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Govt avoiding the ‘broadening of the tax base’
The government wants to generate more revenue, but it avoids widening tax base that is said to barely cover 0.30…
PTI, PAT accused of weakening country’s economy
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have asked Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri to end sit-ins in…
Stocks in free fall due to political uncertainty
Stocks were severely battered on the first trading day of the week with the KSE-100 index sinking by 352.41 points…
Industry grows by 3.9pc in FY14
Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) posted a growth of 3.95 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14 from a year ago.…
India’s top investigators to close coal scam case against billionaire Birla
India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said it would drop a coal scam case against billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla and…
Dollar hits six-month high against rupee
The US dollar rose 63 paisas in the inter-bank market on Monday after which it touched the Rs103.30 mark. Experts…
With commissioners’ retirement, trouble looming for SECP
With the retirement of Imtiaz Haider as commissioner and another set to retire next month, the Securities and Exchange Commission…
South Africa initiates probe over alleged cement dumping from Pakistan
Pakistan’s exports of cement to South Africa may face serious problems as the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa…
Current account deficit increases to $454m in July
The current account deficit rose in the first month of this fiscal year, both as compared to July last year…