Pakistan: Pakistan telecom operators block 3,500 SIMs of non-filers after-tax body order

Pakistan Telecom operators on Saturday blocked mobile phone SIMs of over 3,500 non-filers of the 5000 cards they had promised to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) they would in line with its Income Tax General Order (ITGO) — a move aimed at compelling 506,671 individuals to place on record their returns for 2023, The … Read more

crypto: Offshore crackdown may bring crypto party home

Mumbai: The Financial Intelligence Unit’s decision to issue compliance show-cause notices to nine foreign virtual digital asset service providers along with a request to the IT ministry to block their URLs for not adhering to regulatory norms is expected to level the playing field, Indian crypto exchanges have said. The move may lead to a … Read more