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LTBA decries FBR’s ‘aggressive’ recovery drive

ISLAMABAD: The corporate sector has expressed serious concern over the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) ‘aggressive’...

Updated 23 Feb, 2026 09:22am

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Economy: country struggles day in, day out

EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy is failing to find a path to success. The underlying model remains the same; only the...

Published 23 Feb, 2026 03:58am

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Big retailers’ data: 80pc Tier-1 branches marked as ‘disconnected’

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s data on registered Tier-1 (big) retailers revealed that 80 percent of the...

Updated 21 Feb, 2026 11:14am

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There’s need to bring shadow economy into tax net

One of the main functions of any government is to collect revenue and then to prudently spend it on the well-being...

Published 20 Feb, 2026 05:29am

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Constitutional indictment of tax policy: Parliament abdicates, FBR legislates

Pakistan’s fiscal disorder is no longer confined to high rates, low yields or coercive enforcement. It has crossed...

Updated 20 Feb, 2026 09:49am

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Innovation without credibility

EDITORIAL: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR’s) latest attempt to tighten tax collection through a withholding...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 05:05am

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Citizens’ confidential data: FBR, Nadra implement new system

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

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LHC sets aside PRA order against taxpayer

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has set aside an order issued by the Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) against a...

Published 19 Feb, 2026 04:34am

Business & Finance

KTBA raises concerns over Super Tax recovery exercise

KARACHI: Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has raised serious concerns over the ongoing Super Tax recovery ...

Published 18 Feb, 2026 07:32am

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POL products’ prices

EDITORIAL: Petrol price has been raised by 5 rupees per litre and high speed diesel’s by 7.32 rupees per litre for...

Updated 17 Feb, 2026 09:17am

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Pakistan-AJK cross-jurisdictional deals: FBR decides plea over alleged double taxation

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has formally disposed of a representation filed under Section 7 of the...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:27am

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Construction sector: No relief until abolition of Sect 7E of income tax law

ISLAMABAD: The government’s expected relief package for the construction sector would be meaningless until...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:37am

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‘FBR had adopted zero-tolerance policy against harassment of traders’

HYDERABAD: Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Hyderabad, Abdul Khaliq Shaikh, has stated that the Federal Board of...

Updated 16 Feb, 2026 09:38am

Business & Finance

FPCCI seeks extension of tax exemptions

PESHAWAR: The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Atif Ikram Sheikh,...

Published 16 Feb, 2026 04:22am

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E-commerce sector: FBR implements new system for tax collection

ISLAMABAD: To facilitate effective tax collection in the e-commerce sector, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)...

Published 12 Feb, 2026 04:44am

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Taxpayers’ data: IHC suspends PIC’s orders on disclosure

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) held that Pakistan’s fiscal statutes impose an express, overriding, and...

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 09:23am

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No new sales tax imposed on solar consumers: FBR

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has not imposed any new 18 percent sales tax on solar consumers under...

Updated 11 Feb, 2026 09:14am

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Export boost challenge: thinking out of the box

EDITORIAL: The government is exhibiting out-of-the-box thinking in supporting exports. In the past, large...

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:42am

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Fallacies behind super tax validation

“Power to levy taxes is a sine qua non for a State. In fact, it is an attribute of sovereignty of a State…it must be...

Updated 10 Feb, 2026 06:40am

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OPINION: Tax litigation, super tax, and the economics of tax deferral

The Federal Constitutional Court’s recent judgment, articulated through a preliminary short order, with detailed...

Updated 03 Feb, 2026 07:26am

Business & Finance

India hands Apple a win by letting foreign firms fund equipment without tax risk

iPhone’s share of the Indian market has doubled to 8% since 2022, says Counterpoint Research

Published 01 Feb, 2026 05:02pm

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Super Tax: FBR begins issuing recovery notices to taxpayers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) field formations began issuing recovery notices to taxpayers on...

Published 30 Jan, 2026 05:20am

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Super tax: FBR’s comments on FCC verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC), with Asma Hamid appearing as the principal counsel for the...

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

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FCC issues written order on super tax cases

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) declared that the classification of sectors through inclusion in...

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

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Over Rs2bn taxes deduction: NA body concerned at ETPB’s revelation

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly standing committee expressed grave concern after the Evacuee Trust Property Board...

Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am

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FBR chairman says provinces have to step up tax collection efforts

LAHORE: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Langrial has said that provinces would have to make greater...

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

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EDITORIAL: Tax losses: the theft everyone pretends not to see

EDITORIAL: An Ipsos study estimating more than Rs1 trillion in annual tax losses across a handful of sectors should...

Updated 26 Jan, 2026 09:12am

Business & Finance

IR Commissioner: LTBA seeks suspension, permanent reassignment

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore Tax Bar Association (LTBA) has demanded the immediate suspension and permanent reassignment of...

Published 26 Jan, 2026 06:04am

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Salaried individuals: Tax rate too high in region, admits FBR chief

LAHORE: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Langrial has acknowledged that Pakistan’s tax burden on the...

Published 25 Jan, 2026 06:01am

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Gold market: CCP conducts ‘competition assessment study’

ISLAMABAD: The multi-layered tax regime on gold transactions, combined with weak enforcement and a lack of...

Published 24 Jan, 2026 04:57am