All these schemes and gimmicks show us a state thrashing around within the shrinking confines of its resource envelope.

ISLAMABAD: The government has introduced a series of new provisions to expand sales tax registration and tighten compliance ...

Ginners say a ‘flawed’ Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) introduced several years ago allowed sales tax-free import of cotton, ...

Says govt held back on raising minimum wage as industry unwilling to implement previous rate • Contributory pension scheme ...

FINANCE Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s call to fellow parliamentarians, seeking support for new legislation that would give ...

With one in two Pakistanis now below the poverty line, and nearly one in four unemployed, the state of Pakistan’s economy has ...

Repeated unlawful det­e­n­tion a planned effort by the respondents to stop her from raising voice for missing persons, the ...

The changes, proposed in the Finance Bill 2025, aim to deter non-compliance, discourage cash-based transactions and enh­ance ...

Undertaking the visit to express gratitude to UAE for supporting Pakistan’s stance during the recent conflict with India.

Most casualties occur near GHF aid distribution centre; France-based charity accuses Tel Aviv of deadly strike on its office ...

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) not to pass on the full impact ...

KARACHI: Shopkeepers have raised the prices of solar panels, even though the government’s decision to impose an 18 per cent ...