• 11 specialised professional cadres in bureaucracy proposed • BS-20, above posts may be opened to officials, academics, private-sector professionals ISLAMABAD: Amid concerns over declining stand...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will phase out Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) nationwide by 2035, under the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility conditionality, to bring all sectors un...
ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is considering phasing out the Rs10 banknote due to rising printing costs, while a new design for the Rs5,000 note is being prepared to curb counterfeiting....
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced new measures to streamline sales tax registration for businesses, particularly those considered low risk. Under the new system, application...
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce has reviewed proposals to develop a secure, integrated and AI-enabled digital ecosystem for trade, aimed at safeguarding data exchange, building local cloud infrast...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discusses trade with a Syrian delegation.—APP ISLAMABAD: Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani on Thursday proposed establishing a...
• FBR launches mobile app for Fixed Tax Asaan Scheme for small traders• Pakistan formally seeks US Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesd...
The federal government has increased the commission paid to petroleum dealers by Rs1.34 per litre after accepting one of their longstanding demands. At first glance, the increase in dealers’ margin ...
• PPDA calls off nationwide strike planned from today• Higher margin to take effect from Sept 1 ISLAMABAD: In a move aimed at averting a nationwide strike by petroleum dealers, the Economic Coordi...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Tuesday reiterated their resolve to expand bilateral trade to $10 billion, with Commerce Minister Jam calling for transforming “historic brotherly relations” with I...