The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has proposed abolishing the 4 percent “further sales tax” currently imposed on supplies made… Read More
Govt to Crush Non-Filers Even Harder in Budget
The upcoming Pakistan Budget for fiscal year 2025–26 is expected to introduce sweeping reforms targeting tax evasion and non-filers, official… Read More
Pakistan Allocated 0.9% of GDP to Health in FY2024-25
Pakistan’s public health spending remains critically low, with the government allocating just 0.9% of GDP, amounting to Rs. 924.9 billion,… Read More
PIA Revenue Falls 16% in FY2024-25
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) reported a 16.8% decline in operating revenue for the calendar year 2024, with earnings falling to… Read More
Pakistan Spends Less Than 1% of GDP on Education
Pakistan’s investment in education continues to lag behind international standards, with cumulative education expenditures by the federal and provincial governments… Read More
Enrollment in Universities Decreases by 13%
University enrollment in Pakistan has seen a significant decline, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 released just ahead of the… Read More
Post-Hajj Flight Operations to Begin Tomorrow
Pakistan will begin its post-Hajj repatriation operation tomorrow, June 10, with the first flight carrying returning pilgrims scheduled to depart… Read More
Punjab Launches Crackdown on Unregistered Restaurants and Wedding Halls
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed authorities to launch an immediate crackdown on unregistered restaurants and wedding halls across the… Read More
Govt Reveals Gap Between Male and Female Literacy Rates
Pakistan’s national literacy rate has touched 61%, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25, released ahead of the federal budget. The… Read More
Govt Reveals Total Number of Pakistanis Who Left the Country in 2024
A total of 727,381 Pakistanis went abroad for employment in 2024, according to the Economic Survey 2024-25 released ahead of… Read More
Pakistanis Used 28 Billion GBs of Internet in FY2024-25
Pakistan’s Broadband Data consumption in Pakistan’s telecom sector has reached unprecedented levels, with an estimated 27,897 petabytes used through mobile… Read More
Pakistani Drug Lord Who Fooled Global Elite Jailed in US
A United States federal court in New York has sentenced a British national of Pakistani origin and one of the… Read More
