The cabinet has approved increase in power tariff through circulation summary.
Earlier, NEPRA had increased power tariff by Rs1.95 per unit on account of FCA for August 2021.
Economy
GST exemptions on basic food items and medicines to be protected.
Tarin expected to meet IMF’s Managing Director (MD) Kristalina Georgieva today.
“Progress we have made to date is really encouraging,” says Shaukat Tarin on IMF negotiations.
PM Imran Khan chairs meeting of National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Housing, Construction and Development.
Reviews progress made on existing and new projects under Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority (NAPHDA) programme.
Meeting briefed on digitisation of state land record.
FBR spokesman reveals a total of 2,350,000 people had filed their tax returns worth over Rs45 billion.
FBR clarifies that there will be no extension in the date for filing annual income tax returns.
Keeping in view the hardships the FBR faced, it notified a one-time extension of 15 days on September 30.
Pakistanis imported vehicles worth $266.2 million during the first three months of the current fiscal year.
Last year, the figure stood at $34.6 million.
Sources say the government is taking different measures to restrain imports of expensive and luxury cars.
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Pak-China cordial ties should not have an impact on Pak-US relations, says Shaukat Tarin.
Pak-US relations should be viewed from an economic perspective rather than just security, he adds.
If the world abandons Afghanistan, it might be affected with expected anarchy, says Tarin.