NA body laments delay in FBR reforms, demands set timeline

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was on Wednesday briefed about the reforms initiative adopted by the Federal...

Japanese investors keen to relocate industry to Pakistan: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan Matsuda Kuninori said on Wednesday the Japanese investors were looking to relocate their industry from elsewhere...

FIA arrests five NBP employees for Rs472m fraud

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested five officials of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and one foreigner for involvement in...

Cabinet approves domestication, commercialisation of medicinal, industrial cannabis

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday granted approval for the domestication and commercialisation of medicinal and industrial cannabis and hemp at the...

Bajwa announces 250 new jobs for Orange Line Train project

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lieutenant General (r) Asim Saleem...

CM Buzdar approves construction of small dams in Koh-e-Suleman Range

Punjab CM also okays biometric verification system for vehicle registration

KPITB-trained students earn Rs1.9bn through online businesses in one year

PESHAWAR: Youngsters trained by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Technology Board (KPITB) have earned Rs1.9 billion through online businesses during the past year, lifting...

‘Zero-rated industries to get electricity, gas at discounted rates’

Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood announced on Tuesday that zero-rated industries will be supplied gas and...

Japan assures Pakistan of coronavirus debt relief 

'After preliminary work on the debt relief initiative, a memorandum of understanding will be formally signed with Pakistan'

PTA bans five dating apps citing ‘immoral content’

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked five dating and live streaming applications citing "immoral content", it said in a statement on...

Government to address price-hikes, hoarding, smuggling as top priority, says Shibli

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz on Thursday acknowledged that the federal government is still facing various challenges, including increasing...

PTI govt adds Rs11.3tr to public debt in two years

Pakistan's public debt has increased from Rs14.3tr in FY13 to Rs36.3tr in FY20

FBR uncovers Rs4.36bn sales tax evasion in Lahore

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) Inland Revenue (IR) Intelligence and Investigation wing on Thursday uncovered a tax evasion case amounting...

FBR exempts sales tax on import of sugar

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted sales tax on the import of 300,000 metric tonnes of sugar to arrest...

Hafeez Shaikh seeks technical input from World Bank on pension reforms

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance & Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has requested technical input from the World Bank...