KARACHI: The Voices Against Tobacco (VAT) initiative of the Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN) organized a policy dialogue titled “Shaping Perceptions and Driving Policy” at local hotel of Karachi. The event brought together public health professionals, civil society representatives, media practitioners, and policymakers to discuss the growing influence of the tobacco industry and identify … Read more
Ogra Chairman Masroor Khan, chaired the meeting along with (Oil)-Ogra Member Zain-ul-Abideen Qureshi, senior executive directors and other key officers. All issues including the current scenario relating to PDC, IFEM matters, industry reservations on certain matters, oil industry suggestions and proposals aimed at protecting national interest were discussed. The meeting also discussed the promotion of … Read more
LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Smeda) has initiated a series of consultative sessions with stakeholders for compiling recommendations for federal budget 2022/23, a statement said on Thursday. After completing a session with the chambers of commerce and industry of the country, an online session with the trade and industrial associations was held … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government’s decision to rebase the economy from the fiscal year 2005-06 to 2015-16 has added Rs3.1 trillion in its value and jacked up last year’s GDP growth to 5.57 from 5.37 per cent. The change in the base-year was welcomed by stakeholders and experts, however, they said that it also exposed the structural … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Secretary-General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha on Monday said Ambassador Tarig Ali Bakheet had been appointed as special envoy for Afghanistan who would coordinate with stakeholders to provide assistance to the interim Afghan government viewing humanitarian crises. Read more: OIC extraordinary session to mobilise world’s support for Afghans: Saudi Foreign … Read more
Being a successful entrepreneur with over three decades of experience of working with top companies dealing in agricultural inputs, Muhammad Asim started his career as technical sales officer in Ciba-Geigy after doing master’s in agriculture from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad in 1990. Asim is now the regulatory science team lead of crop science division in … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to hold a meeting with all stakeholders to determine the legal status of cryptocurrency and submit a report in this regard on next hearing. Justice Jawad Hassan was hearing a writ petition challenging the jurisdiction of a special court … Read more
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to continue the practice of getting corporate guarantee in provisional assessment dispute cases. In letters to the prime minister, adviser to PM on finance and its secretary, LCCI president Mian Nauman Kabir, senior vice president Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and vice president … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday deferred the implementation of new and revised valuations of immovable properties till January 16, 2021; following anomalies pointed out by the stakeholders. The FBR on December 1, 2021 issued fresh and upward revised valuation tables for immovable properties located in 40 major cities of the country. … Read more
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has allowed K-Electric Limited to collect an additional Rs3.75/kWh from the consumers under the fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for September 2021. The K-Electric will recover from the consumers in their monthly bills of December 2021. It said the increase in tariff will not be applicable to all … Read more
KARACHI: Property valuators of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) will help the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in reviewing the valuation tables of immovable properties released recently. The FBR in a statement said it had sought assistance from top property valuation experts of the SBP, who will hold meaningful consultations with the key stakeholders, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Rupani Foundation in partnership with Reenergia, Pakistan Institute of Economic Development (PIDE), and Karakorum International University (KIU), has formally inaugurated the GB Invest Initiative on November 29, 2021 in Islamabad and Gilgit, simultaneously. The launching ceremony was held at the National Press Club, Islamabad. This private sector-led GB Invest Initiative aims at mobilising the … Read more
KARACHI: Foreign investors operating in Pakistan have contributed Rs1.4 trillion as tax revenue to the national exchequer during 2020/21, a statement said on Monday. Irfan Siddiqui, president of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI), representative of the foreign companies operating in Pakistan, said: “We are proud that in the past 12 months, … Read more
Federal flood commission request to all stakeholders of the country to initiate requisite action on the preparation of respective contingency plans including all related preparatory works. Provincial irrigation departments and federal line agencies to ensure completion of all approved/ongoing flood protection schemes taken up under GOP funded flood programme. Rehabilitation/strengthening works at all vulnerable locations … Read more
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrives Pakistan here on Monday (today) for a three-day visit in her capacity as the UN Secretary General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. During the look up, the Queen will call on President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan besides engagements with a range of stakeholders … Read more
