FBR establishes NFC in Islamabad Published 26 Sep, 2026 05:54am ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Friday announced establishment of the National Faceless Centre (NFC)...
Fazl condemns arrest of IK’s sisters Published 22 Sep, 2026 05:15am ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Monday condemned the arrest of Imran Khan’s...
‘Federal revenue shortfalls hit provincial uplift’ Published 20 Sep, 2026 02:22am KARACHI: Spokesperson for the Government of Sindh Sukhdev Hemnani has said that federal revenue shortfalls are...
Kayani for fed-provincial alignment, local devolution Published 18 Sep, 2026 05:15am ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani on Thursday called for greater alignment between federal...
Divided below, sovereign above Updated 12 Sep, 2026 07:54am The year is 1858. Undivided India is a patchwork of kingdoms, principalities and districts, and on paper power...
New map for old problems? Published 12 Sep, 2026 05:46am EDITORIAL: That Pakistan’s present governance structure has failed to deliver adequately to a population of around...
12-member panel to examine bill: Sindh PA introduces LG (Amend) Bill Published 10 Sep, 2026 06:20am KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly on Wednesday introduced the Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2026 and formed a...
Service sector tax collection: challenges Published 23 Aug, 2026 02:33am Pakistan has become overwhelmingly a services-led economy, with services contributing roughly 60 percent of GDP....
Malik Khuda Bakhsh commends govt’s measures for economic stability Published 19 Aug, 2026 04:48am KARACHI: President Pakistan Business Forum (Sindh Region) and Chairman Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA)...
Positive fiscal outcome of 2025-26 Updated 18 Aug, 2026 05:28am The information on fiscal operations in Pakistan in 2025-26 was released last week by the Federal Ministry of...
Independence without fiscal sovereignty Published 14 Aug, 2026 05:48am Today (August 14, 2026), Pakistan completes 79 years as an independent state. Political sovereignty passed from...
Governance structure in Pakistan—II Updated 12 Aug, 2026 07:00am Status in other countries Before moving further, it would be advantageous to see the administrative units in various...
Governance structure in Pakistan—I Updated 11 Aug, 2026 06:34am Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has stated at the Pakistan Economic Summit held on 29-30 July in Islamabad...
Fiscal federalism in Pakistan Updated 11 Aug, 2026 05:47am The World Bank has recently published a report on Strengthening Fiscal Federalism in Pakistan. This report has come...
World Bank’s fiscal federalism report: PM sets up high-level body Updated 01 Aug, 2026 09:18am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed the formation of a high-level committee to review the...
Population and the NFC Award Updated 23 Jul, 2026 06:34am EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s description of the NFC Award’s 82 percent population weightage as...
Bilawal says AJK election crucial for Kashmir’s future Published 23 Jul, 2026 05:26am MIRPUR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has termed the upcoming election in Azad Jammu...
KP govt moves FCC for 7th NFC Award review Published 21 Jul, 2026 05:11am PESHAWAR: Advisor to KP Chief Minister on Finance Muzzammil Aslam has said that Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has...
Erstwhile Fata/Pata: Grand jirga participants discuss imposition of taxes Published 18 Jul, 2026 05:03am PESHAWAR: A Grand Jirga convened by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held at the Chief Minister’s House in...
NFC Award formula: Aurangzeb hints at reviewing population-based distribution Updated 16 Jul, 2026 09:34am ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday hinted at reviewing the National Finance Commission...
Aurangzeb calls for review of NFC Award's population criterion Published 15 Jul, 2026 12:36pm Finance Minister calls for reviewing the "unsustainable" 82% population-based NFC Award resource distribution.
Merged districts, Malakand: KP urges Center to defer tax exemption withdrawal Published 09 Jul, 2026 06:47am PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi has written to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz...
NFC reform and limits of fiscal devolution Published 08 Jul, 2026 05:27am EDITORIAL: The World Bank’s report on fiscal federalism in Pakistan should prompt a more serious debate on the 18th...
KP raises concerns over tax imposition in erstwhile FATA/PATA Published 03 Jul, 2026 07:05am PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, held a meeting with a delegation comprising...
Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—I Published 03 Jul, 2026 05:13am In the wake of the 18th Constitutional Amend ment, the role of the provincial spending, and revenue decisions have...
KP cabinet approves commerce, trade statistics rule Published 01 Jul, 2026 07:03am PESHAWAR: KP provincial cabinet has approved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commerce and Trade Statistics Rules, 2026, under...
National Finance Commission: KP Cabinet approves allocation to hire counsel Published 30 Jun, 2026 05:08am PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa approved an allocation of Rs.30 million for engaging the...
Provincial Budgets Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am The linkage between the federal and the provincial budgets, as dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...
Pakistan’s fiscal federalism has been rewritten in plain sight Published 29 Jun, 2026 02:36am Pakistan’s FY27 federal budget does more than allocate resources; it quietly rewires the country’s fiscal...
KP Assembly passes FY2026-27 budget Published 25 Jun, 2026 05:32am PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly passed the annual provincial budget for the fiscal year 2026–27, with a...