Google is working on a new Play Store feature that could alert users when installed apps have been removed from… Read More
PTA Relief on $500+ Mobile Phones Not Likely This Year, Tax Rate to Stay At 25%
A proposal to reduce Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) mobile phone tax rates from 25 percent to 18 percent is unlikely… Read More
Trump Has Threatened or Attacked 15 Countries Since Becoming US President
US President Donald Trump is facing renewed scrutiny over his increasingly aggressive foreign policy rhetoric after warning Oman it could… Read More
Govt Likely to Break Under IMF Pressure And Avoid Giving Relief in FY27 Budget
Pakistan’s upcoming FY27 federal budget is expected to remain focused on a discipline-first, relief-later approach to improve the tax-to-GDP ratio… Read More
Iran to Open Hormuz, US to Withdraw All Military As 60-Day Truce in Final Stages
A tentative US–Iran memorandum of understanding is close to being signed that could pave the way for a 60-day ceasefire… Read More
Govt Officers, Armed Forces May Get Higher Salaries, New Pension System in Budget
The federal government has prepared proposals for increasing salaries and pensions of public sector employees and retirees in the upcoming… Read More
Oil Now Under $90 But Petrol Likely to Stay Over Rs. 400/Litre in Pakistan Anyway
Global oil prices crashed under $90 per barrel on Wednesday as growing optimism over a possible U.-Iran deal with Pakistan’s… Read More
FBR Increases Import Tax on Chinese Chemical Used in Welding and Steel Production
The Directorate General of Customs Valuation, Karachi, has issued updated customs values for the import of Calcium Carbide from China.… Read More
Boycott Declared Against Ranveer Singh After Dhurandhar Sexual Harassment News
A major Indian film industry union has issued a non-cooperation directive against Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh after an FIR was… Read More
Tax Relief for Salaried Class Could Cost Govt Rs. 200 Billion in FY27 Budget
Salaried taxpayers may receive partial relief as the federal government reviews several options, with one of them being paying Rs.… Read More
SBP Reserves At 53-Month High Despite Sudden, Huge Loan Repayments
Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have risen to US$ 17 billion, reaching their… Read More
New System Could Allow Cheap Hydrogen to Replace CNG, LPG Forever
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new low-temperature method for producing hydrogen that could significantly reduce costs… Read More
