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Pakistan, IMF deadlock over taxes, hike in petroleum levy persists
June 8, 2021
Pakistan, IMF deadlock over taxes, hike in petroleum levy persists
Talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) failed to make headway on Monday as the two sides are…
Budget 2021-22: FBR aims for over Rs2,500bn sales tax
June 8, 2021
Budget 2021-22: FBR aims for over Rs2,500bn sales tax
With the federal government planning to present the budget 2021-22 on June 11, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has…
LHC issues notice to govt over soaring prices of cars
June 8, 2021
LHC issues notice to govt over soaring prices of cars
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the federal government and other respondents on a petition against…
India, Pakistan take battle over basmati rice title to EU
June 7, 2021
India, Pakistan take battle over basmati rice title to EU
From biryani to pulao, Pakistan and India’s shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at…
Pakistan regulator reduces electricity price for a month
June 7, 2021
Pakistan regulator reduces electricity price for a month
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has reduced the price of electricity by 44 paisas per unit, it announced Monday.…
Budget 2021-22: Punjab govt proposes 10pc increase in salaries, pensions of govt employees
June 7, 2021
Budget 2021-22: Punjab govt proposes 10pc increase in salaries, pensions of govt employees
The budget of the Punjab province for the next fiscal year 2021-22 will be presented before the provincial assembly on…
SECP registers 1,597 new businesses, doubles its figures for May
June 5, 2021
SECP registers 1,597 new businesses, doubles its figures for May
Registration of companies with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) more than doubled in May compared to the…
PSX closes week on positive note, benchmark KSE-100 gains 118 points
June 5, 2021
PSX closes week on positive note, benchmark KSE-100 gains 118 points
The Pakistan Stock Exchange ended the week on a positive note, with the benchmark KSE-100 index gaining 118 points, or…
Budget 2021: What raise in salaries has been proposed for govt employees?
June 5, 2021
Budget 2021: What raise in salaries has been proposed for govt employees?
A 10-15% rise in government employee salaries has been recommended in the upcoming budget, documents obtained by Geo News on Friday showed.…
Amnesty scheme to allow import of five-year-old used cars on the cards
June 4, 2021
Amnesty scheme to allow import of five-year-old used cars on the cards
The government is mulling over a proposal to introduce an amnesty scheme in the next budget for allowing the import…