Govt released Rs638.9bn for development projects in FY19
ISLAMABAD: The federal government released Rs638.9 billion for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects under its Public Sector Development Programme...
Over 95,000 people availed Assets Declaration Scheme so far: Shabbar Zaidi
--‘Purpose of this scheme is not revenue generation; rather it focuses on documentation of economy’
ISLAMABAD: More than 95,000 people have registered their...
‘Tax on token payments, registration of cars remains unchanged’
Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has strongly
rebutted the perception that the rate of tax for token payment and registration
of cars has been...
OPEC and allies extend oil supply cut in bid to boost prices
VIENNA: OPEC and its allies led by Russia agreed to extend oil output cuts until March 2020 on Tuesday, seeking to prop...
Govt urged to sensitise business community on taxation measures
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to address the concerns of the business community...
Plastic imports drop 4pc in 11 months
ISLAMABAD: The imports of plastic materials into the country decreased by 4.15pc during the first eleven months of the fiscal year 2018-19,...
Govt unveils Rs309bn Agricultural Emergency Programme
-- Jahangir Tareen says agricultural spending will be taken up to Rs70bn in next four years
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday unveiled...
Pakistani mango festival to commence in Dubai from 11th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eyeing an export target of 100,000
metric tonnes of mangoes this year in return for $80 million in foreign
exchange.
The country's...
PSX gains 310 points amid improved market sentiment
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) managed to end the session on Tuesday with decent gains, as the indices traded in the...
PakWheels eyes transaction-based business model through its new service ‘Sell it for me’
LAHORE: PakWheels.com, Pakistan's leading online portal for the buying and selling of cars, bikes and auto parts in Pakistan, looks set to...
Govt urged to reduce oil price in line with int’l market
ISLAMABAD: The government should immediately pass on the benefit of reduced oil prices to the general public, as the crude oil price in...
Pakistan’s crude oil production increases 12.8pc, imports fall 15.38pc
ISLAMABAD: The country's domestic production of crude oil increased by around 12.8pc during the first nine months (July-March) of the fiscal year 2018-19.
According...
OGDCL managing director Zahid Mir resigns
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) Managing Director Zahid Mir has resigned from the top post apparently owing to the initiation of...
PSX ends in green amid range-bound trading
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange witnessed a slow start to the trading week, as the indices remained range-bound while volumes remained thin. Foreign...
“No, I don’t see myself in your seat in 5 years time”
Growing up in the 70s, whenever we were asked what we would like to do as an adult, the very obvious response...