APBF asks budget makers to broaden tax net by bringing agri income in tax net
The All Pakistan Business Forum, while calling for a downward revision of General Sales Tax to 12 per cent and bringing all untaxed sectors into the tax net, proposed the budget makers to broaden tax net by bringing. . . .

Doreen P. Bailey – Economic Office, U.S. Department of State recently met with Haroon Khawaja Chairman of The Pakpur Foundation along with Syed Nabeel Hashmi – The Chairman & Rashid Mehr The President & CEO of the All Pakistan Business Forum. Discussion took place mainly on the activities of the All Pakistan Business Forum

APBF calls for merger of commerce, industry ministries as lack of coordination trim export
All Pakistan Business Forum, appreciating the new government plan of merging more than a dozen federal divisions into their previous ministries, has called for a merger of Ministries of Commerce. . . .

APBF to work with new government to manage economic challenges
The All Pakistan Business Forum, felicitating Mian Nawaz Sahrif on his landmark victory in the elections 2013 in centre as well as in Punjab, has said that the comprehensive. . . .

Interviews Mr. Asim Zafar
Commerce Reporter of The Nation interviews Mr. Asim Zafar Vice President Punjab APBF / Chairman Zafar Securities (Pvt) Ltd . . . .

APBF Disappointed as 8m Overseas Deprived of Voting Right
The All Pakistan Business Forum has shown its disappointment over the refusal of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to make speedy arrangements to enable more than 8 million overseas Pakistanis to vote on May 11 elections. . . .

APBF Launch in United Kingdom
APBF Launch in United Kingdom - Saturday, 20th April, 2013 UK is the 1st APBF International Chapter and the potential President is Mr. Kamran Khan, Director KBM Group . . .

Punjab Chapter Office Bearers
President – Mian Asad Shuja-ur-Rehman CEO Schazoo Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd.
Vice President – Mr. Asim Zafar CEO Zafar Securities (Pvt) Ltd.
S.V. President – Mr. Khawaja Shahzeb Akram CEO Pharma Health Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd.

Lahore District Board Office Bearers
President – Mr. Abrar Ahmad Director Progressive Consultants (Pvt) Ltd
Vice President – Mr. Khurram Mazher Director Crescent Jute Ltd.
S.V. President – Ms. Ayesha Hamid CEO American School of Int. Academics

AOTS – HIDA Scholarship 2013
The Executive Program on Corporate Management (EPCM)
29-July to 09-Aug 2013 JAPAN Last date to Apply 1st May, 2013

The Quality Control Training Course (QCTC)
28-Aug to 12-Sep 2013 JAPAN Last date to Apply 1st June, 2013

The Executive Program on Production Management (EPPM)
28-Aug to 12-Sep 2013 JAPAN Last date to Apply 1st June, 2013

SC to Probe Outgoing Rulers Last Day Financial Scam
Protesting the criminal step of the outgoing rulers to stash away billions of rupees, the All Pakistan Business Forum has asked the Supreme Court of Pakistan to probe a financial scam . . . .

Call to Give Incentives to Expats to Boost Economy
The overseas Pakistanis bring $14 bilion through bank transactions and another $28 billion through Hawala money transferred throught a network of brokers) every year, totaling $42 billion. . . .

Energy crisis, insecurity top constraints in growth during last five years
LAHORE: (March 16, 2013) Terming insecurity and energy crisis as top constraints in economic growth during last five-year tenure of the PPP-lead coalition government . . .

High withholding tax on raw material to enhance trade imbalance
LAHORE: Big corporate sector companies in Pakistan have adopted the management quality standards being implemented across the world but the small and medium . . .