The federal government has decided not to increase sales tax on locally manufactured or assembled motorcars of cylinder capacity up… Read More
Govt to Slap 18% Sales Tax on Online Buying and Selling Platforms in Finance Bill 2025
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has finalized the Finance Bill for 2025-26 with a new sales tax on online… Read More
FBR to Slap 18% Sales Tax on Solar Panels in Finance Bill 2025
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has nearly finalized the Finance Bill for 2025-26 with approximately Rs. 200 billion in… Read More
Agriculture Stumbles But Industry, Services Sectors Rebound in FY25
Pakistan’s GDP grew by 2.7 percent in FY2024-25, falling short of the 3.6 percent target, largely due to a 13.5… Read More
Black Market Premium Returns: Importers Paying Up to Rs. 3 Extra per Dollar
Most Pakistani importers are unable to access foreign currency, and only 20–30 percent of them are being allowed to make… Read More
IMF Pushes Last-Minute Conditions to Strip Relief from Upcoming Budget
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has started making last-minute demands and conditions as Pakistan finalizes its upcoming federal and provincial… Read More
Govt to Set Aside Rs. 50 Billion Development Funds for Parliamentarians
The federal government has proposed an allocation of Rs. 50 billion in the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) 2025–26 for… Read More
Govt Proposes Over Rs. 300 Billion PSDP Funds for Key Road Projects in FY26
Ahead of the federal budget 2025-26, the government has proposed allocations of over Rs. 300 billion for major road and… Read More
Govt Proposes Over Rs. 20 Billion for Space-Related Projects Next Fiscal Year
Ahead of the federal budget 2025-26, the government has proposed allocations of over Rs. 20 billion for major satellite-related projects… Read More
Supernet Subsidiary Inks Multi-Million Dollar Cybersecurity Deal With Major Telco
Supernet Limited (PSX: GEMSPNL) has announced that its subsidiary, Supernet Secure Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (Super Secure), has secured multi-year, multi-million… Read More
Codebase Powers Pilot Launch of Pakistan’s First Shariah-Compliant Digital Retail Bank
In a major leap toward financial inclusion and digital transformation, Codebase Technologies has successfully enabled the Pilot launch of Raqami… Read More
IMF Rejects New Tax on Cash, Gold, Allows Relief for Salaried Class
The International Monetary Fund has rejected Pakistan’s proposals to impose a capital value tax on movable assets (cash, gold, etc.)… Read More
