Print ‘Mini-budget’, SBP bill: MNAs expected to cast their vote today ISLAMABAD: National Assembly is expected to vote on the controversial State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill 2021... Updated 13 Jan, 2022 09:26am
Pakistan Senate panel deliberates over ‘mini-budget’ ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs met on Tuesday to... Updated 12 Jan, 2022 01:52pm
Print Sale of Liquefied Natural Gas: Bill on weighted average cost on the cards ISLAMABAD: Energy Minister Hammad Azhar said the government would introduce a bill in the parliament within 8-10 ... Updated 12 Jan, 2022 09:32am
Print Infant milk, bread: Govt will urge IMF to be flexible: Tarin Finance minister says government would try to exclude infant milk and bread sold in bakeries from the purview of the 17% sales tax under the Finance Supplementary Bill, 2021 Updated 12 Jan, 2022 09:31am
Print Proposed Finance Bill: There will be ‘some’ inflation: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin did not rule out inflationary impact of the measures being taken under the... Updated 11 Jan, 2022 09:33am
Print Import of urea from China allowed on G2G basis Move comes to address shortage of urea in Rabi Season 2021-22 Updated 09 Jan, 2022 10:58am
Business & Finance Solar panel system: Senate body rejects withdrawal of ST exemption ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue has rejected the proposed withdrawal of sales tax... Published 08 Jan, 2022 03:59am
Print FBR chief speaks about IMF’s tax outlook, priorities FBR Chairman Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Thursday says all-out efforts are being made to fix distortion in the tax system Updated 07 Jan, 2022 09:43am
Pakistan Inclusion of Tarin’s name in Tax Directory: Some Senators raise objection ISLAMABAD: Some members of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance raised objection on inclusion of the name of... Published 06 Jan, 2022 04:13am
Print Pulses, rice, eggs, chicken: Hike in prices blamed on seasonal factors ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has directed the Ministry of National Food... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 03:05pm
Print Passage of money bill: Senate panel concerned at ‘after-effects’ ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance Wednesday expressed serious concerns over reports that the... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:32am
Print ECC approves import of 50,000MT of urea from China ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed import of 50,000 metric... Updated 06 Jan, 2022 09:26am
Print Swelling import bill: Covid-19 vaccine purchase identified as primary reason ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhary has stated that the primary reason behind... Updated 05 Jan, 2022 10:34am
Print Climate change: Pakistan amongst most vulnerable countries: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said, sadly with negligible, less than one percent contribution in the global... Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am
Pakistan PM pays Rs9,854,959 tax ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has paid tax of Rs9,854,959 during tax year 2019 against Rs282,449 paid in tax... Published 04 Jan, 2022 06:54am
Print Pakistan-China Business Investment Forum launched: Exports now under increased focus, says PM Says Pakistan can also learn from China about urban planning Updated 04 Jan, 2022 09:22am
Print Govt to import pulses to bridge supply-demand gap ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee was informed that the government would be importing... Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:51am
Print Surrender forex in interbank market: ECC approves cash incentive to ECs ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved fiscal incentive of ... Updated 01 Jan, 2022 09:40am
Print Sell-off plan: CCoP decides to delist MPCL ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) has decided to delist the Mari Petroleum Company Limited... Updated 01 Jan, 2022 09:38am
Business & Finance Absolute autonomy to SBP will end govt’s borrowing leverage: Pasha ISLAMABAD: The government must retain the power to borrow at least one percent of GDP, Rs 550 billion, from central... Published 31 Dec, 2021 06:50am