New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan’s oil marketing companies are facing an acute liquidity crisis as up to Rs107 billion in unpaid price differential claims remain stuck, with industry players accusing the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority of repeatedly shifting documentation requirements instead of clearing dues, according to an article in the local media.Industry estimates show the first claim of around Rs 27 billion, filed in mid-March, was only partially settled, while subsequent claims worth…
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New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Large-scale tax evasion in Pakistan’s tobacco sector, resulting in estimated annual losses of over Rs 300 billion, has emerged as a major concern amid the country’s worsening fiscal stress, according to a local media report.The report by The Express Tribune highlighted that the illicit cigarette trade continues to significantly erode government revenues, even as authorities struggle to meet tax targets and manage a widening budget deficit.Pakistan’s fiscal position has …
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s fiscal challenges are deepening as the country struggles to meet its tax collection targets, with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) falling significantly short in the current financial year, a report has said. The shortfall reflects the broader economic slowdown in Pakistan, worsened by trade disruptions linked to ongoing conflict in the Middle East, according to Business Recorder report.Pakistan’s tax collection gap has widened sharply, with the Federal…
Washington, March 28 (IANS) The International Monetary Fund has reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan that could unlock about $1.2 billion in fresh funding, as the country pushes ahead with fiscal tightening, structural reforms, and measures to stabilise inflation and growth.The agreement follows discussions between an IMF team and Pakistani authorities on the third review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)….
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) When it comes to innovation in Pakistan, every new system, manual, or reform announcement struggles to escape the perception that it is designed as much to manage optics as to deliver results, according to a new report.Business Recorder writes that the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) latest attempt to tighten tax collection through a withholding mechanism on digitally ordered goods appears “sensible on paper”.However, this initiative inevitably revives an olde…
Islamabad, Feb 1 (IANS) Pakistan’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list in 2022 was considered a sign of improved financial governance; however, the optimism surrounding the development has faded. FATF’s announcement in 2025 to keep Pakistan under follow‑up monitoring despite its removal from the grey list, citing concerns over country’s ability and intention to curb money laundering and terror financing, demonstrated a reality that many analysts have stressed that d…
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Tax evasion in the real estate sector is bleeding Pakistan’s national exchequer roughly Rs 500 billion annually, illicit tobacco is costing another Rs 310 billion, and multiple consumer goods industries are operating outside the documented economy, leading to an annual revenue loss for the government of a staggering Rs 1 trillion, an article in the Pakistani media said.An article in the Karachi-based Business Recorder highlights that tax evasion and smuggling on this m…
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), facing distinct civic challenges and lagging development, has been administered without local bodies for two decades, a report cited on Saturday. According to the report, decades of neglect in the PoGB’s public health system have left the region without adequate health facilities, functioning laboratories, life-saving equipment, and doctors.”People in many cases, take patients to what they call ‘down country’ for treatment, putt…