Tag: amnesty scheme

Govt extends amnesty scheme till July 3

--Finance adviser says people are facing difficulties in declaring assets, hence the extension --Warns Benami commission will come into action after expiry of deadline --Says budget...

Sherry questions PM Imran’s ‘obsession’ with amnesty scheme

 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Senator Sherry Rehman said on Monday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the nation was only an advertisement of...

No taxes, no progress, says PM

--Urges people to serve country by declaring illegal assets --Premier reaches Medina ahead of OIC summit ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the people to...

President Arif Alvi signs ordinance approving tax amnesty scheme

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi on Wednesday issued the ordinance for the ‘Asset Declaration Scheme’ which had been approved by the federal cabinet a day earlier. The...

Opp leaders criticise govt over amnesty scheme

--Marriyum says Imran has taken a U-turn on amnesty scheme --Abbasi says incumbent govt copying PML-N govt’s policies --Khursheed asks govt to explain why it is...

Imran not happy with IMF deal, calls meeting on Monday

--PM summons officials of Finance Ministry for briefing on IMF deal, amnesty scheme  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday turned down the draft of a...

Imran’s amnesty scheme hopes to pull in Rs250bn in tax

--PM accords approval to new amnesty scheme which will be announced on April 15 --'Benami' accounts, assets holders to be offered up to 10% tax...

ICC announces ‘15-day amnesty’ for Sri Lanka corruption whistleblowers

DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced a 15-day amnesty for whistleblowers who have previously failed to report corruption in the embattled...

Govt to set up new amnesty scheme

The federal government is planning to initiate a new amnesty scheme for over 3,500 individuals who wish to change their black money into white...

FBR receives detail of Dubai properties owned by Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared that it has received detailed information about secret properties and income of Pakistanis in Dubai. As per media...

Amnesty scheme exposes hidden assets: minister

Ali Zafar says Rs 50bn collected through scheme so far ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Barrister Ali Zafar on Sunday said that the...

Govt makes hay as tax amnesty scheme shines

--Caretaker cabinet, on Finance Ministry's recommendation, approves extension in amnesty scheme until 21st --FBR sources say approx Rs80bn have been deposited in taxes till June...

NA finance committee chairman defends govt’s amnesty scheme

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Chairman Qaiser Ahmed Shaikh said on Tuesday that the amnesty scheme launched by...

PPP and PTI refuse to accept amnesty scheme

--PTI's Shah Mahmood Qureshi says scheme is aimed at those who want to loot Pakistan  --Miftah Ismail says unprecedented relief has been given to salaried class...

Economists, businessmen divided over tax amnesty scheme

Dr Ashfaq Hassan says the government has announced amnesty scheme to 'please someone special' Former finance secretary Dr Waqar Masood says the scheme...

PPP vows to oppose amnesty scheme, privatisation of PIA and PSM:...

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday vowed to oppose the government's proposed amnesty scheme for Pakistanis to declare their foreign assets as...

Another amnesty scheme on the cards

  The government is considering offering another amnesty scheme to the people who have stashed their money abroad in offshore companies as well as in...