Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised and extended Country Operation Business Plan (COBP) for Pakistan with a proposed sovereign lending program of… Read More
Pakistan Needs Immediate Financial Reforms: World Bank
The widening macroeconomic imbalances could increase Pakistan ’s vulnerability to external and domestic shocks, stated the World Bank (WB) in… Read More
NEPRA Imposes Heavy Fines on GEPCO And SEPCO
NEPRA has imposed a fine of Rs. 4 million on GEPCO and Rs. 6 million on SEPCO under NEPRA Fine… Read More
FBR Starts Tax Audit of Cellular Companies
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has initiated Withholding Income tax audit of cellular mobile companies with the objective to… Read More
PTET Asked to Resolve Pension Issues of Retired PTCL Employees
The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication has rejected the rumors that Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will… Read More
Withholding Tax Exemption on Rs. 100 Cards Proposed
The Senate Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunications Monday recommended for not deducting Withholding Tax (WHT) on mobile cards… Read More
64% of Pakistanis Are Drinking Contaminated Water
About 64 percent people in Pakistan are consuming contaminated water, acknowledged the Ministry of Science and Technology. According the Ministry documents… Read More
SBP to Introduce Asaan Mobile Account Scheme in January 2018
The government is planning to launch the Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) Scheme in January 2018 to allow anyone with a… Read More
PTA Launches Mobile-Friendly Urdu Version of Its Website
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has launched a new official bilingual mobile responsive website which is also compliant to the universal… Read More
China Funds $1 Billion of Infrastructure Costs as NHA Leads CPEC’s Completion
China is going to undertake three new infrastructure projects with an estimated cost of $1 billion under the China Pakistan Economic… Read More
Standard & Poor’s Affirms Pakistan’s ‘B’ rating, Expects Better Outlook by 2020
Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (S&P), in its report on Monday, affirmed Pakistan‘s long-term and short-term sovereign credit rating as ‘B’… Read More
MoIT Proposes Endless Powers for PTA to Regulate Anti-Competitive Laws
Ignoring the recommendations of Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) has drafted ‘Pakistan Telecommunication… Read More
