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Pakistan asks IMF to cut FBR collection target to Rs5.5t amid coronavirus pandemic
May 8, 2021
Pakistan asks IMF to cut FBR collection target to Rs5.5t amid coronavirus pandemic
Pakistan has asked the IMF for a cut in FBR’s collection target from Rs5.9 trillion to Rs5.5 trillion for the…
Customs field offices to remain open on May 10-11: FBR
May 8, 2021
Customs field offices to remain open on May 10-11: FBR
In a bid to facilitate exporters and other trade activities, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday announced that…
Govt plans to bring Kamyab Kisan program, announces Shaukat Tarin
May 8, 2021
Govt plans to bring Kamyab Kisan program, announces Shaukat Tarin
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has announced that the federal government plans to bring Kamyab Kisan Program on the footing of…
Nepra approves 90 paisas per unit increase in electricity price
May 7, 2021
Nepra approves 90 paisas per unit increase in electricity price
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has approved a hike of 90 paisas per unit in the power tariff, it…
Weekly inflation increases by 0.50%: PBS
May 7, 2021
Weekly inflation increases by 0.50%: PBS
The weekly inflation in the country increased by 0.50%, as compared to the last week, the Pakistan Bureau Statistics (PBS)…
Pakistan bank branches to remain open on May 10-11
May 7, 2021
Pakistan bank branches to remain open on May 10-11
Half of all bank branches across Pakistan will remain open on May 10 and May 11, the State Bank of…
Amazon has added Pakistan to its approved seller list: Shahbaz Gill
May 6, 2021
Amazon has added Pakistan to its approved seller list: Shahbaz Gill
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs (SAPM) Shahbaz Gill announced the news that US e-commerce giant Amazon has…
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle
May 6, 2021
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia as relations curdle
China “indefinitely” suspended on Thursday all activity under a China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue, its state economic planner said, the latest…
Karachi traders reject closure of commercial activities from May 8
May 6, 2021
Karachi traders reject closure of commercial activities from May 8
The traders of Karachi have rejected the government’s notification to close commercial activities from May 8 to 16 amid the…
LHC moved against withdrawal of Rs7,500 prize bonds
May 5, 2021
LHC moved against withdrawal of Rs7,500 prize bonds
A citizen filed on Wednesday a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the government’s April 29 decision to…