A foreign bank disclosed before the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday that an employee was found involved in fraudulent actions, while the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) said its forensic report had established the involvement of bank staff in the embezzlement of Rs410 million from the accounts of certain overseas Pakistanis. The additional director of FIA and th
Interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar has voiced concern with the slow pace in implementing the decision to connect professional services online with the tax machinery in eight major cities across the country. More than three years have gone and the FBR has still not completely implemented the decision in urban cities to raise income tax from professional service providers who earn money mos
Interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar has voiced concern with the slow pace in implementing the decision to connect professional services online with the tax machinery in eight major cities across the country. More than three years have gone and the FBR has still not completely implemented the decision in urban cities to raise income tax from professional service providers who earn money mos
Under pressure to meet the Feb 15 deadline of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the caretaker government on Wednesday allowed another up to 45 per cent increase in the natural gas tariff with effect from Feb 1 to meet revenue requirement of the gas utilities targeted for the current year. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet presid
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday snapped the post-election losing streak in a volatile session a result the benchmark KSE 100-share index managed to close in the green. Topline Securities Ltd said the benchmark KSE-100 index swung in both directions as investors were still not clear who would form a new government as a result the the index plunged by 1,452.14 points to 59,613.18 in