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Failure to achieve FBR tax target despite imposition of heavy taxes is worrisome: Atif Ikram Shaikh Implementation of reforms in FBR is necessary to prevent tax evasion  ISLAMABAD  (  WEB  NEWS  ) President Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Atif Ikram Shaikh has said that despite the implementationRead More →

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Cut in taxes on real estate sector to attract US$ 5-6 billion foreign investment – ICCI ISLAMABAD  ( Web News ) Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to reduce heavy taxes on the real estate and construction sector that wouldRead More →

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ISLAMABAD ( GUEST WRITER ) Information and communications technology (ICT) development in Pakistan has certainly received a healthy boost in 2016. This year broadband penetration rate increased from 3% to 15% and mobile broadband services are now available across 200 cities in the country. IT investments in Pakistan have alsoRead More →

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ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said on Sunday that cell phones and mobile internet was an important tool to reduce poverty therefore policymakers should consider providing relief to telecom industry reeling under heavy taxation. Around 75 percent population in SAARC region wasRead More →

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KARACHI ( MEDIA REPORT ) Telecom companies on Thursday, while criticising the imposition of tax on internet, threatened to stop their expansion plan if the government doesn’t withdraw the tax. “The uncertain and unpredictable policies of the government are hampering the future investment from the telecom companies,” said Wahaj usRead More →