RCCI to hold ‘gems & jewellery exhibition’ on 23rd
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Malik Shahid Saleem said on Tuesday that the chamber would organise a three-day 'gems...
PR retrieves 383 acres of land in one year
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has retrieved around 383 acres of land worth Rs30 billion through various anti-encroachment operations during the last fiscal year (FY19).
PR...
Tax evasion notices issued to 6,324 schools, tuition centres in Karachi
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday served notices to 6,324 private schools and tuition centres in Karachi for failing to...
FBR envisions expanding sales tax net to 400,000 people in three years
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set a target to increase sales tax base up to 400,000 people in the next...
Climate change could rain on Saudi Aramco’s IPO parade
LONDON: The state energy giant’s vast oil reserves – it can sustain current production levels for the next 50 years – make...
KP govt employees to receive interest-free loans
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to provide the government employees with interest-free loans, a private media outlet reported on Tuesday.
As...
Process to revive PSM on public-private partnership commences
ISLAMABAD: In order to revive Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) through public-private partnership and make it a profitable organisation, the government has formally...
Is Bitcoin creator a Pakistani?
A British-Pakistani entrepreneur named Bilal Khalid, now known as James Caan, has recently claimed that he was in fact Satoshi Nakamoto, the...
Huawei dismisses new suspension of ‘unjust’ US ban
BEIJING: Huawei on Tuesday dismissed Washington's three-month delay to a ban on US firms selling to the Chinese tech giant and said the...
Bulls dominate as KSE-100 surges 856 points
KARACHI: Positive sentiments prevailed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) for the second consecutive session with the KSE-100 Index managing to cross the...
Business community hails PM’s decision to form CPEC Authority
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan's announcement regarding the establishment of the China Pakistan...
China cries foul over Facebook, Twitter block of fake accounts
BEIJING: China said on Tuesday it had a right to put out its own views after Twitter and Facebook said they had dismantled...
FBR pushes provincial govts to deduct, deposit WHT on same day
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reached out to the provincial governments to try to get them to deduct and collect...
Big industry shrinks for first time in a decade
For the first time in a decade, the Large-scale manufacturing sector shrunk by as much as 3.6% in the fiscal year 2018-19,...
Gold price falls by Rs1,000, reaches Rs88,000 per tola
ISLAMABAD: The price of 24-karat gold dropped by Rs1,000 and was traded at Rs88,000 per tola as compared to the last closing...