M. Ali

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The author is a business correspondent based in Islamabad.

Business

Govt collected Rs58bn export development charges, Senate body told

M. Ali - June 22, 2021 0

In a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance held under the chairmanship of Senator Talha Mahmood, it was revealed that a total...

National

Atif Bokhari resigns as Board of Investment chairman

M. Ali - June 19, 2021 0

ISLAMABAD: Atif Bokhari resigned as chairman of the Board of Investment on Saturday, becoming the third head of the department who has prematurely left...

Business

1300cc vehicles likely to get cheaper; new auto policy to be rolled out soon

M. Ali - June 18, 2021 0

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) had previously rejected the proposal to make 1300cc vehicles cheaper by reducing levies and taxes. However sources within...

Covid-19

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin directs EAD for vaccine procurement

M. Ali - June 18, 2021 0

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin held a special meeting with the Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar...

Business

Committee reviewing prices of poultry products rejects 17% sales tax

M. Ali - June 18, 2021 0

ISLAMABAD: The sales tax on poultry feed has been increased from 10 per cent to 17 per cent, a briefing by the poultry association...

National

NGO policy: Govt makes two-year fieldwork mandatory for foreign aid

M. Ali - June 17, 2021 0

The Ministry of Economic Affairs has announced 'NGO policy 2021' for the non-government organisations (NGOs) and has made two-year fieldwork mandatory to receive foreign...

Business

IMF tranche delayed as talks remain inconclusive

M. Ali - June 16, 2021 0

ISLAMABAD: The sixth economic review talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have ended without any agreement; as a result, the next...

National

ECC approves provision of 500,000 metric tons of wheat to KP

M. Ali - June 16, 2021 0

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday approved provision of 500,000 metric tons of wheat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The approval was given in an ECC...

Business

FBR’s IR officers won’t have power to arrest people, Tarin clarifies

M. Ali - June 16, 2021 0

Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that in order to end harassment of the business community by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the...

National

ECC meeting today to approve grants

M. Ali - June 16, 2021 0

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) will consider a 13-point agenda and approve grants in a meeting being held in Islamabad on Wednesday (today) with...

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