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Women empowerment plan on cards
LAHORE: A concrete plan for women’s economic empowerment will be drawn up in a joint meeting of female parliamentary secretaries,…
PSX demands review of tax policies
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) has called on the government to review its taxation policies for capital markets as double…
OICCI proposes abolition of WHT on telecom
ISLAMABAD: The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has proposed the abolition of withholding tax (WHT) on…
Gold continues to break records
KARACHI: Gold maintained its record-breaking spree on Monday as it hit a new all-time high at Rs226,900 per tola (11.66 grams),…
Crackdown on diesel smuggling planned
ISLAMABAD: The government is gearing up to launch a crackdown on supply of smuggled Iranian diesel that has flooded local markets…
Govt seeks to break IMF gridlock
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday sought the support of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board to break the deadlock over revival…
SOE policy is bound to fail
ISLAMABAD: Since the Supreme Court’s rejection of Pakistan Steel Mills’ privatisation in 2006, the privatisation programme has…
Is country ready to adopt electric vehicles?
KARACHI: Electric vehicles (EVs) are transforming the global automotive industry, and Pakistan is no exception. The adoption of…
The future of IMF and sovereign wealth funds
ISLAMABAD: The IMF in its latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) report calls the trajectory for 2023 economic recovery as ‘rocky’ –…
Harmonisation of sales tax laws – a ray of hope
KARACHI: The National Tax Council (NTC) was established back in March 2020 by the federal government of Pakistan with the federal…