Import of vegetables, including green chilli, capsicum, cabbage, ginger and carrot allowed through the Wagah border.

Finance ministry opposes delegation of ministries’ employees to federation’s surplus pool.

Sindh government decides to withdraw authority given to Federal Board of Revenue to collect sales tax on services.

Ministry of finance slashes budgets of ministries and divisions by up to 40 per cent under fiscal austerity policy.

Full input tax refunds to be allowed, exemptions to be revoked.

Income tax collection target increases, indirect tax targets reduced.

Pakistan reaches agreement with IMF for release of sixth tranche of emergency $11 billion loan.

Fiscal deficit target set at 4.7 per cent of GDP, RGST bill to be presented during parliament’s current session.

Pakistan assures international donors that five bills will be presented in federal and provincial assemblies.

Pakistan had earlier rejected propositions to channel funds from other projects.