Washington [US], September 10 (ANI): Former Congressional candidate from Virginia and Army veteran Manga Anantmula confronted Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan over the rapes of women belonging to minority communities in the name of flood relief.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 23 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Monday imposed an additional PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 36 billion new tax on cigarettes and PKR 2 billion tax on tobacco processing to get an additional Rs38 billion in taxes.
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): The Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government on Tuesday transferred 21 senior officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), as per the local media reports.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): Due to the constraints by International Monetary Fund in view of Pakistan's crippled economy, the country's government has once again failed to restore the income tax exemption and allowances for Pakistani diplomats posted abroad, media reports said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue chief Asim Ahmad has said that the potential tax gap stands at PKR 3,000 billion on an annual basis mainly in the shape of tax exemptions for powerful lobbies, massive tax evasion, and the inability of the machinery to collect due taxes.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): Pakistan government has quietly increased the threshold for higher duties on expensive cigarette brands to keep smoking affordable in the country.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Ministry on Sunday said that their deal with International Monetary Funds (IMF) will be sealed by tomorrow as the organization plan to hand over the economic and financial policy for the renewed deal providing economic relief package to Islamabad.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) on Friday called upon the Pakistan government to abolish the taxes on raw materials concerning the industry citing a shortage of 40 types of medicines and fearing 100 more if their demand is not accepted.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Owing to the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) withdrawing relief given on June 10, Shehbaz Sharif government on Friday increased the tax rates for the salaried class.