LTBA accuses FBR of charging high tax from pensioners, BSC holders
LAHORE: President Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) Ch Qamaruz Zaman has criticized Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for charging high tax to pensioners and bearers of Bahbood Saving Certificates...
FCCI slams FBR for its new condition of levying more tax
FAISALABAD: Sheikh Farooq Yusuf acting President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) has welcomed the suspension of major condition of the SRO 1125(I) 2011 which has made levy...
US industrial output rises slightly
WASHINGTON: US industrial production rebounded modestly in September as the lingering effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma hobbled activity at factories, but the outlook for the industrial sector remains...
SCCI voices concern over harassment of traders
PESHAWAR: President Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) Zahidullah Shinwari has expressed concern over the harassment of traders and shopkeepers and imposition of unjustified and illegal penalties on...
PBIF seeks govt help for making Shikarpur hub of agro industries
KARACHI: President of Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) Mian Zahid Hussain has said that Shikarpur has the potential to become a hub of agro-based industries.
“Shikarpur can become an...
LCCI urges govt to withdraw infrastructure development cess
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the Punjab government to withdraw Punjab infrastructure development cess as it is a dual tax and distressing the industries...
SCCI chief for ‘support industry’ to facilitate businessmen
SIALKOT: President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) Zahid Latif Malik has stressed the need for setting up “Support industry” to facilitate industrial sector of the country. In...
Ideas to strengthen Pak-Iran trade discussed
ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Pakistan’s Gwadar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) met with the Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province Deputy Governor Ali Akbar Mirshekari and discussed border trade...
Rising Chinese investment pushes FDI up by 56.3pc
KARACHI: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan continued to show encouraging growth, thanks to the Chinese government who had been continuously increasing its investment in Pakistan, in the backdrop...
China’s EPDM Market to Welcome a New Round of Price Increases
China’s EPDM market fluctuated within a narrow range in 2017. Affected by the environmental protection inspection, market supply was insufficient and the demand was weak. With the tight supply...