Pakistan to Share Knowledge With CAREC Countries: Ahsan Iqbal
Pakistan will create knowledge sharing a key part of its CAREC agenda when it assumes the regional grouping's chairmanship in 2027, Planning Minister Ahsan…
Tag: Economy & Policy
Govt Defends Purchase of 45 Bulletproof Cars
In practice, the administration has defended its decision to purchase 45 bulletproof vehicles for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State…
FBR to Raid Markets to Find Unregistered Retailers
In practice, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) will enter markets to identify and register unregistered retailers as the administration pushes to expand the…
Viral FBR Circular on IRIS Deadline Extension is Fake
According to The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has, a circular circulating online claiming an extension in the income tax return filing deadline for…
Tax Lawyers Ask PM Shehbaz to Limit FBR Powers
For context, the Multan Tax Bar Association (MTBA) has pressed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to restrict the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) power to…
Should Pakistan Declare Houthis Terrorists?
Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has declared Yemen's Houthis terrorists and remarked they have no connection with Islam.
IMF Tells Pakistan to Fix SOE Laws or Face Loan Delays
Pakistan will have to move faster on changes to state owned enterprise laws as the International Monetary Fund has triggered concern over repeated delays…
Govt Bases FY27 Borrowing Plan on Rs. 290/Dollar Exchange Rate
In practice, the federal administration has projected gross financing needs of Rs.
Govt Seeks IMF Nod for Single Gas Tariff, Rs. 162 Billion Subsidy
For context, the Petroleum Division intends to seek the International Monetary Fund's approval for a single gas tariff from July 1, 2027, replacing the…
Govt Tells IMF: US-Iran Conflict Cost Pakistan Rs. 144 Billion in Tax…
Notably, the federal administration has informed the visiting International Monetary Fund review mission that the US-Iran conflict and disruption in the Strait of Hormuz…