Date: December 31, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
ALL DUTIES, TAXES ON COTTON IMPORT WITHDRAWN
REGULATOR PROPOSES HIKE IN FUEL PRICES
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REPORT: PAKISTAN WAS 41ST IN 2018, WILL BE 50TH IN 2034
ORDINANCES TO CURB MONEY LAUNDERING, IMPLEMENT TAX LAWS SOON
ECC SCRAPS IMPORT TAXES, DUTIES ON COTTON
OGRA SUGGESTS HIKE IN FUEL PRICES
WITH NO EASE OF DOING BUSINESS, INDUSTRY REMAINS A LOSER IN 2019
LNG SHIP ARRIVES IN KARACHI, GAS FOR INDUSTRIES SOON: JAHANGIR KHAN TAREEN
FBR EXPECTS SUBSTANTIAL TAX COLLECTION UNDER AMNESTY SCHEME
SINDH TO MOVE SUPERIOR COURTS ON GAS CRISIS ISSUE
BUSINESS RECORDER
2019 YEAR OF ECONOMIC STABILITY: PM
IMPORTED COTTON, ECC TO WITHDRAW GST, OTHER DUTIES FROM JAN 15
TARIFF POLICY BOARD DISCUSSES STRATEGY
FUEL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS COME TO KARACHI
OGRA PROPOSES INCREASE IN PRICES OF POL PRODUCTS
TAX RETURNS, PTBA URGES FBR TO EXTEND DEADLINE TILL JAN 31ST
CUSTOM FIELD OFFICES TO REMAIN OPEN TILL LATE NIGHT ON 31ST DEC
KTBA URGES FBR TO ALLOW PAID TAXPAYERS “SUBMISSION OF AMNESTY”
LCCI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
ECONOMIC PICTURE FOR 2020
JANG NEWS PAPER
PROPOSAL TO MAKE COSTLY PETROL BY RS 2.61, DIESEL RS 2.25, LPG PRICE RAISED BY RS 20/- PER KILO
BANKS WILL REMAIN CLOSED ON 1ST JANUARY
FBR FILED OFFICES WILL REMAIN OPEN TILL 10:00PM TO COLLECT TAXES AND DUTY
10% TAX ABOLISHED ON IMPORT OF COTTON, ALLOWED TO BRING VIA TURKMENISTAN
CABINET DIVISION ISSUED NOTIFICATION TO GRANT EXECUTIVE STATUS TO 48 ORGANIZATIONS OF 12 DEPARTMENTS
MINISTRY OF FINANCE GOOD NEWS
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
FROM TOMORROW PETROL PRICE LIKELY TO INCREASE BY RS 2.65 PER LITRE
DECISION BY FEDERAL GOVT TO START PREPARATION OF BUDGET FROM NEXT MONTH
RETURN RECEIVED BY FBR EXCEEDS TO 22 LAC
TAXPAYERS CAN FILE TAX RETURN TODAY TILL 12:00 NIGHT
FILED OFFICES OF STATE BANK AND NATIONAL BANK BRANCHES WILL REMAIN OPEN TILL 9:00P.M ON 31 DECEMBER
Date: December 30, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
GOVT CONFIDENT OF BEATING IMF’S INFLATION PROJECTION
LOCALS-DIPLOMATS NEXUS MISUSING LUXURY CAR IMPORT FACILITY
ANAEMIC GROWTH UNDER CIVILIAN RULE
EXCHANGE, INTEREST RATES IN OUTGOING YEAR
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
INFLATION TO BE BROUGHT DOWN TO 5PC
SINGAPORE COMPANY STEPS IN TO WRIGGLE GOVT OUT OF GAS CRISIS
IMPROVED METRICS
BUSINESS RECORDER
CORPORATE ENTITIES, SECP MULLING FREEZING ACCOUNTS, SEIZING PROPERTIES
IMF APPRECIATES IMPROVEMENTS IN ECONOMY
FPCCI TO WORK WITH GOVT AS AN ECONOMIC PARTNER: KHATTAK
FPCCI POLLS, BMP’S VICTORY IN FPCCI POLLS TERMED TRIUMPH OF BUSINESSMEN
BOOSTING PAKISTANI PRODUCTS TO CHINA, ‘PAKISTAN PAVILION’ OPENS IN YIWU
DUBAI PLANS RECORD SPENDING TO REVIVE FLAGGING ECONOMY
REVISIONS BY THE IMF
JANG NEWS PAPER
GOVT WILL INCREASE GAS AND ELECTRICITY PRICES BY 15% NEXT MONTH
GOVT FAILED TO CONTROL INFLATION, IN 2019 GAS 55, ELECTRICITY 18.5 FUEL 16% COSTLY
IN 2034 PAKSITAN WILL BE 50TH ECONOMIC POWER. U.K AGENCY
INDUSTRIAL GROWTH INSTEAD OF INCREASING GETTING SLOW DOWN. SIRAJ TELI
DO NOT USE MOBILE WHILE EATING, MAKE MUTUAL RELATIONS. POPE FRANCIS APPEAL
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
PAKISTAN’S REFORM PROGRAMME IS ON TRACK. IMF
TIME HAS COME TO CONCENTRATE ON EXPORT GROWTH
PAKISTANI FEMALE STUDENTS WIN COMPETITION OF TEXTILE MATERIALS
Date: December 29, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
GAS SUPPLY TO INDUSTRIAL UNITS TO BE RESUMED NEXT WEEK
ANOTHER ORDINANCE IN THE WORKS FOR TAX CONCESSIONS TO TRADERS
SBP ABOLISHES FEE ON PAYMENT OF DUTIES, TAXESGAS CRISIS WORSENS AS MERCURY DIPS
‘SNGPL TO RESTORE GAS SUPPLY TO INDUSTRY FROM 31ST’
SSGC ASKED TO TAKE ‘CONCRETE’ ACTIONS AS GAS SHORTFALL HITS 350MMCFD
TELI GREETS NEW FPCCI OFFICIALS
‘18TH AMENDMENT WEAKENED LABOUR MOVEMENT’
PM IMRAN KHAN EXPECTED TO LAUNCH ALLAMA IQBAL INDUSTRIAL CITY NEXT MONTH
INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, RLNG SUPPLY TO BE RESTORED ON TUESDAY
LCCI FELICITATES ANJUM NISAR ON BECOMING FPCCI CHIEF
FPCCI CHIEF DEFERS AGM FOR ONE WEEKSLOWDOWN OF ECONOMY IS GIVING NEGATIVE IMPACT IN COMPANIES. SURVEY
FEDERAL GOVT DECIDED TO RESTRUCTURE VARIOUS MINISTRIES AND DIVISIONS
AMENDMENTS IN TAX LAWS PRESIDENTIAL ORDNANCE ISSUED AGAINST SMUGGLING
FPCCI ELECTIONS, BUSINESS PANEL FACILITATED ON VICTORY
ENHANCEMENT IN EXPORT IS NATIONAL OBLIGATION. MUSHTAQ SUKEHRA
PRESIDENTIAL ORDNANCE TO PROTECT BUSINESS COMMUNITYDate: December 28, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
PTI GOVT DEFANGS NAB THROUGH ORDINANCE
PM SAYS GOVT’S NEXT TARGET IS ECONOMIC GROWTH
IMRAN AWARDS 46 FIRMS ON PSX RANKING
PAKISTAN’S DEBT FALLS TO 84.7PC OF GDP: IMF
INVESTMENT IN T-BILLS JUMPS TO $1.41BN
COTTON PRODUCTION ESTIMATED AT 9.451M BALES
STOP GAS SUPPLY TO CNG SECTOR: NKATI
TURKEY UNVEILS FIRST ELECTRIC CAR
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
PM IMRAN SAYS PATH TO PROGRESS BEGINS, DIFFICULT PERIOD OVER: TRADERS OUT OF NAB REMIT
PM IMRAN KHAN AWARDS 25 TOP PERFORMING COMPANIES AT PAK STOCK EXCHANGE
FBR ISSUES NEW JURISDICTIONS OF COMMISSIONER APPEALS
THE PAINFUL SCAM OF ECONOMIC STABILISATION
PTEA HAILS 33PC DROP IN TRADE DEFICIT
NKATI CONCERNED OVER GAS SUPPLY
K-ELECTRIC CONSUMERS TO FACE HIGH POWER BILLS IN NEXT NINE MONTHS
PAKISTAN AND THE FATF
BUSINESS RECORDER
ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, PM SAYS WON’T STOP CRITICIZING PREVIOUS GOVTS
LAW AIMED AT BLUNTING THE PAINFUL EDGE OF NAB ON ITS WAY
GAS SHORTAGE COMPELS INDUSTRIES TO SUSPEND 80-90PC PRODUCTION: NKATI
PTEA HAILS SIGNIFICANT DROP IN TRADE DEFICIT
COLLECTION OF GOVT RECEIPTS/TAXES, NBP BRANCHES TO REMAIN OPEN TILL 9PM ON 31ST
CHALLANS PAYMENT, KTBA URGES FBR TO EVOLVE MECHANISM FOR ADJUSTING GST
BMP’S ANJUM NISAR ELECTED FPCCI PRESIDENT
FTO OFFICE FULLY COMMITTED TO MAKING TAX SYSTEM FLAWLESS: SUKHERA
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT’S VP SUPPORTS EXTENSION IN GSP PLUS STATUS
BANK HOLIDAY
JANG NEWS PAPER
NO LOAN BORROWED FROM STATE BANK IN 6 MONTHS. ADVISOR FINANCE
PESHAWAR HIGH COURT, FBR STOPPED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST INDUSTRIES
FPCCI ELECTIONS, AFTER A LONG PERIOD UBG GROUP IN POWER FACE DEFEAT
ELECTRICITY EXPENSIVE, CONSUMERS HAVE TO BEAR ADDITIONAL BURDEN OF RS.18 BILLION
BUSINESS COMMUNITY ROLE IN PAKISTAN’S DEVELOPMENT IS OF IMPORTANCE. ARMY SPOKESMAN
OMER AYUB VISITS SSGCL INSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE SUPPLY OF GAS
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
NAB POWERS RESTRICTED TO GIVE PROTECTION TO BUSINESSMEN
BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF KARACHI APPRISED THE PRIME MINISTER ABOUT THEIR RESERVATIONS
NON SUPPLY OF GAS, PRODUCTION ACTIVITY INDUSTRIES UNDER SUSPENSION
FPCCI ELECTION, BUSINESSMEN PANEL WON THE ELECTION
10 BILLION DOLLAR LOAN OF PAST GOVT RETURNED BACK. ADVISOR FINANCE
NO TRANSACTION IN BANK ON 1ST JANUARY, 2020
Date: December 27, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
MEASURES SOUGHT TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIALISATION
KARACHI INDUSTRIALISTS LAMBASTE GAS SHORTAGES
NEPRA APPROVES RS1.56 PER UNIT HIKE IN POWER TARIFF
CNG CLOSURE FURTHER EXTENDED, HEAPING MORE MISERIES ON MOTORISTS
GANG USING FAKE INVOICES TO EVADE TAXES BUSTED
IMF RELEASES SECOND TRANCHE OF $454M
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
NEPRA ALLOWS DISCOS TO CHARGE ADDITIONAL RS1.56 PER UNIT
PAKISTAN GETS $452.4M SECOND TRANCHE OF IMF LOAN
COTTON ARRIVAL SHOWS 21.09PC DECLINE
PAKISTAN SNAGS $452.4MLN IN SECOND TRANCHE OF IMF LOAN
CUTS IN GAS SUPPLY FORCING INDUSTRIES TO LAY OFF WORKERS
FBR’S FASTER SETTLES RS11 BILLION OF REFUND CLAIMS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE REMAINS DISMAL IN 2019
‘TAX ISSUES AT CUSTOMS BE FIXED’
FATF QUESTIONS
BUSINESS RECORDER
PAKISTAN RECEIVES $452.4M FROM IMF
DISCOS ALLOWED RS1.56/UNIT INCREASE IN TARIFF
SAUDI ARABIA WANTS TO DEEPEN TIES IN TRADE, OTHER AREAS
GAS ‘CRISIS’ DEEPENS AS SHORTFALL SURGES TO 630MMCFD
APTMA DEMANDS “FULL” GAS SUPPLY TO SINDH, BALOCHISTAN INDUSTRIES
FPCCI ELECTIONS BEING HELD TODAY
LCCI UNDERSCORES NEED FOR NEW FTAS TO BOOST EXPORTS
10 REGISTERED PERSONS INVOLVED IN SALES TAX EVASION BLACKLISTED
RS98BN REFUNDS PAID BACK IN H1: FBR
GOVT COMES UNDER FIRE OVER GROWING GAS SHORTAGES
APPEALS AGAINST IR DEPT, FBR REVISES COMMISSIONERS’ POWERS AND JURISDICTIONS
DISHONORED BANK CHEQUES: OVER 70,583 CASES REGISTERED ACROSS COUNTRY
IMF IS NO SOLUTION
JANG NEWS PAPER
SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCED 1ST TIME TO CELEBRATE NEW YEAR’S, FIRE WORK AND MUSICAL PROGRAMME WILL BE HELD
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
I & I TOOK ACTION GANG INVOLVED IN RS 10 BILLION TAX EVASION UNEARTHED
ELECTRICITY FURTHER EXPENSIVE BY RS 1.56 CONSUMERS HAVE TO BEAR BURDEN OF RS 14.50 BILLION
2ND TRANCHE OF 45 CRORE 40 LAC DOLLAR FROM IMF RECEIVED
FBR FORMED SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO FIX RATE OF TURNOVER TAX
FOREX RESERVES REACHED AT 17 BILLION 59 CRORE DOLLAR
ECONOMIC RELIEF SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT DOORSTEP
Date: December 26, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
DUMMY UNIT ‘INVOLVED IN TAX FRAUD’ UNEARTHED
CHINESE KEEN TO INVEST IN ECONOMIC ZONES
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
PAKISTAN NEEDS $27 BN FOR FINANCING REQUIREMENTS OF EXTERNAL FRONT: IMF
GAS SHORTAGE TO SUBSIDE IN NEXT SEVEN TO 10 DAYS
BUSINESS RECORDER
WITHDRAWAL OF ZERO RATING, TEXTILE INDUSTRY IRKED BY FACTS’ ‘MISREPRESENTATION’
HIGH POLICY RATE IMPEDIMENT TO DEVELOPMENT: PBIF
UBG CHIEF URGES POLITICIANS TO STAY AWAY FROM FPCCI ELECTIONS
ECONOMY: GOVT HAS A LONG WAY TO GO
JANG NEWS PAPER
ESTIMATE OF 27 BILLION DOLLAR FOR MEETING FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS OF PAKISTAN FROM OTHER SOURCES. IMF
IN 2019 PETROL PRICES INCREASED BY RS 23.02 PER LITRE
GAS CRISIS WILL REDUCED WITHIN 7 TO 10 DAYS. ADVISOR PETROLEUM
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
VALUE OF RUPEE WILL BE LESS THAN EXPECTATION IN 2019-2020. IMF
2019-2020 COTTON PRODUCTION TARGET FIXED AT 94 LAC 51 THOUSAND
Date: December 25, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
GOVT`S RESOLVE TO IMPLEMENT REFORMS COULD MITIGATE ECONOMIC RISKS: IMF
SPINNERS BACK ON COTTON MARKETTHE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
TEXTILE GROWTH STALEMATE CONTINUES
FBR LIKELY TO FACE FISCAL SLIPPAGES NEXT YEAR
FBR UNEARTHS FAKE FIRM COMMITTING RS134M TAX FRAUD
IMF’S NEW CONDITIONALITIES: MINI-BUDGET ON THE CARDS
BUSINESS RECORDER
MODIFICATION IN NEPRA LAW, UNDERTAKING GIVEN TO IMF
IMF IGNORES INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE
NA PANEL INFORMED; ‘CONTAINERS ARE CLEARED IN 20 MINUTES THROUGH WEBOC SYSTEM’: FBR
FLYING INVOICES, DI&I IR FAISALABAD UNEARTHS SCAM
COUNTRY NEEDS 7-8PC GROWTH RATE: KCCI CHIEFF.B.R ARRESTED FIRM INVOLVED IN TAX FRAUD OF RS.134 MILLION
MUKESH AMBANI’S WEALTH REACHED TO 61 BILLION DOLLAR WITH AN INCREASE OF 17 BILLION DOLLAR
Date: December 24, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
TAX OMBUDSMAN ORDERS ACTION AGAINST FBR OFFICIALS
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
BOOSTING EXPORTS: GOVT MAY GIVE TAX BREAK TO 20 INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
BOGUS SALES TAX REFUNDS: FTO DIRECTS FBR TO INITIATE ACTION AGAINST TAX OFFICIALS
WITHDRAWAL OF INCENTIVES TO EXPORT SECTORS: FBR COLLECTS RS55 BN ADDITIONAL TAXES IN FIVE MONTHS
PAKISTAN PLANS TAX BREAKS FOR SOME SECTORS IN NEW EXPORT POLICY
GOVT UNABLE TO FETCH DOLLAR INFLOWS THROUGH INTERNATIONAL BONDS
GAS CRISIS WORSENS ACROSS COUNTRY
BANK HOLIDAY
BUSINESS RECORDER
IMF SAYS RISKS TO OUTLOOK REMAIN HIGH
EXCHANGE RATE, SBP CONFIRMS ITS COMMITMENT, SAYS IMF
GST HARMONIZATION, IMF FOR SETTING UP JWG
THERE WILL BE NO TAX AMNESTY SCHEMES, IMF TOLD
DRIVE AGAINST UNREGISTERED UNITS BEGINS
TURNOVER TAX TO BE SLASHED TO 0.5PC, FBR TELLS NA PANEL
EFFECTIVE JAN 1, 2020, YEN ADDED TO ACU MECHANISM: SBP
FPCCI ELECTIONS: UBG, BMP GEAR UP CAMPAIGNS
FPCCI POLLS, TWO MORE CHAMBERS EXTEND SUPPORT TO BMP PANEL
GOVT’S COMMITMENT TO IMF, Q2 FY20 TARIFFS TO BE ADJUSTED BY END-JAN 20
BUSINESS COMMUNITY OPPOSES GOVT’S PROPOSED GAS TARIFF HIKE MOVE
LSM DOWN 6.48 PERCENT: THERE’S SOMETHING WRONG
JANG NEWS PAPER
IN ORDER TO INCREASE PAKISTAN’S FOREX RESERVES CONSIDERING TO GIVE TAX CONCESSIONS TO 20 EXPORTS SECTORS
FEDERAL GOVT’S REFUSAL, PAKISTAN FAILED IN GETTING GAIN FROM INTERNATIONAL BOND
PREPARATION UNDERWAY INCREASE PRICE OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS FROM 1ST JANUARY
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
IMF SET TAX COLLECTION TARGET BY RS 5.23 TRILLION
BIG SAUDI INVESTOR GROUP TEMEMI REACHED PAKISTAN, WARM WELCOME FEATHERS SHOWERS
Date: December 20, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT RETURNS IN NOVEMBER
WORLD BANK CALLS FOR A MORE UNIFIED SALES TAX REGIME
GAS SUPPLY TO PUNJAB INDUSTRY HALTED
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
IMF APPROVES $452M SECOND TRANCHE TO PAKISTAN
HARMONISED GST LAW: CCI APPROVAL MUST TO GET $400M WORLD BANK LOAN
ECONOMIC INDICATORS HAVE BECOME POSITIVE, SAYS REZA BAQIR
COMMISSIONING OF TWO PIPELINES WILL EASE DEMAND-SUPPLY GAP: SSGC
STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN RESERVES UP AT $10.892BLN
CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT SHRINKS 73PC IN JULY-NOV
BUSINESS RECORDER
WB SAYS PRIVATE INVESTMENT ONLY WAY TO GROWTH
IMF APPROVES $452.4M 2ND TRANCHE
JUL-NOV C/A DEFICIT PLUNGES 73PC YOY
INCORPORATION OF CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING CO, MINIMUM AMOUNT OF PAID-UP CAPITAL FIXED AT RS500M
SRB EXTENDS DATELINE FOR E-FILING RETURNS
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS OBLIGATORY UPON ALL AND SUNDRY: MURTAZA
SAI CHIEF CALLS FOR RESOLVING LOW GAS PRESSURE ISSUE
BMP HOPEFUL OF WINING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF FPCCI
STEPS TAKEN TO TRANSFORM ECONOMIC DEFICIT INTO SURPLUS: SBP GOVERNOR
SNGPL’S GAS DISCONNECTION NOTICE TO GENERAL INDUSTRY
REDUCED REVENUE TARGET
JANG NEWS PAPER
STABILITY IN VALUE OF DOLLAR
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
AGAIN AFTER ONE MONTH FACING CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT
RULES DRAFT 2019 FOR NATIONAL SAVINGS SCHEME RELEASED
GAS SUPPLY TO GENERAL INDUSTRY AND CNG SECTOR IN PUNJAB CLOSED
VIETNAM INVESTORS INTERESTED INVESTING IN PAKISTAN. COMMERCIAL COUNSELOR
VISIBLE REDUCTION IN CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT DUE TO GOVT POLICIES
Date: December 07, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
ADB OKAYS $1.3BN LOANS FOR PAKISTAN
SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES TO GET PRIORITY FOR LOANS: PM
PAKISTAN NEEDS TO TAKE ITS ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY BACK: DR BENGALI
BLACK FRIDAY
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
POWER TARIFF UP BY 26 PAISAS PER UNIT
GOVT ADMITS TO POCKETING: RS45 PER LITRE ON DIESEL, RS35 PER LITRE ON PETROL
CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES TO OVERCOME POLLUTION CRITICISED
PAKISTAN NEEDS PARSIMONIOUS INDUSTRIAL POLICY APPROACH TO IMPROVE GLOBAL RANK
ADB APPROVES $1.3 BN LOANS FOR PAKISTAN
DIGITAL PAKISTAN
BUSINESS RECORDER
TEXTILE EXPORTERS PERTURBED BY PARTIAL PAYMENT OF REFUNDS
11-PAISA/UNIT INCREASE IN TARIFF OF DISCOS NOTIFIED
INFO UNDER INCOME TAX LAW, BANKS WITHDRAW PETITIONS FROM SHC
TAX YEAR 2019, FBR RECEIVES 1.7M RETURNS TILL 6TH
FCCI CHIEF FOR DECLARING INDUSTRIAL UNITS’ CLOSURE ‘NATIONAL CRIME’
POWER SUPPLY TO INDUSTRY, NEPRA CHIEF ASSURES AFFORDABLE PRICE
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
JANG NEWS PAPER
RUSSIA DECIDED TO ENHANCE ITS SHARE IN PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY
UMMRAH VISAS ISSUED TO PAKISTANIS STANDS AT HIGHEST
ELECTRICITY EXPENSIVE BY 0.26 PER UNIT, NOTIFICATION ISSUED
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
FATF: PAKISTAN SENT REPLIES TO 22 QUESTIONS
CONTINUOUSLY TRAVELLING ABROAD WILL BE BROUGHT INTO TAX NET AGREED
Date: December 06, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
EXPORTERS TO GET RS 3BN REFUNDS SHORTLY: HAFEEZ
ITFC SUPPORT SOUGHT TO BOOST EXPORTS
MONEY RECOVERED FROM TYCOON LANDS IN SUPREME COURT
TAX ON MOBILE PHONES
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
ACCUMULATED CUSTOMS DUTY DRAWBACK REFUND CLAIMS SWELL TO RS300 BN
FBR RELEASES RS30 BILLION REFUNDS TO 554 EXPORTERS
GREEN PRODUCTS CAN GIVE TEXTILES AN EDGE IN EU MARKET: REPORT
GOVT FETCHES RS107 BN NON-TAX REVENUES
IBD ASSISTANCE SOUGHT TO IMPROVE TRADE IN MUSLIM ECONOMIES
SHC DISPOSES BANKS’ PETITIONS AGAINST DATA SHARING WITH FBR
STATE BANK’S NOV FOREX RESERVES RISE TO 8-MTH HIGH OF $9.112BLN
HOPING FOR BETTER
BUSINESS RECORDER
BOND REDEMPTION, PAYMENTS MADE TO EXPORTERS
APTMA CRITICISES RAISE IN POWER TARIFF THRU QUARTERLY ADJUSTMENTS
FTO ASSURES PTBA, LTBA OFFICIALS OF CORRECTING FBR SYSTEMS
FY19: FBR’S DISMAL PERFORMANCE — I
FISCAL DEFICIT CHALLENGE
JANG NEWS PAPER
ISSUANCE OF REFUND WORTH RS.30 BILLION TO 554 EXPORTERS
DECISION TO OPEN 6 NEW DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND TO OPEN 5 COMMERCIAL SECTIONS
Date: December 05, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
GOVT RAISES RS398.4BN FROM T-BILLS
KUWAIT READY TO EASE BUSINESS VISA: CG
INFLATION SURGES TO NINE-YEAR HIGH
US CREDITS REFORMS FOR STRENGTHENING OF PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY
GOVT TO SELL UNUSED STATE PROPERTIES AT DUBAI EXPO
UK AGENCY TAKES POSSESSION OF TYCOON’S PROPERTY IN LONDON
PAKISTAN RANKS FIFTH ON GLOBAL CLIMATE RISK INDEX
POWER DIVISION AD, “SPECIAL RELIEF FOR ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS DURING WINTER”
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
RS 5.5 BILLION REFUNDS RELEASED UNDER FASTER SYSTEM
SALES TAX ON IMPORTS INCREASES 20PC TO RS329BLN IN 5 MONTHS
ANOTHER ORDINANCE ON CARDS TO MAKE GOVT-TRADERS ACCORD EFFECTIVE
TREASURY BILL YIELDS EASE; RATE CUT HOPES ALIVE
‘IMF PREFERRED SILENCE ON POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT IN PAKISTAN’
WB PROJECTS FBR TAX REVENUE AT RS12,788 BN IN NINE YEARS
‘GOVT TOOK $10 BN LOAN FROM 24 COUNTRIES, GLOBAL LENDERS’
MOODY’S VERDICT
BUSINESS RECORDER
LEGAL COVER TO SOME TAX RELIEF MEASURES, PRESIDENTIAL ORDINANCE MAY BE PROMULGATED SOON
SBP CHIEF HAILS MOODY’S REPORT ON UPGRADATION OF OUTLOOK
KUWAITI CG URGES TALKS ON ISSUANCE OF BUSINESS VISA
GSP PLUS STATUS, OVER 25 EU MEMBERS TO SUPPORT EXTENSION
INEQUALITY: THE GAPING HOLE IN IMF TEMPLATE
PTEA AD, “THANK YOU PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN IMRAN KHAN”
JANG NEWS PAPER
ORDINANCE READY TO MAKE EFFECTIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVT AND TRADERS
NON-FILERS COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS WILL NOT GET GAS AND ELECTRIC CONNECTION. F.B.R
GOVT TOOK LOAN FROM 24 COUNTRIES AND AGENCIES WORTH 10 BILLION DOLLAR. MINISTRY OF FINANCE
2 LAC PAKISTANIS WILL PERFORM HAJ NEXT YEAR, AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI AUTHORITIES
ECONOMY AND MISERIES OF GENERAL PUBLIC
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
IMF WILL GIVE WITHIN 2 WEEKS TRANCHE OF 500 MILLION DOLLARS. HAFEEZ SHAIKH
2 LAC PAKISTANIS WILL PERFORM HAJ NEXT YEAR, AGREEMENT WITH SAUDI ARABIA
POWER DIVISION AD, “SPECIAL RELIEF FOR ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS DURING WINTER”
Date: December 04, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
GOVT BLAMES PRICE HIKE ON TRADE BAN WITH INDIA, WEATHER
HAFEEZ DIRECTS PAYMENT OF RS10BN TO EXPORTERS
TAX LAWS BEING AMENDED TO CUT NON-FILERS’ UTILITY CONNECTIONS
TOUGH STEPS EARN MOODY’S OUTLOOK LIFT: SBP
MOODY’S UPGRADE
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
HAFEEZ SHAIKH TASKS FBR TO EASE TAX RELATED PROCESS OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY
BAQIR SAYS BENEFITS OF ECONOMIC STABILITY MUST REACH PEOPLE: ‘INFLATION, HIGH TAXES CRIPPLED MASSES’
PAKISTAN SUBMITS COMPLIANCE REPORT TO FATF
BUSINESS RECORDER
FBR DIRECTED TO SIMPLIFY H-FORM WITHIN A WEEK
HAFEEZ ENUMERATES ACHIEVEMENTS
PBIF CHIEF CONCERNED AT DELAY IN REFUNDS TO EXPORT SECTOR
‘PAKISTAN GOES GLOBAL’ PROJECT BEING LAUNCHED TO IMPROVE EXPORTS
IFTIKHAR ALI, DAROO NOMINATED FOR SAARC CCI SLOTS
JANG NEWS PAPER
ADVISOR FINANCE INSTRUCTED TO SIMPLIFY SALES TAX REFUND FORM “H” WITHIN A WEEK
GOOD NEWS OF ECONOMIC STABILITY
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
SECRETARY OF STATE PORTUGAL ASSURED SUPPORT FOR G.S.P. PLUS
PAKISTAN’S INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATING STABLE
DATE: DECEMBER 03, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
MOODY’S UPGRADES PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
NO GOVT FUNCTIONARY CAN ASK IT OFFICER TO HAND OVER TAXPAYER’S RECORDS, SC TOLD
SIMPLIFY TAX REFUND SYSTEM, DIRECTS PM
TRADE DEFICIT CONTRACTS FURTHER IN NOVEMBER
CURRENCY DEALERS SLAM SBP REMITTANCE INITIATIVE
TWO FBR OFFICIALS AMONG FOUR CONVICTED IN RS111.477M SCAM
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
NEGATIVE TO STABLE: MOODY’S UPGRADES PAKISTAN’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
PM MEETS BUREAUCRATS: ‘SET EXAMPLE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE’
PAK-CHINA FTA-2 TO BE EFFECTIVE FROM JAN 1, 2020
SSGC’S 2PC COMMERCIAL CONSUMERS FILE TAX RETURNS
‘RS5,000 BANKNOTE NOT DISCONTINUED’
EMIRATES UNVEILS 48-HOUR SUPER SALE
BUSINESS RECORDER
SALES TAX REFUNDS, PM FOR MAKING PAYMENT SYSTEM ‘FURTHER’ EASIER
FAKE REFUND SCAM, TWO FBR OFFICIALS AWARDED RI, FINE
JULY-OCT 2019, IMPORT OF TEXTILE MACHINERY NOSEDIVES TO $153.028M
EMIRATES LAUNCHES ‘SUPER SALE PROMOTION’
ISHRAT FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF CNIC TO DETECT TAX EVASION
PROMOTION OF SMES
JANG NEWS PAPER
FURTHER APPOINTMENT AND TRANSFER AT HIGH LEVEL IN BUREAUCRACY
BAN ON 5 PAKISTANI COMPANIES, IMPORT FROM U.S.A WILL NOT BE DONE, ONE COMPANY DELISTED
BUDGET DEFICIT 0.7%, RS.14 TRILLION 89 BILLION REVENUE COLLECTED. MINISTRY FINANCE
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT, CHINA SEEKS EXTENSION TILL 1ST JANUARY, 2020
TRADE BALANCE: IMPORTANT STEP
EXPRESS NEWS PAPER
PAKISTAN’S INTERNATIONAL CREDIT RATING STABLE
ECONOMY STABLE DUE TO GOVT STEPS ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TOWARDS EMPLOYMENT. PRIME MINISTER
DATE: DECEMBER 02, 2019
DAWN NEWS PAPER
BABY STEPS TO A REALISTIC TARIFF POLICY
CHOKING FUNDING TO MANUFACTURING SECTOR HURTS
POLICY SHIFTS MAR TEXTILE EXPORTS
THE NEWS INTERNATIONAL
GAIN IN KSE-100 INDEX: INCREASING INVESTOR CONFIDENCE BEING REFLECTED, SAYS DR HAFEEZ SHEIKH
PAK EXPORTS UP BY 9.6PC IN NOV, IMPORTS CUT BY 17.53PC
RISING REVENUE RISKSCPFTA-II PHASE COMES INTO AFFECT ON DECEMBER 1
HOW NOT TO WRITE FBR’S REVENUE YEARBOOK?
EX-FPCCI VPS CALL FOR ELECTING BMP PANEL
PRGMEA DEMANDS SOFT LOANS FOR UPGRADING UNITS
CPEC: GOOD OR BAD FOR PAKISTAN?
JANG NEWS PAPER
GOVT. DECIDED TO RETURN RS. 80 CRORE TO 53000 HAJJ PILGRIMS
NO NEED OF MINI BUDGET TAX TARGET ACHIEVED HAMMAD AZHAR
COUNTRY EXPORT INCREASED BY 9.6% IMPORTS DECREASED TO 17.53%
ISLAMIC BANKING A SUCCESSFUL MODEL