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M J Hayat LAHORE: The pickup in GDP growth came at the cost of widening of macroeconomic imbalances as manifested in a 5-year high fiscal deficit and a record high current account deficit in FY18, State Bank of Pakistan has released its…

M J Hayat LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken initiated investigations against the Managing Committee of National bank of Pakistan (NBP) Cooperative Housing Society after Daily The Business ran a story with the…

Irfan Athar Qazi / M J Hayat:Italian companies, Kariba and Fiore Rubinetterie have launched their top products of Kevon, Katana, Kayama and Series in Pakistan in collaboration with Sagheer & Co here at the Fallet’s. Large numbers…

Faisal Ali Ghumman State accountability has very much clear line of action. It’s not mere a willingness to accept responsibility of individuals and organizations for their actions as it also must be for all those responsible for committing…

M J Hayat LAHORE: Pakistani rice exports will be enhanced to $2.50 billion from $2billion in the current year while the issue of New Basmati seeds development will be taken up with the Punjab government.The view was expressed by the…

M J Hayat LAHORE: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has attached the bank accounts of Mainland Husnain Pakistan Ltd for evading Income tax of 45 million on the Income of Royal Palm Country Club recovering Rs 0.1 million, reliable sources…

Column by Faisal Ali Ghumman There were times when crime against person and property turned out to be the biggest headache for the law-enforcement agencies in Punjab. The poor ratios in prevention and detection of crimes especially heinous…

By M J Hayat As a first step, the PTI government must take the business community onboard for economic upturn addressing economic issues including circular debt, trade deficit, declining exports, high debts ratio, rupee devaluation, water…

By M J Hayat LAHORE: An overwhelming response has been received following the launch of Bravo, the first-ever 800cc car as over 1,000 dealers are inquiring about and hundreds of them ready to place orders but the company is all set to…

M J Hayat LAHORE: The Ministry of Finace Thursday amended Finance Act, 2018 in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 where some significant amendments have been under taken.Prior to the Finance Act, 2018 the minimum threshold for taxable…

By M J Hayat LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government seems more efficient in its working and the business community has attached its high hopes with the government for economic revival. The previous government of…

By Faisal Ali Ghumman LAHORE: In a much-anticipated move, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI) federal government on Friday removed Provincial Police Officer Punjab (Inspector General of Police) Dr Syed Kaleem Imam and replaced him with…

By Fahad Murad The World’s Best Tax Havens But No Pakistan. Why?Tax Heaven is the place where Companies enjoys their Tax Free Capital.. Countries who have zero or Low Tax rates are the Highest attention seekers for multinational…

WASEEM-UR-REHMAN KHANAll the prosperous and developed nations always keep a record of their bravery events and history alive and transfer them to their next generations. It is the national duty and responsibility of the elders to pass…

FAISAL ALI GHUMMAN The people and Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are going to celebrate the 53rd Defence Day on September 6 with a renewed commitment and ray of hope. The day remembered in the history of armed forces as…

By Karamat Ali LAHORE: The Punjab Tuberculosis Control Program (PTBCP) is utilizing all possible resources to wipe out TB from Punjab by 2030, as advance treatment procedure through ‘Gene Xpert Labs’ has been installed in 33 district…

Fahad MuradThe fog surrounding Britain’s decision to leave the European Union shows no sign yet of clearing. The U.K. exits the union next March — but, more than two years after the country voted to go, the terms of its separation and…

Faisal Ali Ghumman Austerity, a rare commodity in the third world countries on this earth, is a precious gift of Almighty Allah and practised widely and wisely by Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in everyday matters beginning from personal life and…

By Fahad Murad The Turkish lira, the Iranian rial, the Russian ruble, the Indian rupee, the Argentine peso, the Chilean peso, the Chinese yuan and the South African rand all gone down in 2018.? They’ve all declined steadily this year, and…

M J Hayat LAHORE: The Amnesty scheme has been introduced for the tax evaders while regular tax payers have been selected in the audit balloting and squeezed every year and the authorities have never incentivized the regular tax payers…

M J Hayat LAHORE: The Bank of Punjab (BoP) shareholders have been getting the dirty end of the stick as no dividend has announced for the last many years despite the bank tall claims to earn huge profits every year. This time also the bank…

By Karamat Ali LAHORE: The Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development (L&DD) Department and the Punjab Livestock Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) are said to be at loggerheads in each other’s matters, leaving the mutual working of the board…

By Karamat Ali LAHORE: The Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) is going to introduce the first-ever ‘Indigenous Post-Doctoral Fellowship Programme’ for the PhD faculty members of the public sector universities/higher education…

By Our Staff CorrespondentKARACHI: Uber has announced it will provide all driver-partners, with an insurance product, known as ‘injury Protection’ across Pakistan in collaboration with Chubb Insurance, a global insurance leader, said…

By Our Special Correspondent LAHORE: The industries, using the highly hazardous chemicals in their production process, have a high risk of accidental release, if they are not properly controlled by a well-designed safety management…

By Our Staff Reporter FAISALABAD: The Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has cheered the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leadership on massive victory in general elections and expressed the hope that the new government would forge…

By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: The Debating Society of Government College University Lahore (GCUDS) has set an unprecedented national record by clinching a total of 315 trophies at various national and international competitions during the…

By Our Staff Reporter LAHORE: Provincial minister for information & culture (I&C) Ahmed Waqas Riaz called on the caretaker chief minister punjab Dr Hasan Askari at his office here today. During the meeting, chief minister…

By Ali Imran Khanewal: On the orders of District Police Officer (DPO) Khanewal, crackdown against kite makers and kite flyers is in full swing. A man namely Fiaz resident of colony no-1 was arrested under Kite Flying Act for selling kites…