Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Pakistani netizens are protesting on social media against the Pakistan government for providing tax exemptions on the import of bullet-proof vehicles by the top brass of military officers, media reports said.
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday approached the country's top court to challenge the Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government's recent amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance, contending that they will "virtually eliminate any white-collar crime committed by a public office holder".
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Owing to a combination of internal and external challenges of unpredictable tenure in Pakistan, the Ministry of Finance on Friday forecasted tough days ahead -- including rising inflation, expanding current account deficit, higher fiscal deficit and dampening economic growth prospects, said media reports.
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): The Pakistan government has approved the tax exemption on the payment of USD 900 million to Chile's firm, Antofagasta, under an exit deed for the settlement of the Reko Diq dispute.
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 11 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to impose a 10 percent regulatory duty on the import of petrol from China in a bid to plug the loophole created by the agreement between Pakistan and China in 2019 that abolished tariff on import of petrol and subsequently caused losses of over Pakistani Rs 40 billion.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 21 (ANI): Amid soaring inflation in Pakistan and the passing of a mini-budget worth Rs 360 billion, PKR (Pakistan currency) might fall to Rs 200 against US dollars.
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 20 (ANI): Pakistan's federal budget deficit in the first half of the current fiscal year shot up to Rs 1.8 trillion, a 29 per cent jump compared to the same period of the previous year, despite a slowdown in development spending and double-digit growth in revenues.
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 18 (ANI): Pakistan's tax chief Dr Mohammad Ashfaq, who took reins of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) over three months ago, showed his inability to bring over 4 million willful law violators to the tax net due to the revenue authority's lack of capacity.