The Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin, held a meeting with the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, on Farm Gate Pricing at the Finance Division. The attendees reviewed the existing farm gate price mechanism and the problems farmers face when transporting perishable commodities (specifically …
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LAHORE: Pakistan’s economy contracted by 1.5 per cent during CY2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic took its toll through the year, leading to net loss of over 715,000 jobs and pushing close to 2.5 million people into extreme poverty. A new study — Growth, Jobs, Welfare and Macro Policy in Pakistan 2020 — by the Lahore …
ISLAMABAD: The country has proposed adding Pakistan Post to the list of global e-commerce giant Amazon’s delivery partners for parcels within the country. Pakistan is expected to join Amazon sellers’ list in a week. However, after that Pakistani sellers would have to focus on the quality of their products. The items sold will be refundable …
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The incumbent PTI government is planning an agriculture reform package worth Rs. 110 billion in the upcoming budget. This package will be implemented by increasing lending for enhancement of crops, and improvement in farmers’ income by 80 percent, within three years, the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Agriculture, Jamshed Iqbal Cheema, …
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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched the software of electronic hearing of tax audit and assessment cases to facilitate the taxpayers. This has been done by enabling and functionalizing the e-Hearings module in the Iris. The module enables online hearing both from the dedicated hearing rooms established in the field formations and from …
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As ARY Group steps up its efforts to acquire 51 per cent of issued and paid-up capital of WorldCall Telecom Ltd along with the management control, its manager to the offer, AKD Securities, refreshed its bid to acquire the control of the company’s management and shares. According to an official of AKD Securities, the time …
First Truck from Uzbekistan Reached Pakistan Under TIR Convention Read More »
A recent report from UN Conference on Trade and Development study has found that last year’s Covid-19 pandemic has given a boost to the e-commerce segment, however, its impact wasn’t equally felt in the economy. A report from the United Nations CTA stated: “Although it will take some time to get a full picture of …
As ARY Group steps up its efforts to acquire 51 per cent of issued and paid-up capital of WorldCall Telecom Ltd along with the management control, its manager to the offer, AKD Securities, refreshed its bid to acquire the control of the company’s management and shares. According to an official of AKD Securities, the time …
No Biometric Verification Required For Expats To Operate Bank Accounts In Pakistan Read More »