Ministry officials held in plot scam

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The FIA Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has arrested three officers from the Ministry of Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Affairs in connection with the illegal allotment and alleged tampering of records and registries of plots allocated for Kashmiri refugees in Jhelum. The teams are also conducting raids to apprehend the involved officials from the Punjab Revenue … Read more

Ministry asked to get IMF nod for oil tax

[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed the Ministry of Finance to swiftly secure consent of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for imposing sales tax on petroleum products as the matter has stalled investments of $6 billion in refinery upgrade projects. The government had earlier agreed to remove sales tax exemption … Read more