FBR forms ‘complaint resolution committees’ to facilitate Punjab taxpayers
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday constituted complaint resolution committees for settlement of issues related to sales tax refunds...
ECC likely to approve Rs739bn Karachi Transformation Plan
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), in its upcoming meeting, is likely to approve the Rs739-billion Karachi Transformation Plan.
As per details, Finance...
Petrol price increased by Rs3 per litre
The government on Tuesday increased the price of petrol by Rs3 per litre.
According to the Finance Division notification, a litre of petrol...
Govt relaxes aviation rules to facilitate Airblue, Serene Air
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has relaxed the National Aviation Policy, 2019, to facilitate private airlines Airblue and Serene Air.
Sources privy to this...
Bidders quote record high prices as Pakistan desperately seeks January LNG
Taking advantage of Pakistan scurrying to buy arrange import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in January at the last minute, bidders have...
Punjab lifts ban on grant, renewal of coal mining concessions
LAHORE: The Punjab cabinet has lifted a ban on the grant and renewal of coal mining concessions in the province.
A spokesman for...
KP traders warn of protests against market closures
PESHAWAR: Small traders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have warned the provincial government of protests against the closure of shopping malls and other business...
Export of transport services plunges 48.5pc in Q1
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned $100.920 million by providing different transport services in various countries during Q1FY21 as compared to the corresponding period last...
Japan to provide Pakistan Rs1.54bn to fight Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Japan will provide Pakistan with a grant of Rs1.54 billion to fight against Covid-19.
An agreement to this effect was signed in...
Apple aims to make 30pc more iPhones in first half of 2021
Apple Inc plans to manufacture up to 96 million iPhones in the first half of 2021, a nearly 30pc year-on-year increase owing...
China poverty alleviation, cotton boom backed by forced labour in Xinjiang: report
China is forcing hundreds of thousands of Uighurs and other minorities into hard, manual labour in the vast cotton fields of its...
PIA to operate flights to another Saudi city
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to operate flights to Saudi Arabia’s tourist city of Abha from the first week of...
Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi ‘will not get fair trial in US’, lawyers argue
LONDON: Arif Naqvi, who founded the now-defunct Dubai private equity firm Abraaj Group, would not receive a fair trial in the US,...
SECP registers 1,956 new companies in November
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has registered 1,956 new companies in November 2020, indicating an increase of 41pc...
Stocks close flat after late selling
KARACHI: After trading in the green for almost the entire session, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) fell flat in the last hour...