Beverages, tobacco and real estate sector: FBR proposes reduction in tax rates ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed reduction in tax rates on beverages, tobacco and real... Updated 07 Mar, 2025 08:45am
Pakistan Govt won’t support ‘plots and files’ business, says Aurangzeb Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday reiterated the government’s commitment towards structural reforms,... Updated 22 Feb, 2025 09:12pm
Business & Finance Real estate sector: FBR asked to grant tax relief incentives ISLAMABAD: A foreign investor in the real estate sector on Wednesday proposed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for... Published 20 Feb, 2025 07:21am
Opinion Reviving real estate: balancing growth and regulation Lately, there has been a surge of excitement in the real estate market, particularly in upscale urban areas. The... Published 10 Feb, 2025 05:35am
Print Transfer of plots, commercial property: FED expected to be withdrawn ISLAMABAD: The federal excise duty (FED), levied through the Finance Act, 2024, on transfer of plots and commercial... Updated 10 Feb, 2025 09:17am
Business & Finance Governor for boosting real estate sector LAHORE: The Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that the real estate industry is a major industry of... Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am
Business & Finance Housing & real estate sectors: FPCCI proposes cut in taxes to single digits KARACHI: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has proposed that taxes on housing and real estate sectors should be... Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am
Print Housing sector: task force finalises recommendations ISLAMABAD: Task Force for development of housing sector has recommended abolition of section 7E of the Income Tax... Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:07pm
Print Real estate: PBC urges PM to order crackdown on ‘black money’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to tackle the issue of black... Updated 01 Feb, 2025 02:53pm
Business & Finance Rate cut to catalyse real estate growth: Eighteen CEO ISLAMABAD: Following the recent announcement by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to reduce the policy rate to 12... Published 01 Feb, 2025 06:30am
Print Undervaluation, misdeclaration: Over 93.7pc of property deals fall short of Rs5m: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Monday, shared that the level of... Updated 28 Jan, 2025 02:31pm
Supplements Revolutionizing Pakistan’s Real Estate Market Transforming the Real Estate sector into a fully documented ecosystem founded on Transparency and Liquidity. The... Updated 26 Dec, 2024 08:59am
Print NFP, agri tax review: Provincial govts to face IMF scrutiny today ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is set to question the provincial governments on Friday (Nov... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:20am
Opinion Islaah beyond IMF Pakistan’s economic stability has long been precarious, which is why the country’s economic history over the past... Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:10am
Business & Finance Real estate sector: Property dealers oppose further taxation LAHORE: Reacting to the hint dropped by the government that it may levy more taxes on the real estate sector on the... Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am
Editorials New economic order or the same old one? EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb during his speech at a seminar organised jointly by the... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Business & Finance Real estate group IMARAT enters capital market with REIT licence KARACHI: IMARAT Group of Companies, a renowned name in Pakistan’s real estate sector, achieved a significant... Published 08 May, 2024 07:57am
Business & Finance LCCI gives SOS call to govt to save real estate sector LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry Friday gave SOS call to the government to save the crisis-hit... Published 04 May, 2024 05:48am
Print TPL REIT Fund-I public subscription opens today KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) is set to witness the offer for sale of TPL REIT Fund-I, with public... Updated 02 May, 2024 09:21am
Business & Finance TPL REIT Fund I: CEO Ali Asgher says optimistic about IPO’s prospects KARACHI: Ali Asgher, CEO of TPL REIT Management Company Limited (RMC) Ltd, expressed confidence that the Initial... Published 02 May, 2024 04:58am
Business & Finance Getting off FATF grey list: Dubai’s already-thriving real estate sector set for boost Last month, the UAE was taken off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list after nearly two years, which... Updated 28 Mar, 2024 10:50am
World Norway fund drops Saudi Aramco, 11 other Gulf firms OSLO: Norway’s largest pension fund said Thursday it has divested from Saudi Aramco due to the oil giant’s lack... Published 29 Dec, 2023 02:58am
Print Valuation of immovable properties: FTO directs FBR to hire competent, experienced valuers ISLAMABAD: Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to hire competent and... Updated 23 Dec, 2023 07:42pm
Print Property registration in Punjab: Mega WHT evasion scam unearthed Tax office of Federal Board of Revenue conducts an electronic audit of property registrars in Punjab Updated 18 Dec, 2023 11:51am
Business & Finance ABAD says UAE-based firms willing to invest billions in Pakistan’s real estate KARACHI: The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has stated that the United Arab Emirates... Published 10 Nov, 2023 09:59pm
Print Technical parleys between IMF, FBR continue: Revenue boost main focus ISLAMABAD: The technical-level talks between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Federal Board of Revenue... Updated 10 Nov, 2023 09:40am
Print Removal of anomalies in valuation tables: FTO directs FBR to activate ‘DGIP’ ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to immediately activate... Updated 25 Oct, 2023 09:22am
Editorials There’s always a smell of shenanigans in the air EDITORIAL: The government is desperate to fill the growing fiscal gaps. The space to finance a continuously high... Published 02 Oct, 2023 06:33am
Business & Finance Real estate sector: FTO asks FBR to stay vigilant against market prices ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman has strongly recommended to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to remain... Published 22 Sep, 2023 03:33am
Business & Finance Cut in taxes on real estate to help attract foreign investment: ICCI ISLAMABAD: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called upon the... Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:32am
