Traders for honey testing lab in Peshawar PESHAWAR: Business community has demanded of federal and provincial governments to set up a modern laboratory for... Published 23 Dec, 2024 06:03am
Markets Traders meet Janmohammed: More rice exports to Malaysia under study KARACHI: M Bashir Jan mohammed, Chairman, Pakistan-Malaysia Business Council of FPCCI, invited YB Dato Syed Abu... Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am
Business & Finance President HCSTSI forms 44 sub-committees to address trader’s issues HYDERABAD: President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders and Small Industry (HCSTSI), Muhammad Saleem Memon, has... Published 10 Dec, 2024 07:20am
Business & Finance Climate change: traders foresee 16pc cut in Kinnow export KARACHI: Exporters have set this year’s Kinnow export target at 0.25 million tons, marking a 16 percent decline... Published 03 Dec, 2024 06:09am
Business & Finance Industries, CNG sector: Traders oppose suspension of gas supply PESHAWAR: Business community strongly opposed the proposal to suspend gas supply to CNG filling stations and... Published 07 Nov, 2024 06:16am
Print Oct 31st deadline: TDS CC issues stern warning to non-filer traders KARACHI: Naeem Mir, Chief Coordinator of the Tajir Dost Scheme at the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), has issued a... Updated 31 Oct, 2024 09:34am
Business & Finance Pak-Afghan bilateral trade: Traders present comprehensive proposals PESHAWAR: Traders presented comprehensive proposals to remove hurdles in Pak-Afghan bilateral trade and transit... Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am
Opinion Squeezing lemons: the fallout of lazy reforms The government is resorting to lazy reforms, putting pressure on the known and compliant while ignoring systemic... Published 21 Oct, 2024 06:44am
Print TDS undergoes policy shift: FBR now targeting wholesale, posh areas’ markets ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has taken a major policy shift in registration of traders and... Updated 20 Oct, 2024 09:46am
Print Buyers, sellers: APTMA assails FBR’s affidavit demand LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Kaan Arshad has condemned the Federal Board of... Updated 19 Oct, 2024 02:56pm
Business & Finance SCO event: businesses voice concern over govt’s market closure decision LAHORE: The traders on Saturday expressed serious concerns over the consecutive three-day closures of markets and... Published 13 Oct, 2024 07:39am
Business & Finance Traders say 2pc cess affecting exports from KP PESHAWAR: Traders and exporters claim that export from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had halted after imposition of two percent... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 07:45am
Business & Finance Issues facing traders to be resolved: LCCI president LAHORE: LCCI President Mian Abuzar Shad held a detailed and productive meeting with the delegations of traders and... Published 02 Oct, 2024 06:19am
Editorials Maritime reforms EDITORIAL: Week after week now the maritime sector has made its case for reforms, arguing how a turnaround would... Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:38am
Business & Finance Traders urge govt to reduce interest rate to boost economic growth PESHAWAR: Members of the business community urged the government to reduce the current interest rate for economic... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Print FBR considering traders’ new proposal to collect advance tax FBR has also agreed to reduce the upper slabs of fixed tax of Rs 60,000 to a reasonable level Updated 10 Sep, 2024 12:57pm
Business & Finance Enhanced Pak-US ties: Traders call for simplification of visa process PESHAWAR: The business community called for simplifying business visa process, exchange of trade delegations and... Published 09 Sep, 2024 07:03am
Business & Finance Poor civic infrastructure irks traders KARACHI: Traders on Saturday showed deep concerns over the dilapidated infrastructure, saying the once a luminous... Published 08 Sep, 2024 02:42am
Print 9,130 big retailers integrated in POS system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has integrated 9,130 big retailers into Point of Sales (POS) system up... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:53am
Print Fixed tax: Traders ready to pay Rs5,000 per month Sources say traders' demand seems to be unrealistic and impractical to reduce the amount from Rs60,000 per month to Rs5,000 per month, but the FBR will find some way to resolve the issue Updated 05 Sep, 2024 02:11pm
Print Advance tax: FBR asks traders to give alternative solution to valuation table ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Tuesday, asked traders to give alternative solution to the valuation... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:12am
Print $7bn EFF Programme: Aurangzeb expects on-time IMF approval ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board’s approval of $7 billion Extended Fund Facility... Updated 04 Sep, 2024 09:16am
Editorials FBR revenue shortfall EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) acknowledged a shortfall of 98 billion rupees during the first two... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
Business & Finance HCSTSI president for bolstering border trade to boost economic activities HYDERABAD: President, Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry, Muhammad Farooq Shaikhani, has... Published 02 Sep, 2024 06:40am
Editorials Traders’ opposition to Tajir Dost Scheme EDITORIAL: Traders’ opposition to registration and payment of advance tax based on the location of their business,... Published 30 Aug, 2024 06:52am
Business & Finance LCCI chief says two SROs have created ‘significant’ difficulties for traders LAHORE: A seminar on the Tajir Dost Scheme 2024 was held at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. LCCI... Updated 30 Aug, 2024 08:02am
Pakistan Lahore: traders observe partial strike LAHORE: In a show of unity and protest, traders across Lahore observed a partial strike against various taxes and... Published 29 Aug, 2024 06:53am
Print FBR issues simple tax return form for traders ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a simple return form for traders for tax year 2024. In this... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 10:49am
Print Hike in taxes, electricity tariffs: Traders observe shutter-down strike ISLAMABAD: Traders across the country Wednesday observed strike against the government’s economic policies,... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:25am
Print Traders stick to guns, go on strike as planned ISLAMABAD: Despite Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) assurance to traders’ community to amend the “Tajir Dost Scheme”... Updated 28 Aug, 2024 05:58pm
Sanctions on Pakistan’s missile program not meant to ‘color other areas of cooperation’: US State Dept