The Federal Excise Duty (FED) Act, 2005 specifies various situations for the levy of FED in relation to specified goods and services. The Finance Bill, 2023 proposed to insert
The Finance Bill 2023 proposed to exempt freelance exporters exclusively dealing in export of IT and IT enabled services from sales tax. However, this amendment was not made p
The government has clarified that input tax disallowance will be applicable to all persons in the supply chain of pharmaceutical goods, including manufacturers and importers,
The government has extended the sales tax exemption on wheat bran with retrospective effect from July 1, 2018. This means that taxpayers who incurred sales tax liability on wh
The legislature has made several amendments to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions in tax laws in recent years. In 2020, the legislature revamped the ADR prov
ISLAMABAD: The movement against inflated electricity bills nationwide is gaining momentum every day. People are hitting the streets and burning the bills in protest. The
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership expressed strong desire for the general elections to be held within a 90-day timeframe. They emphasised that extending the
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar called for an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s House tomorrow to discuss the issue of rising electricity bills, 
KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Health Minister Dr Saad Khalid Niaz has banned use of gutka, mainpuri and cigarettes during duty hours in the province. The caretaker Sindh health min
RAWALPINDI: A group of 38 students from Harvard University, USA hailing from 9 different countries, on Friday met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, at GHQ to
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See all »Karachi: Dawood Global Foundation is committed to distributing 10,000 wheelchairs across Pakistan. In a major step towards improving healthcare accessibility in Sindh, Dawood
The 16th Consumer Food Safety and Quality Conference was held at the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Karachi, where Abdul Jabbar Khan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of
GENEVA: After more than three years of negotiations, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that its member states have reached an agreement to strengthen
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See all »Karachi: A ceremony was held at the Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi in which lifetime achievement awards were given to alumni of the institution for their outstanding
KARACHI: The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has announced the postponement of the annual intermediate examinations for 2025, originally scheduled to begin on A
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's information technology (IT) sector has witnessed impressive growth, with IT service exports reaching $2.177 billion during the first seven months of the
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See all »In North Korea, women are referred to as "one wheel of the revolutionary cart". A popular song titled "Women Are Flowers" describes women as "the flowers of the nation". The c
The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed on September 19, 1960, is one of the most significant water-sharing agreements in the world. Brokered by the World Bank, the treaty was e
By: Hassan NourianConsul General of I.R. Iran in Karachi The death anniversary of Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal is being observes 21st April across the country to acknowledge his s