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Budget 2025-26: Relief expected for construction sector
June 9, 2025
Budget 2025-26: Relief expected for construction sector
The 2025–26 budget is expected to bring tax relief for various sectors, with a particular focus on the construction industry…
New taxes proposed on agriculture, freelancing income
June 9, 2025
New taxes proposed on agriculture, freelancing income
Preparations have been finalised to expand the tax net and withdraw various exemptions, in line with International Monetary Fund (IMF)…
Economic Survey 2024-25: Govt misses growth target amid remittance surge, inflation tamed
June 9, 2025
Economic Survey 2024-25: Govt misses growth target amid remittance surge, inflation tamed
ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, while presenting the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25, revealed that the country’s Gross Domestic Product…
China says its exports to the US fell 35% in May, as trade talks are due to start in London
June 9, 2025
China says its exports to the US fell 35% in May, as trade talks are due to start in London
NEW YORK: China’s exports to the United States fell 35% in May from a year earlier, new customs data show,…
Oil prices dip on weak China data, but hopes for US-China trade deal support
June 9, 2025
Oil prices dip on weak China data, but hopes for US-China trade deal support
SINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped on Monday on weak China data, but held on to most of last week’s gains, as…
Cattle prices drop by 50pc on third day of Eid
June 9, 2025
Cattle prices drop by 50pc on third day of Eid
LAHORE: Despite a sharp 50% drop in livestock prices across Lahore and other parts of the country on the third…
Pakistan’s crypto minister engages US leaders to boost digital economy ties
June 6, 2025
Pakistan’s crypto minister engages US leaders to boost digital economy ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Minister of State for Crypto and Blockchain, Bilal Bin Saqib, met with top US officials and lawmakers this…
Over 44% Pakistanis now below poverty line under new WB threshold
June 6, 2025
Over 44% Pakistanis now below poverty line under new WB threshold
ISLAMABAD: A sizeable 44.7% of Pakistan’s population is now considered to be living below the World Bank’s newly updated international…
Rs325bn in annual tax evasion uncovered in Pakistan’s cigarette sector
June 6, 2025
Rs325bn in annual tax evasion uncovered in Pakistan’s cigarette sector
An estimated Rs570 billion in tax could be collected from the cigarette industry annually, according to the Pakistan Tobacco Company…
Govt mulls multiple proposals to raise salaries in upcoming budget
June 6, 2025
Govt mulls multiple proposals to raise salaries in upcoming budget
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is reviewing four different proposals to increase salaries and pensions in the upcoming budget for fiscal…