Fixing ethanol price: ministry doing some manufacturers\' bidding
ISLAMABAD (July 02 2009): The Ministry of Industries and Production is said to be manipulating to fix ethanol price, on behalf of some manufacturers, ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:07:48 AM

Textile sector: sales tax zero-rating FBR policy backfires
ISLAMABAD (July 02 2009): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to achieve the policy objective of sales tax zero-rating for the textile secto ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:08:58 AM

Pakistan should improve revenue collection from services sector
ISLAMABAD (July 02 2009): India has improved its revenue collection remarkably from service tax which has become an example for countries like Pakista ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:09:37 AM

Misleading shortfall figures: Prime Minister annoyed with Water, Power Ministry
ISLAMABAD (July 06 2009): Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani was reportedly annoyed with the Ministry of Water and Power in the Cabinet meeting on July ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:10:54 AM

14 percent advance for rental power projects: Tarin to hold meeting with banks, DFIs chiefs today
ISLAMABAD (July 06 2009): Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin will hold a meeting with the Presidents and Chief Executive Officers (CE ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:11:49 AM

Record loading of cement at KPT
KARACHI: A record loading of cement for export was witnessed at Karachi Port when 14,203 metric tonnes of cement was loaded in “MV Bulk Arrow&rd ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:14:06 AM

FBR forms body to plan for levying VAT at retail stage
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced replacing 16 percent General Sales tax with broad-based Value Added Tax (VAT) from 2010-11 onw ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:15:45 AM

Trade in services with China: Cabinet directs Commerce to revisit accord
ISLAMABAD (July 07 2009): In an extraordinary development, the Cabinet has directed the Commerce Ministry to revisit the agreement on trade in service ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:28:20 AM

Supreme Court restrains Nepra from increasing power tariff
ISLAMABAD (July 07 2009): The Supreme Court on Monday restrained National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) from increasing the proposed pow ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:29:39 AM

Bankruptcy law to be introduced
KARACHI (July 07 2009): The Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tarin, has announced that bankruptcy law would be introduced in the country ... Full Story
May 3, 2010, 07:30:54 AM