In one of its largest operations to date, the Marine Enforcement Unit of the Collectorate of Customs (Enforcement), Karachi has… Read More
FTO Rules IRIS Portal Notices Not Legally Served to Taxpayers
The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ruled that simply placing tax notices on the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) “IRIS”… Read More
FTO Probes FBR’s Conduct After Legal Threat to Advocate
Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) Corporate Tax Office (CTO) Islamabad has been accused of threatening an advocate representing a taxpayer… Read More
Crypto Flash Crash Wipes Out Over $19 Billion in One Day
Markets were shaken as more than $19 billion worth of leveraged crypto bets were liquidated in the span of 24… Read More
AliExpress Adds Heavy Taxes at Checkout for Pakistani Customers Despite Roll Back of Digital Levy
Pakistani online shoppers have started noticing significant tax additions on AliExpress orders, with some cases showing taxes exceeding 70 to… Read More
Finance Minister to Attend Important IMF and World Bank Meetings During US Visit
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb has departed for the United States to attend the annual meetings… Read More
Pakistan’s Real Economy Is Near $1 Trillion, Says Finance Minister Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb said Pakistan’s real economy could be close to $1 trillion, nearly double the officially recorded… Read More
Pakistani-Origin Founder Ovais Tariq Raises $25 Million to Take on Big Cloud
A Pakistani-origin entrepreneur is making waves in Silicon Valley’s cloud computing scene. Ovais Tariq, who once headed cloud infrastructure at… Read More
SBP Reserves Rise by $20 Million
Pakistan’s total liquid foreign exchange reserves rose slightly to $19.81 billion for the week ending October 3, 2025, up by… Read More
Ijara Capital Partners Acquires Sindlab, Expanding Healthcare Portfolio
Ijara Capital Partners Ltd., a leading private equity and venture capital firm in Pakistan, has acquired Sindlab Pvt. Ltd., according… Read More
Over 200 Transgender Persons Receive Toolkits to Begin Their Careers Under the PSDF-Pehchan Program
Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has distributed more than 200 trade-specific toolkits to transgender persons under the PSDF-Pehchan program. The… Read More
Customs Opens New Laboratory at Azakhel Dry Port to Speed Up Trade Testing
Pakistan Customs has set up a new Customs Laboratory at Azakhel Dry Port, a major step aimed at expediting trade… Read More
