Tag: Finance

Asad seeks 27 different projects for Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Soon after taking charge as the federal minister for finance and economic affairs, ruling party’s key leader Asad Umar has forwarded a list of...

Finance minister reviews implementation of FATF action plan

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Friday reviewed the progress made regarding the implementation of the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) action plan. While chairing...

President Xi meets Mamnoon Hussain, assures of support to safeguard Pakistan’s...

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping met President Mamnoon Hussain in Qingdao on Saturday and congratulated him for Pakistan’s first official membership in the Shanghai Cooperation...

Ministry asked to draft honorarium policy for approval by upcoming govt

ISLAMABAD: Amid strong media criticism and outrage of federal government employees over being fooled by outgoing prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi about three basic...

PML-N to win elections due to its performance: Rana Afzal

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Rana Muhammad Afzal Wednesday said the Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) will win the...

Senate continues debate on finance bill

ISLAMABAD: Senate continued debate on a motion to make recommendations to the National Assembly on Finance Bill, 2018, Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) said in...

PM’s economic reforms to expand tax net: Qaiser Sheikh

ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh said on Thursday that the prime minister's economic...

IHC issues notice to petroleum ministry, OGRA over price hike

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Friday issued notices to the petroleum ministry, finance ministry and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and directed...

KMC finance dept seeks budget proposals

KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) Finance on Tuesday directed the departmental heads to submit the budget proposals for the fiscal year 2018-19 in the...

Good public financial management system essential for implementation of policies: AGP

  ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Javaid Jehangir has said that a good public financial management system is essential for the implementation of policies...

‘Census held despite challenges’

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Finance, Dr Ayesha Ghaus has said that after a long period of 18 years, holding a national census in a peaceful...

Senate body for waiving off GST on household electricity bills

    The Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue and Statistics recommended to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday to waive off General Sales...

Big boost for Islamic finance in Pakistan

    Taking full advantage of rising popularity of Islamic financial system, Pakistan announced a two per cent tax cut for all Shariah-compliant companies. The tax relief...

Six reports of standing committees presented in Senate

    As many as six reports of standing committees of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Water and Power, and States and Frontier Regions were presented in...

Balochistan’s former finance adviser fails to appear before NAB

The former finance adviser to Balochistan chief minister, Mir Khalid Langove, failed to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday in relation...

Punjab govt committed to improving tax collection system: finance minister

Finance Minister Punjab Dr Ayesha Ghaus Pasha has said that stability in national economy is directly linked to the growth rate of the provinces....

Secretary establishment, finance in hot water

IHC issues contempt of court notices to secretary establishment, finance secretary on failing to upgrade of administration officers Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued contempt...