Year long relief for building industry
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Year long relief for building industry
ISLAMABAD: Fulfilling a major demand of the construction industry on the eve of the New Year, Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday granted one-year extension in date for the fixed tax regime, till Dec 31, 2021, to boost economic activity and create employment opportunities.
He made the announcement after chairing a review meeting on progress in the construction sector here and termed the extension a New Year gift for the construction sector. The PM believed that the sector was the key to offsetting the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the national economy.
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January 1, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Fulfilling a major demand of the construction industry on the eve of the New Year, Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday granted one-year extension in date for the fixed tax regime, till Dec 31, 2021, to boost economic activity and create employment opportunities.
He made the announcement after chairing a review meeting on progress in the construction sector here and termed the extension a New Year gift for the construction sector. The PM believed that the sector was the key to offsetting the impact of coronavirus pandemic on the national economy.
Announcing the package, the premier said that small houses would be subsidised and the bank would not charge more than 5 and 7 percent interest on 5- and 10-marla houses for the next five years. He said that the exemption period had also been extended till June 30, 2021 for those who invest in the construction sector to disclose the sources of income, while the projects that were to be completed by Sep
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan People’s Party had shied away from the Charter of Democracy , while the opposition was trying.
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December 25, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday directed all the provincial chief secretaries to immediately provide Provincial Land Records (PLRs) to the Surveyor General so that the cadastral mapping process could be completed.
He gave this direction while presiding over the weekly meeting of National Coordinating Committee for Housing, Construction and Development here. Surveyor General of Pakistan briefed the meeting on cadastral mapping.
The meeting was informed that mapping was underway in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta and data from other small towns and rural areas had been received and was being digitized. The forum was told that this process would eliminate problems with determining the actual ownership of the land and will help in better planning.
‘Opposition is running away from resigning’
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December 25, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan People’s Party had shied away from the Charter of Democracy (CoD), while the opposition was trying to blackmail the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).
Addressing a meeting of government and party spokespersons here, he said the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had died on its own and those resigning were now running away from resignations.
He said the PDM itself was suffering from differences and was running away from accountability.
He said JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman should give an account of his money and properties.