Print Jul-Mar period: Provinces’ spending jumps 23pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The provinces’ development spending under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) during the first... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:43am
Editorials The pressing need for tax reforms EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s moribund tax structure is in urgent need of a comprehensive overhaul is a reality that... Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am
Print NA budget session begins today ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly budget 2024-25 session will be held today (Thursday). President Asif Ali Zardari... Updated 06 Jun, 2024 08:39am
Markets Asset classes: PSX urges govt to remove tax-driven distortions KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has proposed to the federal government to remove the tax-driven distortions... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Opinion Welcome increase in exports It is heartening to note that the country’s exports increased by 10.65 per cent ($2.702 billion) to $28.070 ... Published 06 Jun, 2024 03:09am
Print FBR finalises revised GST schedules for budget ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finalised revised sales tax schedules, ie, Sixth Schedule... Updated 06 Jun, 2024 08:40am
Pakistan FD revises upward IBC for HEC ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has upward revised the Indicative Budget Ceilings (IBC) for the Higher Education... Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:47am
Pakistan FAPUASA holds rally against cut in higher education budget LAHORE: On the call of the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA), a protest... Published 05 Jun, 2024 07:38am
Print AGPR, other offices: FD clarifies funds authorisation strategy ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has asked all the offices including the Auditor General of Pakistan Revenue (AGPR)... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 09:36am
Business & Finance Upcoming budget: SIFC should advocate 26pc rise in tobacco taxes: SPARC ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has requested the Special Investment... Updated 05 Jun, 2024 07:13am
Pakistan GB CM, Aurangzeb discuss federal budget ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Gulbar Khan called on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Opinion Low taxation of property The recent revelation of massive investment in property by Pakistanis in Dubai of over $11 billion has not only... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance Govt urged to unveil ‘people-friendly’ budget KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Print SBP likely to lower policy rate: S&P GMI ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation rate declined for the fifth consecutive month to 11.8 per cent in May and... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:22am
Print Final date for federal budget yet to be decided ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has formulated a tentative schedule for the budget session likely to be... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 09:22am
Business & Finance FY25 budget: Pension tax proposal dropped ISLAMABAD: The government has dropped a major budget proposal to tax pensions in 2024-25. It is learnt that the... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Business & Finance Finance Bill to amend Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 ISLAMABAD: Finance Bill 2024 would amend Tax Laws (Amendment) Act, 2024 to deal with emerging legal issues being... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Editorials The PM’s visit to China EDITORIAL: The Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Jiang Zeidong, recently stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s... Updated 04 Jun, 2024 06:50am
Opinion Budget: govt between a rock and a hard place Contrary to earlier reports that the budget for next fiscal year will be presented to parliament on the 7June it is... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Print Export-oriented sectors: MoC advocates concessional power tariff Says key industrial export sectors of Pakistan struggling to recover and gain lost share in global markets Updated 03 Jun, 2024 09:35am
Business & Finance FD setting dollar value at Rs295: Traders likely to experience additional currency depreciation: PBF LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has warned that the business community is likely to experience additional... Published 03 Jun, 2024 06:30am
Business & Finance Efforts afoot to provide maximum relief to people in upcoming budget: Musadik Malik Minister for Petroleum says people will see a significant reduction in the inflation rate in the coming days Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:28pm
Editorials An MNC’s warning and FDI troubles EDITORIAL: In a highly troubling development, one of the oldest multinational companies (MNCs) operating in the... Published 01 Jun, 2024 06:59am
Print Alleged involvement in refund issue: FBR fires four senior IR officers ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has removed four senior Inland Revenue officers from their positions... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 02:02pm
Print Budget FY2024-25: Rs681bn earmarked for power tariff-related subsidies? Announcement to be made with the condition that no supplementary budget, regular or technical will be provided Updated 01 Jun, 2024 04:12pm
Print Govt slashes PSDP by Rs204bn ISLAMABAD: The government has slashed the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the ongoing fiscal year by... Updated 01 Jun, 2024 07:26pm
Opinion Budget & tax policy ‘The impact of economic growth on the lives of people is partly a matter of income distribution, but it also depends... Updated 31 May, 2024 07:29am
Opinion A social democratic, green, mission-oriented budget In contrast to the usual approach to a budget discourse based on ideas around raising taxes, and expenditure... Updated 31 May, 2024 07:33am
Print PSDP 2024-25: Ministry sends Rs215.998bn provisional IBC for PD ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has conveyed the provisional Indicative... Updated 31 May, 2024 09:00am
Print SECP urges FBR to reduce WHT on dividend, NBFCs & Modarabas ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has asked Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to... Updated 31 May, 2024 08:36am