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...
Trade gap widens to $18b despite growth in exports
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan’s trade deficit swelled to $18 billion in only six months of current fiscal year due to continuous increase in imports.
The country’s trade deficit was recorded at...
LCCI opposes cancellation of vacant SIE plots
LAHORE - The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) has opposed the cancellation drive of vacant plots of Sundar Industrial Estate (SIE), saying that this initiative has been...
CPEC embarks on second phase of industrial cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China are venturing into a second phase of industrial cooperation under the multibillion dollars-CPEC as energy projects near completion, a Chinese emissary said on Monday.
“The industrial...
Textile exports surge 7.77 pc in 9 months
ISLAMABAD (APP): The textile group exports from the country increased by 7.77 percent during the first three quarters of current fiscal year as against the exports of the corresponding...
‘Emergent steps needed to address dismal state of textile exports’
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), commenting on the statement made by Commerce Secretary Muhammad Younus Dagha in the meeting held last week at Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers...
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Pakistan tax ratio highest in region
LAHORE - The speakers, at a pre-budget seminar, have called for structural reforms to broaden tax base and create more avenues for revenue collection, simplifying the complex tax system.
The pre-budget...
Low quality crop output: Traders to import 1.2m cotton bales
KARACHI: Pakistani traders have finalized deals for the import of over one million cotton bales due to lower quality crop output.
Although, initial crop estimates suggest that the cotton crop...