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Need for counter-cyclical Federal Budget

The last number of federal budgets, especially since 2022, have been pro-cyclical in nature – in general, reducing...

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 09:44am

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FY27 budget: FBR to enforce ‘viable’ NIP recommendations

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will implement viable recommendations of the new National Industrial...

Updated 11 Nov, 2025 08:51am

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Shift from FTR to NTR to be reviewed in next budget: Aurangzeb

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance & Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb announced that the shift from the Final Tax...

Updated 06 Nov, 2025 08:43am

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Federal Budget: PAPGAI, APPMA decry preferential treatment to specific firm

KARACHI: The Pakistan Association of Printing & Graphic Arts Industry (PAPGAI) and the All Pakistan Paper...

Published 14 Jul, 2025 05:42am

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National food security demands farmers’ security

Pakistan’s agriculture is not just a food-producing sector — it is the economic backbone of rural Pakistan and the...

Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am

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FPCCI’s BMP says budget lacks strategy to revive economy

LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has raised strong...

Published 23 Jun, 2025 05:45am

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PYMA slams duty structures, policy ambiguities in federal budget

KARACHI: Muhammad Saqib Goodluck, Chairman of The Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA), has risen significant...

Published 23 Jun, 2025 05:45am

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Budget FY26: Aurangzeb announces major tax relief for salaried class, solar sector

Individuals earning between Rs600,000 -Rs1.2mn annually will be taxed at just 1%

Updated 21 Jun, 2025 04:57pm

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Federal budget: Business community has serious reservations: Mian Zahid

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 21 Jun, 2025 07:01am

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Budget FY25-26: Finance bill still being discussed, says FBR

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Friday said the Finance Bill 2025 was still being discussed in the National...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 10:20pm

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NA Speaker, Fazl discuss federal budget

ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulan Fazlur Rehman...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 07:22am

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JUI-F chief criticises Pakistan govt’s economic, foreign policies

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday delivered a scathing critique ...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:40am

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Tax officials’ new powers: FPCCI mulling moving the court

KARACHI: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has unequivocally rejected the new...

Updated 20 Jun, 2025 07:02am

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PM forms body to promote cashless economy, digitization

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday formed a high-level committee to accelerate the country’s...

Updated 19 Jun, 2025 08:32am

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Mian Zahid concerned over proposed 18pc tax on solar panels

KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, the President of the Pakistan Businessmen and...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:59am

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PML-N senator rejects federal budget, slams powers proposed for FBR officers

ISLAMABAD: A treasury senator from Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has handed an outright rejection to the...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

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Post–budget seminar at KTBA: Implementation challenges, constitutional concerns highlighted

KARACHI: Leading tax practitioners and legal experts at a post-budget seminar on Tuesday highlighted implementation...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

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Govt well prepared to tackle any fallout: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Tuesday that the government will ensure adequate stockpiles of...

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am

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Punjab budget

EDITORIAL: Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman has presented a 5.33 trillion-rupees budget with a ...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am

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Budget 2025-26: Senate panel opposes tax on imported solar panels

Govt has proposed 18% tax on imported solar panels in budget for FY2025-26

Published 17 Jun, 2025 10:34pm

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The federal budget of FY2025-26

The federal budget for 2025-26 has been announced recently. This has led to wide-ranging discussions in the media...

Published 17 Jun, 2025 03:11am

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HCSTSI irked by meagre allocation for Sukkur-Hyderabad motorway

HYDERABAD: The office-bearers of the Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI) regretted that...

Published 16 Jun, 2025 06:25am

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Gilani distanced himself from over 600pc pay raise

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Yousaf Raza Gilani has distanced himself from over 600 percent raise in his salary, ...

Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:54am

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Federal Budget: FAPUASA Punjab expresses disappointment

LAHORE: The Punjab Chapter of the Federation of All Pakistan Universities Academic Staff Association (FAPUASA) has...

Published 13 Jun, 2025 05:59am

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Budget 2025-2026: Pakistan govt has no vision beyond fiscal survival

The federal budget for financial year 2025-26 presented on June 10, 2025, in the National Assembly, has laid bare...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:22am

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Policy issues in the EFF programme – II

In addition, lack of adequate regulatory capacity means that it is very likely, as has been the case in real ...

Updated 13 Jun, 2025 08:08am

Budget 2025-26

Govt under fire for salary hike for top parliamentarians while minimum wage remains static

The federal government’s decision to significantly raise the salaries and financial perks of top parliamentary...

Published 12 Jun, 2025 01:14pm

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Late profit-taking wipes out intra-day gains at KSE-100 Index

Benchmark index settles at 124,093.12

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 06:27pm

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PCJCCI president expresses satisfaction over Economic Survey, federal budget

LAHORE: Nazir Hussain, President Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), appreciated the...

Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:45am

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Minimum wage to remain unchanged at Rs37,000 in FY26, says Aurangzeb

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said the government hadn’t increased the minimum wage in the budget...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:24pm