Tag: Taxes

Traders shut down markets across Pakistan

--Most businesses remain shut in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta in protest against 'unfair' taxes levied by govt --LCCI endorses call for strike as district...

Zardari warns of catastrophe if economy worsened further

--Former president says if people took to streets against incumbent system, no one will able to stop them --Former finance minister Asad Umar criticises budget,...

PPP, PML-N reject ‘PTIMF’ budget

--Bilawal says 'history will record how Imran danced as our economy burns' --Maryam says 'every day of the incompetent Khan is wounding the country'   Pakistan People's...

Govt can’t provide subsidies on gas, power

Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Sunday said the government had no option but to increase electricity and gas tariffs as it...

SC asks Centre, provinces to submit details of tax collected on...

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday sought details from federal and provincial governments regarding tax collection from mobile service companies during the period...

Tepid response from expatriate Pakistanis in funds established for Bhasha, Mohmand...

ISLAMABAD: A tepid response was received from expatriate Pakistanis in the funds established for construction of Diamir Bhasha and Mohmand dams as they sent...

PML-N govt wreaked havoc on country’s economic situation: Imran Khan

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said that the former rulers have destroyed the economy to build their empires. Addressing the traders...

Taxes levied on petroleum when prices decrease globally: CJP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday sought an explanation from the relevant departments over the imposition of taxes on petroleum products, observing that...

Marijuana taxes expected to boost California budget

SACRAMENTO: California Governor Jerry Brown will propose his final state budget on Wednesday, setting out a spending blueprint that last year topped $125 billion...

Millions recovered in taxes from July to Dec 17: Chawla

  KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Excise and Taxation and Narcotics  Control (ET&NC) Mukesh Kumar Chawla said on Monday that the department has collected Rs29222.810 million in...

Government succumbs to protests, agrees to withdraw taxes in GB

ISLAMABAD: After a seven-day long complete shutter down strike across Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) against the imposition of taxes, the protesters and government have finally reached...

Thousands march towards Gilgit as strike against taxes enters 6th day

GB CM asks protestors not to take law into their hands ISLAMABAD: As the ongoing complete shutter down strike against tax enters into the...

Massive discrepancies, including foreign currency accounts, disclosed in NTS record

By Shahzad Paracha ISLAMABAD: The tax department has found massive discrepancies in National Testing Service’s income tax and sales tax record. According to information available...

Traders, opposition join hands in shutter-down strike against Gilgit-Baltistan government

An All Parties Conference (APC) called by the Central Traders Association (Anjuman E Tajran) of Gilgit-Baltistan and attended by the top crop of the...

Currency dealers demand no new taxes, threaten to shut businesses

All the exchange companies Wednesday threatened to shut their businesses if the federal and Sindh governments impose any new taxes including Federal Excise Duty...

Nawaz Sharif paid Rs 35.9m in personal tax since 1993

During his address to the House on Monday, the prime minister had claimed that his father had left him enough money to buy properties in London.