Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday congratulated the nation on the record increase in foreign remittances in December 2024, saying the claims of those who were chanting to halt the country’s economy have been proven to be baseless. Foreign remittances increased during December 2024 to $3.1 billion compared to November 2024, recording a monthly … Read more
The Appellate Tribunal of Inland Revenue (ATIR) in Islamabad has dismissed an appeal filed by an overseas Pakistani over the use of electronically scanned signatures on the affidavit and appeal documents. The two-member First Division panel of ATIR issued the decision in favor of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), raising concerns among tax professionals … Read more
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has granted overseas Pakistanis exemptions from high tax rates under Sections 236C and 236K of the Income Tax Act, 2001, even if they are not on the Active Taxpayers List (ATL). As per the latest FBR notification, non-resident Pakistanis holding Pakistani Origin Cards (POC) or National Identity Cards for … Read more
British lawyer Mark MacDonald speaks alongside PTI leaders (L-R) Malika Bukhari, Azhar Mashwani and Syed Zulfi Bukhari at a protest outside Middle Temple in London, on October 29, 2023. – Screengrab/ X/ @UKPTIOfficial PCL includes names Malika Bukhari, Shayan Ali. If any of them return to Pakistan, they will be arrested. The passports of these … Read more
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane prepares to take off at Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore on February 1, 2012. — Reuters The Governor of Sindh welcomes the displaced people at Karachi Airport. The governor confirms the safe return of the remaining Pakistanis in Lebanon. The government evacuates 67 Pakistanis from Lebanon and four … Read more