The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) has expressed grave concerns regarding the alarming backlog of pending income and sales tax refund claims. In a letter to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, OICCI Chief Executive and Secretary General M Abdul Aleem said that unresolved refunds had reached a critical threshold, severely impacting the op
Overall cement sales increased by 5.58 per cent to 4.146 million tonnes in November from 3.927m tonnes in the corresponding period last year. As per data of All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), local cement despatches were up 2.4pc to 3.342m tonnes compared to 3.264m tonnes in November 2023. Exports also increased by 21.27pc to 803,258 tonnes from 662,374 tonnes. However
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday notified a 17-paisa per unit negative fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for K-Electric consumers. The negative FCA would be adjusted to consumer bills during December. KE had proposed a 16-paisa refund to consumers for September consumption that was increased to Rs0.1758 by the regulator with a net revenue impact of Rs276 million to t
The IT industry has claimed that one hour of internet outage or disruption results in a loss of more than one million dollars for the whole sector, including export businesses. In a media talk on Tuesday, Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@sha) Chairman Sajjad Mustafa Syed said authorities have acknowledged that Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) cannot be banned as there was no law to do so
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday emphasised the need for strong political will and global leadership to address the global water crisis, which poses an existential threat to nations worldwide, and urged the international community to take action to safeguard rapidly depleting water resources. Speaking at the ‘One Water Summit’ in Riyadh, PM Shehbaz stressed that “water scarcity is the w