Tag: Revenue

Pakistan to earn $36m annually from Kartarpur pilgrims

ISLAMABAD: Since 5,000 pilgrims are allowed to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Pakistan, by charging $20 service fee per pilgrim, will earn $1,00,000...

Audit report invalidates PIA’s claims of increase in revenue

--Revenue went up primarily due to rupee devaluation but so did operational costs KARACHI: Despite under obligation to publicly declare its quarterly and annual financial reports,...

Bala Hisar Fort: a potential source of tourism, revenue

PESHAWAR: Known for its architectural wonder, heritage value and glorious history, Bala Hisar Fort has become a centre of attraction for general public and...

Excise, taxation dept will be strengthened: KP CM

ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister (CM) Mahmood Khan has said that the Excise and Taxation Department would be strengthened in the province. Presiding over a...

Govt in no hurry to sign agreement with IMF: Asad Umar

--Finance minister wears traditional Sindhi ajrak, cap to honour Karachi attack victims during NA session ISLAMABAD: Minister of Finance and Revenue Asad Umar on Friday said...

Railways generate Rs1bn additional revenue in first 50 days of govt

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has generated an additional revenue of Rs1 billion in the first 50 days of the present government due to the concentrated...

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...

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...

CDA to auction plots as a stopgap measure to shore up...

Money starved civic agency has long been selling plots to cover its expenses including salaries and maintenance work ISLAMABAD: ‘Today’s Investment Tomorrow’s Prosperity’ reads...

E&T dept collects over Rs2.4bln revenue in six months

RAWALPINDI: Excise and taxation department Rawalpindi has collected over Rs2.4 billion revenue including property, motor, professional taxes, excise fee and entertainment duties in four districts of...

Commissioner’s decision deprives Sindh govt of Rs960mn

  KARACHI: The Sindh government has been deprived of Rs960 million as Sindh revenue commissioner gave a decision of Rs960 million default case in favour...

Mayor Waseem Akhtar orders to increase KMC revenue

  KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Wednesday said municipal utility charges and tax are an important revenue source of KMC and all-out efforts should...

Longstanding power cut in Aziz Bhatti Town halts work

LAHORE: Lahore’s Aziz Bhatti zone has been deprived of electricity for the past 1.5 month. Offices have been shut down and staff workers have not...

Rs31, 453 m revenue already collected: minister

KARACHI: Sindh Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Minister Mukesh Kumar Chawla, on Thursday, said that the Excise and Taxation Department has collected Rs 31,453 million in...

NAB arrests five after SC dismisses pre-arrest bail

NAB arrested  five accused namely Ali Dino Gahoti EDO (Revenue), Aslam Lund, DO, (Revenue), District Ghotki Gulshair Ahmad Solangi DDO (Revenue), along with Kashif...

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...

Govt assures IT industry of speedy clearance of imported goods

    A senior official of the Customs Department has assured the IT industry that the formal/documented imports of the computer vendors and the IT industry...