Qatar investors promised ‘maximum facilities’

FBR chief holds out assurance in a meeting with Qatar’s envoy

ISLAMABAD:

Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Asim Ahmed has said that maximum facilities will be provided to Qatari businessmen investing in Pakistan.

According to the statement issued by the FBR, he expressed these views while talking to the Qatari envoy to Pakistan, who called on him for a meeting.

Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan Sheikh Saud bin Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al-Thani met Chairman Ahmed at the FBR Headquarters and discussed matters of mutual interest related to customs, trade facilitation and taxation.

The FBR chief assured him that maximum facilities will be provided to Qatari businessmen investing in Pakistan.

He said that Pakistan values Qatar's cooperation, especially in the fields of education and health, and is keen on bilateral cooperation.

In the meeting, it was also agreed that the respective departments of the two countries will further expand cooperation in the field of customs and taxation, which will further promote trade between the two brotherly countries.

The tax czar also apprised the envoy about the recent policy and administrative measures taken by FBR to collect revenue and facilitate taxpayers.

The Qatari ambassador also appreciated the performance of the tax department last year and the first two months of the current financial year.