IMF rejects proposed taxes on moveable assets, one-day-old chicks; backs digital services tax for Rs10bn revenue
Fund raises concerns over wealth tax, industry-specific targets; proposal to raise tax on dividend income from mutual funds to 20%, withholding tax on interest income also under review
Ministry of Commerce expresses doubts over $60 billion export target by 2029: report
Citing domestic and international challenges, the ministry outlines key policy reforms and interventions to boost export potential, but warns of hurdles ahead
Punjab cabinet clears launch of ‘Air Punjab’ airline in major policy push
Electric buses, wheat support, school upgrades, and major hospital project also approved during 26th cabinet meeting
Senate body urges swift development of electric vehicle infrastructure
Senate panel urges swift rollout of EV charging stations, reviews industrial development history and highlights policy gaps delaying electric mobility push.
CCP slaps Rs375m in fines on fertilizer firms, trade body over price fixing
Fertilizer cartel fined for collusion over urea prices
KSE-100 hits record 120,450 as bullish sentiment returns to PSX
Stocks rally after PM’s IMF budget assurance
Asian Development Bank approves $800 million program to boost Pakistan’s public finance
Program supports reforms to improve tax policy, administration, and compliance, enhances public expenditure and cash management, promotes digitalization, investment facilitation, and aims to reduce Pakistan’s fiscal deficit and public debt
Govt earmarks Rs288 billion investment to boost productivity of state-owned enterprises
Initiative marks shift from traditional budget allocations, with high-performing state entities in energy, telecoms, defence, and water sectors funding their own development projects
Provinces to seek cabinet approval for GST on services, set up agri income tax collection mechanism
All four provinces to implement transition from positive to negative list for GST on services by July 2025, aligning with IMF fiscal targets
ECC okays new honorarium policy for civil servants, gives finance minister discretion over payouts
New policy allows the finance minister to grant honorariums to employees in economic ministries and the Prime Minister's Office, with tax breaks for recipients and a framework for performance-based rewards
OGRA threatens to suspend licences of OMCs, refineries over non-compliance
Regulator threatens licence suspension amid failure to lift local output and meet supply commitments
Power Division challenges NEPRA’s KE tariff determination
Govt flags over Rs 300 billion in excess charges to consumers and public exchequer
KP gets Rs 540 million in Public Sector Development Program (PSDP), no new projects announced: Muzzammil Aslam
Countrys agriculture decline costs farmers & country Rs 2,800 Billion: KP Finance Advisor Muzzammil Aslam
Federal govt plans Rs1tr development outlay in FY26, far short of Rs3tr demand
Rs1tr earmarked under PSDP amid IMF-guided reforms
Govt plans modest tax relief for salaried class in upcoming budget
Finance Minister promises shift in tax burden and significant steps towards digitization in budget proposals