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Exportable industrial production, quality IT services form basis of development

Despite offering incentives, Pakistan has not attracted any investors for assembling electric cars

While people expect some relief, best relief is cut in public spending

Burdening tax-compliant sector more may lead to disinvestment as has already been witnessed

Competing forces stand in way of reducing cost of doing business

KSE-100 index loses 2,124 points, or 2.8% WoW, settles at 73,754

Experts see reduction of 100-200 bps reflecting inflation, IMF recommendation

AJK minister for small industries visits Lahore Chamber

MoU aims to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of competition law and policy

The fund is Tesla’s eighth-biggest shareholder, according to LSEG data

All provinces, excluding Punjab, have not digitalised land record

Disagreement persists over ‘irrational demand’ for high taxes on salaried class

Ex-minister says country can grow rapidly if these problems are resolved

Chief ministers of all four provinces are also the constitutional members of the NEC

Shipments had been detained due to delay caused by Red Sea situation

KSE-100 index loses 108.91 points, settles at 73,754.02

Currency hits three-week high at Rs278.20 vs dollar

SPI increases for second week in a row, driven by high food prices

The two sides shared implementation reports of the six working groups under the Joint Working Group (JWG)

ECC directs airline to submit financial projections including income, expenses

Oil marketing companies seek recovery of Rs26b exchange rate loss

Proposal has potential to add hundreds of billions of rupees to tax receipts

Discover answers to the most commonly asked questions about Islamic banks nowadays

The rates for both per tola and ten grams of silver have also remained unchanged.

Promulgates ordinance that empowers govt to remove independent directors of SOEs

Plans to register 0.5m Pakistani freelancers and help them increase market share

Pakistan has to make large repayments that will keep default risks high

Mao says China’s new energy products, including electric vehicles, are gaining popularity in international market

Rupee remains under pressure, closes at Rs278.39/$

Cites FMD risk as food security ministry seeks one-time easing of rules

KSE-100 index drops 356.51 points, settles at 73,862.93

Industrialists demand immediate govt action to avert impending disaster

Says it will help fix airline’s issues, make profit in future

Loan will help govt drive infrastructure investment via public-private tie-up

Warn of staging sit-in, strike if criminals are not arrested

KSE-100 index drops 447.22 points, settles at 74,219.44

Calls for aligning CGT rates with tax applicable to real estate

Electricity prices to be reduced to 9 cents per unit for all industries while contracts with IPPs to be revisited

Currency briefly extended gains by Rs0.13 and reaches intra-day high at Rs278.17 against greenback

Insists increase in duties will help regulate excessive import of used cars

Cabinet approves policy directives covering operations and installations of companies

KSE-100 index nosedives 908.60 points, settles at 74,666.66

Currency has largely remained stable as it continued to move in range of Rs278-278.50/$ over the past several weeks

Propose shift to natural farming as such crops are toxin-free, not harmful to health

Study advocates effective tax policy to curb evasion, provide level playing field

Industry asks govt to address concerns in upcoming budget

Call for restoring zero-rated sales tax facility

Govt receives Rs907b against target of Rs869b with one month to spare

Considers whether to scrap 15% tax on banks or collect more

Burden rises because of increase in share of indirect taxes to 85%