ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s headline inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 27.6 per cent in January 2023, said Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Wednesday.
(more…)Author: Mrs. Anjum Shahnawaz
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Another sharp hike in petroleum prices likely during IMF team visit
Pakistan is likely to further increase sharply the petroleum prices during visit of a team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Pakistan sharply increases petroleum prices ahead of scheduled announcement
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Pakistan may review petroleum prices ahead of schedule to defuse panic
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FBR shares asset declaration of civil servants with banks
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FBR exempts duty and taxes on imports for flood relief
In a move aimed at facilitating and expediting flood relief efforts, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) announced on Wednesday that it would be waiving customs duty, excise duty, and taxes on consignments related to flood relief activities for the next three months.
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Tax notice placement on IRIS is not valid service: FTO
In a case, the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has observed that mere placement of notice on the IRIS does not constitute a valid service.
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RTO Rawalpindi confiscates NDP cigarettes worth millions of rupees
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Jazz pays $106 million for license renewal
ISLAMABAD: Jazz, leading cellular mobile operator in Pakistan, has paid around $106 million as fee for license renewal, said an official statement issued Tuesday.
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No letup in rupee fall; dollar surges to PKR 230.40 in interbank
KARACHI: The Pakistani Rupee (PKR) continued its falling journey against the dollar on Tuesday and fell to PKR 230.40 in interbank foreign exchange market.
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