PTA temporarily suspends PUBG, seeks feedback from public

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to temporarily suspend the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) game, as a result of complaints received from various...

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to collaborate on AI, semiconductor training and digital infrastructure

Riyadh backs Rs4.8bn Pakistani initiative to train youth in chip technologies as tech ties expand

Minimum wage kept unchanged at Rs37,000 in FY26 budget

No raise despite PPP’s demand for Rs50,000 minimum wage

Think tank urges govt to prioritise productive sectors over subsidising banks

Pakistan's businesses are at a disadvantage compared to regional peers that benefit from more business-friendly policies, says EPBD 

Sindh finalises budget 2025–26 proposals with focus on development and Karachi projects

Rs503bn ADP approved; major allocations for health, education, and divisional city packages

Dairy industry demands reduction of GST from 18 to 5% due to sectoral crisis

Industry warns of collapse as prices surge and milk volumes fall

Pakistan’s GDP growth to remain subdued at 2.44% in FY25: Lahore School of Economics model

LSE Modelling Lab flags deepening weakness in agriculture, manufacturing despite easing inflation

Economic survey explained; Pakistan misses growth target, but is the economy on the rise?

Survey reveals missed targets, cautious optimism ahead
Taxation

New tax rates imposed on property transactions in Punjab

These changes underscore the govt's ongoing efforts to enhance revenue generation

SECP shuts down United Insurance’s guarantee business over Rs2.2bn non-encashment

Regulator cracks down on non-compliant insurance operations

Govt raises remuneration for MP scale officers by 45 pc 

Islamabad: The caretaker Federal Government has raised pay and utilities’ allowance for management positions officers (MP I, MP II and MP III)...

SBP enforces new measures to control US dollar transactions

Pakistan tightens currency controls, biometric verification required for large dollar transactions

FBR schedules auction of Bahria Icon Tower, Mall of Islamabad to recover Rs26bn in taxes

Real estate giant Bahria Town faces mounting legal, financial pressure amid corruption probe and asset seizures

The SC ordered the Sindh govt to compensate affectees of anti-encroachment drives. They ignored the orders. What happens now?   

The landmark June 2021 Supreme Court verdict not only ordered settlements to be demolished through the anti-encroachment drive, but also that the affectees be rehabilitated substantially. 

Pakistan slaps definitive anti-dumping duties on Chinese polyester yarn imports

Move follows injury findings in investigation initiated by Gatron and Rupali Polyester