free signage at business houses in Karachi’ KARACHI: Programme Manager of the International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lungs Diseases (The Union) Kathy... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Editorials Vicious cycle of smuggling, tax evasion EDITORIAL: Speakers at a briefing arranged by Ipsos for parliamentarians to discuss tax evasion in five major ... Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Safeguard children, low-income group: Tobacco industry leaving no stone unturned to undo govt’s efforts ISLAMABAD: The tobacco industry is leaving no stone unturned to undo the great work done by the government of... Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am
Pakistan Cigarette production drastically decreases in May ISLAMABAD: Health experts and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), Monday, admitted that cigarette production in... Published 06 Jun, 2023 05:33am
Business & Finance Govt urged to channel tobacco tax revenue into social sector Islamabad: Health experts have strongly proposed the government to allocate the revenue generated from tobacco taxes... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Business & Finance Philip Morris boss campaigns to sell more heated tobacco LONDON: US tobacco giant Philip Morris International is fighting to get Britain, France and other countries to make... Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am
Business & Finance Tobacco sector: significant decline in sales hitting national exchequer ISLAMABAD: The documented tobacco sector in Pakistan is experiencing a significant decline in sales, resulting in a... Published 26 May, 2023 06:48am
BR Research Higher tobacco taxes injurious to health? Smoking is injurious to health, and its higher consumption increases the health expenditure on a macro scale. That ... Published 24 May, 2023 09:06am
Business & Finance Pakistan Tobacco Co massively cuts production on FED hike ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tobacco Company has stopped 80 percent of its total production which may lead to the total... Published 21 May, 2023 04:00am
Business & Finance Cigarettes: FBR generates additional Rs11.3bn under FED ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has so far generated an additional amount of Rs11.3 billion under the... Published 18 May, 2023 06:10am
Business & Finance Tobacco products: Govt urged to further increase taxes ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco activists and health experts on Tuesday asked the government to further increase taxes on... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Business & Finance Tobacco firms may show less production after FED hike: PANAH ISLAMABAD: Sana Ullah Ghumman, General Secretary and Director Operations of Pakistan National Heart Association... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
Business & Finance Pakistan selling cheapest cigarettes in region: Study ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is selling cheapest cigarettes in the region, revealed a research study on Thursday. For... Updated 05 May, 2023 07:06am
Business & Finance FBR urged to investigate smuggling of imported cigarettes ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) should immediately investigate allegations whether the imported... Published 03 May, 2023 06:35am
Pakistan Farmers concerned over decrease in tobacco cultivation area ISLAMABAD: Farmers expressed serious concern that the total tobacco production area has sharply decreased from ... Published 11 Apr, 2023 03:44am
Pakistan Tobacco control bodies call for regulation of cigarettes’ sale PESHAWAR: The Provincial Alliance for Sustainable Tobacco Control, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has called for passage of... Published 10 Apr, 2023 06:45am
Business & Finance Tobacco co underscores need for implementing track-and-trace system across entire industry ISLAMABAD: A national tobacco company, which has implemented Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) track and trace... Published 08 Apr, 2023 06:21am
BR Research Khyber Tobacco Company Khyber Tobacco Company (PSX: KHTC) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1954. The company... Published 07 Mar, 2023 11:35am
Business & Finance Hike in FED on tobacco to hit govt’s revenue collection efforts KARACHI: The recent increase in the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on the tobacco sector will lead to reduction in the... Published 25 Feb, 2023 06:23am
BR Research Cigarettes in CY22 Amid the economic gloom and doom, political chaos and associated uncertainties, Pakistanis appeared to have smoked... Published 22 Feb, 2023 07:24am
BR Research LSM troubles deepen Large Scale Manufacturing is down 3.7 percent for 1HFY23. For December it is down 3.5 percent – which marks the... Updated 20 Feb, 2023 10:55am
Pakistan Health levy on tobacco products: Govt urged to take sustainable revenue measures ISLAMABAD: Health experts and non-governmental organizations on Friday urged upon the government to take sustainable... Published 19 Feb, 2023 03:19am
Business & Finance Uniform application of laws to curtail illegal tobacco trade: Kazmi LAHORE: The government policies and national laws need to be applied uniformly to protect the industries that ... Published 06 Feb, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Health levy bills: Implementation can help govt generate Rs105bn: PANAH SG ISLAMABAD: The government can easily generate Rs105 billion by additionally taxing the tobacco and beverage industry... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Print New tax raising steps under consideration Proposed measures include increase in rates of withholding taxes, more indirect taxation, three percent flood levy on imports, and tax on banks’ foreign exchange income Updated 18 Jan, 2023 12:40pm
Print Rs550bn tax gap largely falls in five sectors: FBR ISLAMABAD: The huge sales tax gap of Rs 550 billion largely falls in food, beverages, tobacco, textile, wholesale... Updated 15 Jan, 2023 03:16pm
Print Cigarette manufacturing sector: PM seeks elimination of tax evasion culture ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed for immediate eradication of smuggling and... Updated 29 Dec, 2022 08:51am
Business & Finance Manufacturers in KP affected: Show-cause notices being issued for tax periods prior to 25th Amendment LAHORE: The FBR field formations, particularly those in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), are pursuing suppliers of goods to... Published 27 Dec, 2022 06:07am
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost
Following $600mn Ambani wedding, India has set the stage for its next growth phase, Pakistan is still lost