Tue, 21-Oct-2025

IMF Board meeting delayed on govt’s request: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the government’s request has delayed its board meeting for the sixth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), an official said. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin said that the government requested the IMF to delay its board meeting as the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) … Read more

FBR may raise tax on mobile phones, imported vehicles

FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to increase the tax on mobile phones and imported vehicles in the proposed mini-budget. These taxes will be imposed due to the conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), after the government withdraws tax relief worth Rs350 billion on multiple products, which includes mobile phones and … Read more

IMF puts more conditions before signing review agreement with Pakistan: Tarin

Shaukat Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded the Pakistan government to fulfil some more conditions prior to the sixth staff-level review agreement under its $6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. In an informal discussion with newsmen at the Corporate … Read more