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Minister directs achieving revenue collection targets

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Syed Fakhar Jehan directed the Excise and Taxation offices in Peshawar and district-level officers to intensify efforts to achieve revenue collection beyond the assigned targets. He was speaking during a meeting at the Directorate General of Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control, Hayatabad, to review the six-month performa

EU carbon tax: Green Grid certification essential to save exports: PBIF

Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman National Business Group Pakistan and Chairman Policy Advisory Board FPCCI, said that the survival of Pakistan’s export sector hinges on two critical policy shifts: the immediate introduction of “Green Grid” certification for industrial estates to bypass European carbon taxes, and

Traders concerned at suspension of trade with Afghanistan

Businessmen from Pakistan and Afghanistan have termed the three-month closure of cross-border trade between the two neighbouring countries as disastrous for the regional economy, urging authorities to review the decision and allow resumption of commercial activities for the benefit of millions of affected people. Senior Vice President of Pak-Afghan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PAJCCI

New security posts ordered for OGDCL plant

The district administration Karak has decided to establish two new security check posts at the OGDCL Oil and Gas Plant in Nashpa to strengthen protection of the strategic facility. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (G) Karak, Sahibzada Samiullah, which reviewed administrative, security and technical matters related to the Nashpa plant.

World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland

Global markets face a fresh bout of volatility this week after President Donald Trump vowed to slap tariffs on eight European nations until the US is allowed to buy Greenland. Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent import tariffs from February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Britain, which will rise to 25 percent on June 1 if n