Finance advisor directs to make assets declaration scheme easy to implement
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Sunday reviewed the proposed Assets Declaration...
UK-based Pakistanis to invest £200 million in Pakistan: Amjad Khan
ISLAMABAD: UK-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (UKPCCI) President Amjad Khan has said that the Pakistani origin investors based in the United...
Will facilitate Singapore business group to invest in Pakistan: Ali Zaidi
TOKYO: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Ali Haider Zaidi has said that he will take all possible measures to facilitate a Singapore business...
ICST demands complete ban on import of luxuries
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday sought completed ban on import of luxury items to cut trade deficit.
The policy...
PEW demands action against speculators, hoarders
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday demanded an action against speculators, manipulators and hoarders who have taken masses and economy...
Islamabad-based restaurants found evading taxes worth billions of rupees
ISLAMABAD: Almost all the Islamabad-based restaurants were allegedly found involved in tax evasion of billions of rupees, it emerged on Sunday.
Sources told...
Cabinet likely to issue policy directives for renewal of cellular mobile licences
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to give policy directive for the renewal of cellular mobile licences in its upcoming meeting, scheduled to...
Indus Motor jacks up car prices by up to Rs307,000
Indus Motor Company (IMC) has jacked up prices of various models by Rs65,000 –Rs307,000, effective from Saturday.
After the revised price, the new...
Economic integration imperative for South Asia’s prosperity: SAARC
ISLAMABAD: SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Ruwan Edirisinghe said on Saturday said South Asia has tremendous trade potential, which needs to...
‘Govt striving to promote industrialisation, lure foreign investors’
Advisor to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms Dr Ishrat Hussain said on Saturday that the government is offering a number of incentives...
Gwadar free zone being modelled after China’s Shekou Industrial Zone
BEIJING: Gwadar Port free zone would be modelled after the Shekou Industrial Zone in Shenzhen, China, comprising a port, an industrial park, and...
Finance adviser meets PM, says talks with IMF to be expedited
Dr Hafeez Sheikh says budget to be announced not earlier than May 24
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday met newly-appointed Finance...
Minister vows to facilitate rain-affected farmers
'A special package will soon be announced for those farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent rains'
ISLAMABAD: The government, in the...
Furniture manufacturers seek special incentives in upcoming budget
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq, on behalf of the furniture producers, presented a set of proposals for the...
US intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: report
US intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday, adding to the list...