Disgruntled officers to move court against discrimination on February 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Officers from various civil servants groups who are not promoted by Nawaz Sharif are mulling to move the court. Courts are already hearing dozens of such cases. The prime minister has deferred promotions of 93 officers of various cadres, including Pakistan Administrative service (PAS), Police Service of Pakistan (PSP), Audit and Accounts Service, Inland […]
Commerce Ministry fails to take step forward on trade pacts on February 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has failed to make substantive progress in major trade agreements and pacts, including Pakistan-US Trade and Investment Framework agreement (TIFA), South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Daily Times learnt that the ministry has not only failed to make positive development on FTAs with China Thailand, Iran, […]
Commerce Ministry fails to take step forward on trade pacts on February 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Commerce Ministry has failed to make substantive progress in major trade agreements and pacts, including Pakistan-US Trade and Investment Framework agreement (TIFA), South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). Daily Times learnt that the ministry has not only failed to make positive development on FTAs with China Thailand, Iran, […]
Dr Irshad gets Revenue Division secretaryship on February 15, 2017ISLAMABAD: Newly appointed Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Dr Muhammad Irshad, a senior officer of the Inland Revenue Service working in BPS-22, has assumed the charge of the office of revenue secretary. The FBR issued a notification on Tuesday in pursuance of the Establishment Division’s notification to this effect. The government last Friday had […]
What good will failed Tariq Bajwa do? on February 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: A wave of disappointment and perplexity prevailed among top officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) after the decision of the government to give additional charge of revenue secretary to Finance Secretary Tariq Bajwa. “There is great resentment among FBR officials over the decision, as it will have a bad impact on tax […]
Top bureaucrats reject transport policy on February 12, 2017ISLAMABAD: The country’s top bureaucrats have thrown the Transport Monetisation Policy into the proverbial dustbin. The Daily Times learnt Fawad Hassan Fawad, Tahir Shahbaz, Nadeem Hassan Asif, Shahid Ashraf Tarar, Tariq Bajwa, Tariq Mahmood Pasha, and Yousaf Naseem Khokhar are violating the policy. Currently, 94 officers of BS-22, 178 of BS-21 and 555 of BS-20 […]
FBRs old boss gets chairmans powers on February 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: More than 1,300 Inland Revenue officers of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) have decided to stage a protest demonstration against the government decision to give the powers of the FBR chairman to newly appointed Finance Secretary Tariq Bajwa, who had served the revenue board as its chairman from July 2, 2013 to November […]
FBR collects Rs 20.5bn super tax on February 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs 20.5 billion super tax from banking, companies and individuals until February 8. Daily Times learnt that super tax was introduced through the Finance Act, 2015 whereby 4% of super tax is payable by banking companies and 3% by other companies if the income of the […]
When in Rome, do as the Romans do on February 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Missions are buying luxury cars for “trade promotion”. Daily Times has learnt that Pakistani Mission in Rome bought a luxury car for the commercial wing for 19,400 euros without prior permission from the authority concerned. Documents revealed that officials purchased the 2000CC car while they are entitled to drive a 1600CC car. […]
Massive reshuffling in top bureaucracy on February 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: The government Friday appointed Tariq Bajwa – a BS-22 officer of the Secretariat Group as Finance Division secretary. The notification issued by the Establishment Division states that Economic Affair Division (EAD) secretary Tariq Bajwa is transferred and posted as a Finance Division secretary, with immediate effect and till further orders. Bajwa was transferred to […]