Federal govt employees stage protest demo ISLAMABAD: Federal government employees on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration outside the parliament during ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Pakistan Education gets Rs103.78bn ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs103.781 billion for Education Affairs and Services in the federal budget... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Markets Budget termed overall positive for market KARACHI: Contrary to expectations of change in treatment of income from capital gain and dividends to normal tax,... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Pakistan PPP accuses PML-N of ignoring its inputs: Budget ‘anti-poor’: opposition ISLAMABAD: Having been lashed out by the opposition forces over tending to formulate the anti-poor and excessively... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Pakistan Omar terms budget ‘a violation of constitutional norms’ ISLAMABAD: The Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, on Wednesday, expressed strong ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance No relief for industry in budget, claims PBF KARACHI: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) says despite the fragile economic position of the country the business... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Pakistan Rs27bn earmarked for National Health Services ministry ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs 27 billion for the Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations,... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Rs539bn financing to be provided to export sector thru SBP KARACHI: The federal government has announced to provide a financing of Rs 539 billion to the exporters through ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Scope of EFC curtailed ISLAMABAD: The government has curtailed the scope of the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFC) of exporters under the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance SCCI urges govt to review budget proposals PESHAWAR: President, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Fuad Ishaq said the government has attempted to present... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Remittances via formal route: Rs86.9bn set aside for TT charges refund KARACHI: The federal government has proposed to allocate Rs 86.9 billion for the reimbursement of TT charges to ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance It’s not a ‘people-friendly’ budget: economist KARACHI: Tough measures have been adopted in the federal budget 2024-25, and it is not at all a ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Tajir Dost Scheme: Traders failing to register could face imprisonment ISLAMABAD: The government has announced a set of new revenue measures for the budget 2024-25, with a special focus ... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Budget has failed to live up to our expectations: PBC KARACHI: Pakistan Business Council (PBC) here Wednesday said that expecting a single year’s budget to cure all the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 06:22am
Print Defence budget raised by 17.6pc ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday budgeted Rs2,128.8 billion for defence affairs and services for... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 03:47pm
Print No amount from IMF loans budgeted for budgetary support ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted no amount from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans for budgetary... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:36am
Print Finance Bill 2024 laid in Senate ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Wednesday, moved a copy of the Finance Bill 2024 in Senate, which... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:37am
Print With 48pc cut Rs4.37bn earmarked for Interior Division ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked a sum of Rs4.37 billion for Interior Division for fiscal year 2024-25 under... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:46am
Print Govt proposes increase in PL rate ISLAMABAD: The federal government has proposed an increase in petroleum levy to Rs 80 per litre on petrol and diesel... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:47am
Print Ministry of Law & Justice: Rs1368.874m earmarked for development schemes in PSDP ISLAMABAD: The federal government earmarked Rs1368.874 million for 10 ongoing and seven new schemes of the Ministry... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:37am
Print Rs30bn sell-off income target set ISLAMABAD: The federal government has set a budgeted target of collecting Rs30 billion through privatisation... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:33am
Print BISP allocated Rs598.71bn ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has been budgeted at Rs598.71 billion in financial year 2024-25,... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:32am
Print Finance Bill 2024: New ‘late filers’ category introduced Category created to attract higher rate of tax for late filing of income tax return Updated 13 Jun, 2024 03:48pm
Print Prepaid internet, phone cards: Govt increases income tax rate for non-filers ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the income tax rate for non-filers purchasing prepaid internet and phone... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:34am
Print Non-tax revenue: Rs32.6bn earmarked from 4G/5G licences ISLAMABAD: The government has budgeted Rs32.612 billion from 4G/5G licenses under the head of non-tax revenue for... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:36am
Pakistan A whopping 103.7pc raise in power subsidy ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased subsidy for power sector by a whopping 103.7 percent – from the... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Pakistan Coal, gypsum and plastic waste: 80pc GST withholding rate on supplies proposed ISLAMABAD: The Finance Bill 2024 has proposed a sales tax withholding rate of 80 percent on supplies of coal,... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Pakistan A constrained budget under the long shadow of IMF stipulations ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has unveiled... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Pakistan Regulatory Duty imposed/ raised on wide range of items ISLAMABAD: The government has imposed/raised regulatory duty on the import of a wide range of items to encourage... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
Pakistan Property transactions: Progressive tax rates announced ISLAMABAD: The government has announced progressive tax rates on purchases and sales of properties, categorised into... Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:32am
