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Amount for Zakat deduction fixed at Rs33,641

Islamabad: The State Bank of Pakistan on Tuesday fixed Rs33,641 as the minimum amount for deduction of Zakat on bank…

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Arab world’s biggest bourse opens to foreigners

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange allowed foreign investors to trade shares for the first time on Monday, boosting efforts by…

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Pakistan’s stand on death penalty to hurt investment, says Germany

Karachi : Germany asked Pakistan on Friday to rethink its stand on death penalty as it would affect both investment…

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Internet escapes tax net

Lahore: The Punjab government on Friday withdrew tax on internet services apparently on ‘pressure of social media’. Hundreds of websites…

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Stocks finish weekend session with 57-point gain

Karachi: Stocks continued the winning streak for the fifth successive session on Friday with the KSE-100 adding 56.59 points to…

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Bulls toss index to four-month high at 34,595

Karachi: Stocks continued to rally on Thursday which saw the bulls toss the KSE-100 index over the 34,500 level for…

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‘Govt violating APC decision on China corridor’

Islamabad: The Senate standing committee on finance and revenue has demanded an investigation into alleged violations of the consensus reached…

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Punjab Assembly presents budget with outlay of Rs1.2tr

Lahore: Punjab Finance Minister Dr Ayesha Ghous-Pasha presented the provincial budget for fiscal year 2015-2016 (FY15-16) in the Punjab Assembly…

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FBR sees no hope for recovery of money in Swiss accounts

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Wednesday dashed hopes of any success in recovering the money stashed by…

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