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Finance bill gets amended to redraw tax map for next year, what are the changes?
Key amendments include changes in salary tax slabs, taxation structure on cars and others
Jun 23, 2026
HeadlinesPakistan sets Rs1.676 trillion Petroleum Levy target for FY2026
Budget documents show Pakistan aims to collect Rs1.676 trillion in petroleum levy receipts in FY2025-26, alongside a Rs5.335tn non-tax revenue target. Subsidies fall to Rs1.091tn, with power sector receiving Rs830bn.
Jun 13, 2026
HeadlinesPrivatisation enters new phase; PMDC next in line despite being profitable
Pakistan’s government approved a Petroleum Division rightsizing plan, cutting staff and budgets and privatizing PMDC despite its record revenues and profits. Implementation plans are due within 90 days.
Jun 9, 2026
News Analysis (Premium Content)Pakistan moves to end key tax exemptions, unveils tariff cuts for industry
Pakistan’s government will stop extending major tax exemptions after June 30, 2026, making more goods and areas taxable from July 1. It also plans tariff cuts for industry and phased sales tax hikes for erstwhile FATA/PATA.
May 31, 2026
News Analysis (Premium Content)Govt has launched a digital pension verification system for pensioners, but why?
How well do the new proof-of-life reforms serve as the government tries to tighten pension spending?
May 14, 2026
HeadlinesPM directs FBR to double revenue generation from enforcement measures next year
FBR has collected Rs 389 billion in FY26 till date; PM wants FBR to double it in FY27
May 5, 2026
HeadlinesFBR shuts down unit tracing undisclosed foreign assets after UAE refuses to share data
Without access to verified data, the unit’s operations became largely redundant, leading to closure
May 5, 2026
FeaturedGovernment decides to put underperforming state financial bodies on trial
Sluggish administrative machinery has forced policymakers to finally question the institutional scaffolding it built to manage crises now long past. Will they be able to see it through
May 4, 2026
HeadlinesFBR slaps Rs 406 million tax demand on Faisal Town in withholding case
Housing society allegedly failed to properly discharge its obligations as a withholding agent
Feb 21, 2026
HeadlinesThe govt wants your telco to finance your next smartphone if you can’t afford it. But how?
Ministry to share smartphone financing policy with stakeholders next week
Nov 2, 2023
Top News UpdatesUAE plans to invest $200 million in establishment of cloud services in Pakistan
Oct 10, 2023