War-torn areas exempted from tax
ISLAMABAD – The government on Wednesday exempted the war-affected districts of the NWFP and most of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) from the federal as well as the central excise duties.
In three different notifications issued by the Federal Board of Revenues (FBR), the government has accorded tax concessions…
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