Sindh govt decides to digitise all departments
KARACHI; In move aimed at modernising provincial administration, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed all departments to transition to digital system. Decision was made during session on e-governance, which CM chaired recently. IT secreta...
Mini-budget worth Rs1tri on cards
ISLAMABAD: Following reports of Rs 150 billion shortfall in tax collection by Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) proposal to bring mini-budget of one trillion is on cards. Federal Board of Revenue confirmed that there will be no extension to September 30...
FBR crackdown on non-filers from Oct 1 to meet tax target
ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced decisive crackdown on non-filers, beginning October 1, as part of its efforts to achieve an annual tax target of approximately Rs 12,970 billion. Final tax notices will be issued to millions of...
KSE-100 gains 998pts
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index touched record high of 82,000 during intra-day trading.KSE-100 started with strong buying spree that continued for most part of day, though late-session buying trimmed some gains. At clo...
Gold rate registers increase
ISLAMABAD: Per tola price of 24 karat gold increased by Rs 800 and was sold at Rs 268,500 on Thursday compared to its sale at Rs 267,700 on last trading day. Price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also increased by Rs 685 to Rs 230,195 per ten gram from...
Rupee closes firm against dollar
KARACHI: Rupee closed firm in value against dollar, as domestic unit appreciated 0.05 percent in interbank to close at 277.91 against greenback, gain of 0.13 paisa as compared to previous day. In interbank market bid rate for dollar was to Rs...
Pakistan keen to expand trade, security cooperation with Russia: PM
ISLAMABAD: In a significant diplomatic development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized Pakistan's commitment to enhancing trade, economic, energy, connectivity, and security ties with Russia during a meeting with Alexei Overchuk, Deputy Prime M...
Commerce Minister assures FPCCI of full support to resolve issues
KARCHI: The Federal Minister for Commerce, Mr. Jam Kamal Khan visited the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry today. Mr. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Acting President FPCCI, Muhammad Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive Officer, Trade Devel...
Gold sheds value
KARACHI: Per tola price of 24 karat gold decreased by Rs 300 and was sold at Rs 267,700 per tola on Wednesday compared to its sale at Rs 268,000 on last trading day. Price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also decreased by Rs 257 to Rs 229,510 per ten gr...
KSE-100 gains 970pts on heavyweight scrips
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 Index, led by buying activity in index-heavy shares, crossed 80,000 level. KSE-100 started session with buying spree that continued throughout session, taking index to an intra-day high of 80,5...
