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Nestle chief briefs minister about co’s plans for expansion

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, has reaffirmed the government’s...

Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am

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SAPM Haroon meets Sialkot SME Cluster to focus on challenges

LAHORE: SAPM Haroon Akhtar meets Sialkot Small & Medium Enterprise Cluster to focus on SME challenges, tax ...

Published 07 Dec, 2025 02:38am

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Traders decry ‘cumbersome’ tax procedures

PESHAWAR: Members of the business community have urged the government and Federal Board of Revenue to widen tax...

Published 24 Nov, 2025 04:59am

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Taxing a shrinking economy

Excessive taxation is a dangerous pill, one that may be swallowed in the short term, but without structural...

Published 18 Nov, 2025 06:05am

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Pursuing stabilisation at the cost of growth?

EDITORIAL: The economic stabilisation phase is dragging on painfully long. The government has little choice but to...

Updated 08 Nov, 2025 06:42am

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Zohran Mamdani, Neoliberalism, and democratic socialism

‘If Western countries, or some of them, were to abandon their habitual capitalist and nationalist postures and...

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

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Tax irregularities: PRA seizes records of restaurants, cafés

LAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) has seized the business records of several restaurants and cafés across...

Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am

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FBR has failed to implement ATIR order

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has failed to implement a key direction issued by the Appellate...

Updated 20 Oct, 2025 09:26am

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LTBA concerned at reappointment of retired officer in FBR

LAHORE: Tax professionals have expressed grave concerns over reappointment of retired officers at senior positions ...

Published 18 Oct, 2025 06:00am

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From tax strain to economic gain: Pakistan’s journey toward growth

Pakistan has recently experienced multiple rounds of fuel price hikes, significantly impacting both consumers and...

Updated 13 Oct, 2025 07:54am

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KP gas station owners call for tax reforms

PESHAWAR: Owners of CNG filling stations have called for reforms in Gas Infrastructure Development Cess and Gas...

Published 06 Oct, 2025 05:55am

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LCCI, PIAF for tax base expansion to achieve high tax-to-GDP ratio

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front...

Published 06 Oct, 2025 05:55am

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Expert warns of IRIS slowdown ahead of IT return filing deadline

ISLAMABAD: A tax expert has expressed serious concern over the likely slowdown of the Federal Board of Revenue’s...

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

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Tax experts, others urge FBR to extend IT return filing deadline

ISLAMABAD: Tax advisers, lawyers, chartered accountants and tax practitioners have requested Chairman Federal Board...

Published 29 Sep, 2025 02:56am

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Tax expenditure remains at 2.1pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax expenditure remained at 2.1 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), which is...

Updated 24 Sep, 2025 09:05am

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Tax income from agriculture

EDITORIAL: Noted economist Dr Hafeez Pasha, while speaking on Aaj television lamented the well-below potential...

Published 09 Sep, 2025 05:43am

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Speeding up tax justice

EDITORIAL: The decision to assign all tax and financial cases directly to the divisional benches of the Islamabad...

Published 24 Aug, 2025 03:01am

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Foreign investors: FBR forms body for resolution of tax disputes

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has constituted a committee for resolution of tax disputes of foreign...

Published 20 Aug, 2025 03:24am

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Notification of TY25 return form sought: IRIS still facing technical glitches: ILA

ISLAMABAD: International Lawyers Association (ILA) has conveyed to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that the IRIS...

Published 13 Aug, 2025 06:02am

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PCJCCI hails FBR’s move to withdraw ‘excessive’ tax measures

LAHORE: Pakistan-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) strongly welcomes the Federal Board of...

Published 12 Aug, 2025 03:12am

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Tax exemption scandal hits excise dept

LAHORE: A damning audit report has revealed widespread irregularities in the tax exemption process for 5-marla...

Published 03 Aug, 2025 02:55am

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Tax-to-GDP ratio

EDITORIAL: In the weekly briefing provided to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by the Chairman of the Federal Board of...

Published 29 Jul, 2025 06:04am

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A comment on Finance Act 2025—III

Though the Finance Act, 2025 is applicable from July 1, 2025; however, these provisions would be applicable on the...

Published 03 Jul, 2025 02:51am

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IMF rejects tax rebate for teachers, researchers: FBR

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial, Saturday, informed the National Assembly...

Updated 22 Jun, 2025 10:19am

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Fiscal consolidation and social sector expansion: Punjab govt maintains balanced approach

LAHORE: Despite fiscal challenges and persistent structural rigidities, the Punjab government has maintained a...

Published 21 Jun, 2025 06:06am

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Experts urge FBR to broaden tax base to meet FY26 target

ISLAMABAD: Experts recommended that Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) needs to increase the tax base to achieve revenue...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

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Taxing safety, subsidising risk

The government says it does not want to reward risk-averse investors. It wants to encourage risk takers instead. ...

Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am

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FBR proposes tax on online academies, recreational clubs

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed to impose tax on the income of online academies and...

Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am

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Numbers speak: Sindh agriculturalists spend more on vehicle registration, pay less in income tax

During first half of FY25, applicable agriculture income tax ranged from 5% to 15%. Yet, agriculturists continue to contribute disproportionately little to provincial tax revenues

Updated 18 Jun, 2025 01:22pm

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Tax-related issues facing APTMA will be resolved, CC LTO Lahore tells office-bearers

LAHORE: Sajjad Tasleem Azam, Chief Commissioner Large Tax Office (LTO) Lahore, has assured APTMA members of solving...

Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am