According to recent data from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Pakistan’s salaried class contributed a massive Rs. 545 billion in income tax during the fiscal year 2024–25 — more…
Pakistan Sees World’s Biggest Drop in Debt Default Risk, Now 47% Less Likely to Default Pakistan has achieved the sharpest decline in sovereign default risk among emerging markets over the…
Pakistan has made a major breakthrough on the economic front, emerging as the most improved emerging market in terms of sovereign credit risk, according to a new Bloomberg Intelligence report….
Starting July 1, the federal government is expected to raise fixed charges for domestic gas consumers, pending final approval from the federal cabinet. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the…
Digital payment adoption in Pakistan continued its impressive growth in the third quarter of FY25, according to the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) latest Quarterly Payment Systems Review. The country…
Government Relaxes Asset Purchase Rules for Non-Filers Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday unveiled new tax measures amounting to Rs. 36 billion, while also significantly easing earlier proposed restrictions on…
The amended Finance Bill 2025–26 introduces significant tax relief and structural reforms, notably abolishing the withholding tax on the sale of immovable property used as a personal residence for 15…
Pakistan is in the final stages of securing a $3.3 billion loan package from Chinese financial institutions, comprising a $2 billion syndicated loan and a $1.3 billion refinancing of a…
US-Iran Conflict Triggers Global Oil Shock, Pakistan Braces for Impact A major escalation in Middle East tensions has rocked global markets after the United States launched direct airstrikes on Iran’s…
Speculation over the possible construction of a Trump Tower in Islamabad has gone viral after the X (formerly Twitter) account South Asia Index claimed that the Trump Organization is in…
