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FBR slashes income tax rate to 0.25pc for sugar, cement, and edible oil dealers
February 17, 2021
FBR slashes income tax rate to 0.25pc for sugar, cement, and edible oil dealers
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has slashed the income tax rate for dealers and sub-dealers of sugar, cement, and…
SBP allows banks to accept third party guarantee for house financing
February 16, 2021
SBP allows banks to accept third party guarantee for house financing
With an aim to facilitate the banks in extending low-cost housing finance, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday…
Bitcoin rises above $50,000 to a new record high
February 16, 2021
Bitcoin rises above $50,000 to a new record high
Bitcoin rose above $50,000 on Tuesday to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the…
Javed Afridi points finger at automobile industry as FBR probes import of MG Motors vehicles
February 16, 2021
Javed Afridi points finger at automobile industry as FBR probes import of MG Motors vehicles
Businessman Javed Afridi has indirectly accused the movers and shakers of the country’s automobile industry of launching a smear campaign…
Pakistan records remittances over $2b for eighth consecutive month
February 15, 2021
Pakistan records remittances over $2b for eighth consecutive month
Prime Minister Imran Khan thanked on Monday the overseas Pakistanis once again for ensuring that the country recorded remittances over…
Gwadar has potential to become a regional hub: Qureshi
February 15, 2021
Gwadar has potential to become a regional hub: Qureshi
Gwadar has the potential to be developed into a full-fledged regional hub and transshipment port, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi…
No supply agreement with any hospital, says exclusive distributor of Sputnik vaccine
February 15, 2021
No supply agreement with any hospital, says exclusive distributor of Sputnik vaccine
The exclusive distributor of the Sputnik V vaccine in the country, Ali Gohar Pharmaceuticals Pvt, says it has not entered into…
FBR claims tax reforms introduced in country starting to pay dividends
February 13, 2021
FBR claims tax reforms introduced in country starting to pay dividends
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) claimed on Friday that the tax reforms introduced by the country’s tax authority have…
Strepsils to file an appeal against competition commission’s decision: company
February 13, 2021
Strepsils to file an appeal against competition commission’s decision: company
Reckitt Benckiser has announced it will file an appeal against the Competition Commission of Pakistan’s (CCP) decision that penalised the…
Large-scale manufacturing expands 11.4pc in December
February 13, 2021
Large-scale manufacturing expands 11.4pc in December
Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) in Pakistan grew 11.4 per cent in December 2020 as compared to December 2019, data released by…