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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued instructions to all Large Taxpayers’ Units (LTOs), Medium Taxpayers’ Offices (MTOs), Corporate Tax Offices (CTOs), and Regional Tax Offices (RTOs) to extend office hours for 29 September and 30 September to…

New IFC Survey Highlights Business Case for Gender Equality in the Workforce in Pakistan.Many private companies in Pakistan are still struggling to reach gender diversity targets, while fewer than one in 20 women make it to senior management roles, acc…

Trade can play a key role in the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Therefore, aligning policies with emerging realities is important. The global trade experts shred this viewpoint during a webinar, ‘Trade essential for Post Covid Economic Recovery’ orga…

Creditors are expected to soon restructure TeleCard’s outstanding TFC loan of Rs. 700 million, which would pave the way for the regulatory approvals for the planned IPO of its subsidiary, Supernet, the company sources said. The company had raised Rs. 2…

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) is all set to conduct a spectrum auction in the 1800 MHz band in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJ&K) and Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) on Tuesday.All of the four cellular mobile operators of Pa…

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority will hold a public hearing for billing and consumer complaints on 30 September.ProPakistani exposed the overbilling by power distribution companies that exceeded 31 days in a report detailing that consum…

Esther Perez Ruiz, the nominated Resident Representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), paid a courtesy call on Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin at the Finance Division on Monday.Ruiz, currently visiting Pakistan on a p…

The enhancement of Minimum Support Price (MSP), along with a number of other measures taken by the government, has yielded results by helping the country harvest the highest crop of 27.5 million metic tons.Federal Minister for National Food Security an…