Govt aiming to facilitate businesses, boost growth: Dr Hafeez
From Business Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said the government was aiming to improve the...
Black marketing of red chilies push prices up
By Muhammad Abid
KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has invited the attention of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA)...
Tax collection fell by 30pc due to pandemic, Hammad tells Senate
From Business Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said yesterday the country’s tax revenue witnessed a 30 per cent decline due to...
Surgical, N-95 masks, Tyvek suits will not be exported: PM aide
From Business Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: While the country secured orders for the export of personal protective equipment (PPE), masks – both surgical and N-95 – and...
Govt urged to restore fixed tax regime
By Muhram Hussain
KARACHI: Amin Yousuf Balgamwala, Chairman PCDMA & former Director of Karachi Stock Exchange has appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan to restore...
Pakistan Steel Mills huge burden on taxpayers: Hammad
From Business Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Terming political point-scoring over the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) privatisation unfortunate, Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar said yesterday the...
Pakistan’s exports fall by 33pc in May 2020: PBS
By Muhammad Abid
KARACHI: Pakistan’s exports have witnessed a major setback during the month of May 2020, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic, as it...
KCCI appeals govt. to announce across-the-board relief for the survival of industries/ businesses Survival...
By Abdul Rafay Siddiqi
KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli and President KCCI Agha Shahab Ahmed have appealed to...
Pakistan’s foreign reserves decline by $1,712mln: SBP
By Muhram Hussain
KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign reserves yesterday witnessed a decline of United States Dollar (USD) 1,712 million during the week ended on May 29,...
ECC approves 12 supplementary grants
From Business Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved 12 supplementary grants to different government departments.
The supplementary grants were approved in the ECC...