Senate panel turns down various GST proposals.

The opposition and the government joined hands on Thursday to fast track the approval of the Rs375 billion mini-budget by parliament to meet an International Monetary Fund (IMF) deadline.

The opposition-controlled Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday continued discussions on the Supplementary Finance Bill in the absence of the Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin.

Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Dr Mohammad Ashfaq briefly attended the proceedings, chaired by its chairman, Senator Talha Mehmood of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)...

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