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  • New tax directory

    It might seem like a rather mundane affair, but the annual publication of the tax directory, which gives details of every taxpayer and how much he or she paid in the outgoing year, is a welcome development in the government’s effort to encourage a culture of filing tax returns...

    Read: 1,040 lawmakers out of 1,169 filed taxes for 2014: Tax DirectoryThe tax directory has come under some criticism from people who believe that it is...

  • 167 parliamentarians not in tax directory

    ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government’s talk of bringing all members of parliament into the tax net has failed to produce any noticeable results as 167 legislators did not file their income tax returns on a voluntary basis in the tax year 2016...

    A similar trend was observed since the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) issued the first tax directory for 2013, followed by the two subsequent years...

  • BISP launches directory covering profiles of beneficiaries

    ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) launched on Friday a ‘demographic directory’ covering profiles of beneficiary families on economic, social, educational and other dimensions...

    He announced that Pakistan was set to achieve the $20bn foreign exchange reserve mark in next few weeks, and said that all international rating agencies were now holding the country’s economy in high esteem...

  • Prisoners get free telephone calls facility

    SAHIWAL: Around 20 telephone booths have been set up in the Central Jail Sahiwal to allow prisoners to talk to their families and lawyers under surveillance...

    “There will be no call charges as a telephone operator will dial the number for inmates...

  • Erdogan congratulates Imran on election performance via telephone

    Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday telephoned Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to congratulate him on his party's successful performance in the recently-held general elections, the PTI media cell said...

    Earlier on Monday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi had telephoned Imran Khan, congratulating him over his party's victory in the general elections and conveying best wishes for Pakistan...

  • PM Imran, Turkish President Erdogan discuss regional developments in telephone call

    According to a press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office, President Erdogan "extended sympathies and condolences over the loss of precious lives in recent terrorist incidents in Pakistan"...

    The two leaders also observed that "bilateral collaboration in diverse fields would be further strengthened" during the next session of the Pakistan-Turkey High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council (HLSCC) which is scheduled to be held in...

  • 'Have not done injustice with Jahangir Tareen,' says PM Imran during telephone calls with citizens

    He made the comments while responding to a caller on the 'Apka Wazeer-e-Azam Apke Saath' programme during which he took telephone calls from citizens...

    "Editorial: A public telling-off will demoralise an already under-fire Foreign OfficeTalking about the steps the government would take, the premier said that all embassies had been directed to establish online complaint systems while a portal was also being created under the...

  • In telephone call, Bill Gates assures PM Shehbaz 'complete support' in fight against polio

    Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates, during a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, assured Pakistan of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's (BMGF) continued support "for ensuring that no child is at risk of paralysis due to poliovirus" in the country...

    During the talk, Gates hailed Pakistan's "positive progress" in containing the disease, according to a statement issued by...

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