IHC orders FBR to initiate fresh bidding for cigarette tracking
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to initiate fresh bidding for the cigarette tracking...
EU to support Pakistan’s anti-corona fight with 153m euros
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday and said the...
Punjab millers announce Rs2/kg increase in flour price
LAHORE: Punjab flour mills' owners on Thursday announced increase in flour prices by Rs2 per kg in the province citing rise in...
Govt announces to exit lockdown from Saturday
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to gradually lift the lockdown restrictions, imposed to contain the impact of coronavirus, from May 9 (Saturday), announced...
Govt forms special committee to streamline dairy sector
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday formed a special committee to ascertain the profit and loss situation in the country's dairy sector.
According...
Govt launches ‘secured transactions registry’ to facilitate financial institutions
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Thursday formally launched the Secured Transactions Registry (STR)...
SECP Policy Board chairman Khalid Mirza resigns
ISLAMABAD: After a settlement with the government, the chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Policy Board has finally tendered...
ECC directs food ministry to meet 8.25MT wheat procurement target
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday asked the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MoNFSR) to...
SNGPL shareholders at risk as board decides to reduce directors
LAHORE: The Board of Directors (BoD) of Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) has decided to reduce the number of seats from...
Budget deficit reaches Rs1.68tr in nine months
–Expenditures clock in at Rs6.3tr against revenues of Rs4.6tr
–Govt spent Rs1.8tr on debt servicing, Rs802bn on defence, Rs31.8bn on education and Rs5.1bn...
SECP, FBR discuss tax proposals for capital, corporate sectors
ISLAMABAD: The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has shared with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) some key tax proposals...
Dubai developer Nakheel cuts some staff salaries by up to 50%
DUBAI: Dubai state developer Nakheel has cut salaries by up to 50 percent to help it weather the coronavirus pandemic, according to...
FBR’s arm files reference against billionaire benami company
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)’s Anti-Benami Islamabad office has filed a reference against S.A.S Pvt. Ltd, a benami cooperate company which...
Cabinet approves export of rice, hand sanitisers
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday allowed the export of rice and locally manufactured hand sanitisers, as Federal Minister for Information and...
SC summons AGP over ’30pc decrease in medicine prices’
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday issued notice to the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP), Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and...