PM urged to ensure provision in this year’s budget for release of pending...
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani has appealed the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to ensure that the long-pending relief of Rs23...
View ArticleLEGAL STATUS OF VIRTUAL ASSETS IN PAKISTAN
With reference to the news items regarding the 14th meeting of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue, it is clarified that State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), in 2018 advised its...
View ArticleFCA system eased trade for business community, rumours of rollback must be...
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Muhammad Jawed Bilwani has said, “Only those individuals engaged in misdeclaration, under-invoicing, or other malpractices have...
View ArticleSSGC team raided Larkana’s Yasmeen Medical Centre. Found illegal use of gas...
Sui Southern Gas Company has been pulling out all stops to bring down incidences of gas theft in its franchise provinces of Sindh and Balochistan. In an intensive anti-gas theft crackdown drive in...
View ArticleCement sector – idle capacity – low domestic offtake
According to the data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), the domestic cement sales during first eleven months of current fiscal recorded a year over year drop by 1.94%....
View ArticleSindh Senior Minister Promises Meeting Between SITE Members and CM to Resolve...
Karachi: The Senior Sindh Minister for Information, Transport, and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon has vowed to arrange a meeting of SITE members with CM Sindh soon on the issues of industries. He...
View ArticleBilwani urges govt to rethink energy pricing, proposes relief for industries...
KARACHI: President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), Muhammad Jawed Bilwani, has called upon the government to urgently reevaluate its energy procurement and pricing strategies to...
View ArticleFBR Blunder Leaves Pakistan Traders in Chaos Over New Tax Rule PCDMA Slams...
KARACHI: A storm of confusion has erupted among Pakistan’s traders as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) fumbles the rollout of a controversial new tax regulation, leaving businesses scrambling to...
View ArticleTelemedicine Reduces Carbon Footprint & Delivers Life Saving Pediatric...
On World Environment Day, ChildLife Foundation is spotlighting the growing threat of climate change to children’s health in Pakistan, while offering a sustainable solution through its pioneering...
View ArticleAeon & Trisl Secures Emaar’s Top Broker Title for Q1 2025 – 7 Quarters in a Row
No. 1 Broker for Q1 2025, marking an unprecedented seventh consecutive quarter at the top. At the core of this sustained success is Mr. Sikander Aziz – a powerhouse in UAE real estate with a reputation...
View ArticlePakistan’s Liquid Foreign Reserves Position
The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$ 16,597.7 million as of 30-May-2025. The break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under: i) Foreign reserves held by the State...
View ArticleNet Metering Regulations Repeated Changes Are a War Against Solar Metering
Karachi: The Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Aman Paracha, has condemned the repeated, oppressive changes in the net metering regulations by the...
View ArticleCCP Approves Strategic Exemptions to Enhance Pakistan’s Logistics Sector
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has granted two conditional exemptions to undertakings in the transport and logistics sector, permitting limited restrictive provisions under...
View ArticlePress Release of Workers’ Remittances in May, 2025
• Workers’ remittances recorded an inflow of US$ 3.7 billion during May 2025. • In terms of growth, remittances increased by 16.0 percent and 13.7 percent on m/m and y/y basis respectively. •...
View ArticleOICCI PRESS STATEMENT
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has expressed disappointment over the government’s limited progress in addressing inequitable corporate tax rate in the recent budget....
View ArticleInvisible No More: Mobilink Bank’s Inheritance Campaign Shortlisted at Cannes...
Islamabad: Pakistan’s leading digital microfinance Bank, Mobilink Bank’s inheritance campaign, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 in the...
View ArticleVoices from the Roof of the World (VRW) From Glaciers to Deltas: Voices from...
According to a report by the UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), least developed countries contribute to 1.1% of global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels and industry, yet 69% of climate related disaster...
View ArticleKarachi Industrialists Criticize Solar Tax, Urge Relief for Textile Industry
KARACHI: Abdul Shakoor Khatri, prominent industrialist and founding chairman of the All-Pakistan Textile Processing Mills Association (APTPMA), has strongly criticized the imposition of an 18% tax on...
View ArticleMaster Changan Motors Limited (MCML), Pakistan’s First Automotive Exporter,...
Karachi: Master Changan Motors Limited (MCML), has marked another proud milestone in its international journey by successfully exporting its flagship SUV, the Oshan X7, to South Africa and Kenya. This...
View ArticlePakistan’s Liquid Foreign Reserves Position
The total liquid foreign reserves held by the country stood at US$ 16,875.0 million as of 06-Jun-2025. The break-up of the foreign reserves position is as under: i) Foreign reserves held by the State...
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