Budget 2025 26
PSX has become a prominent symbol of economic stabilisation.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:09am
Despite gaining momentum, the auto sector’s full supply and demand potential could not be realised.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:18am
With significant cuts in the PSDP, major chunks never translate into actual spending as key ministries utilise far less than what is available.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:52am
The party also urges the government to raise the national minimum wage from Rs37,000 to Rs50,000.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:31am
Economic turmoil and lack of jobs have forced 3.2m citizens to leave the country, party leaders say.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:41am
Economic Survey puts total installed power generation capacity at 46,605MW.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 03:09pm
Many goods, services will now be taxed at higher rates; lower rates for digital payments versus cash transactions.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 03:16pm
Major crops down 13.5pc amid water crisis, restricting agriculture and overall GDP growth; Industry, services underperform.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 09:54am
Sales tax waivers jump almost 50pc to Rs4.25tr; income tax exemptions surge 68pc to over Rs800bn.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:50am
Aurangzeb’s optimism wasn’t shared by many who have repeatedly seen enthusiastic reforms being sacrificed at the altar of political expediency.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 12:32pm
Analysts say the GDP per capita number is a poor indicator of the welfare of the average citizen; Pakistan needs more imports.
Updated 09 Jun, 2025 07:42pm
Per Asad Umar, we must shut down the biggest loophole in the form of real estate being used to hide wealth; Miftah highlights structural, political issues that have traditionally rendered budgets anti-growth.
Published 09 Jun, 2025 11:19am
Figure still lower than targeted figure for outgoing fiscal year.
Updated 10 Jun, 2025 04:31pm
Debate on federal budget 2025-26 to kick off on June 13 and continue until 21st; Finance Bill to be finalised on June 26.
Published 08 Jun, 2025 08:31pm
Pin high hopes for major relief in upcoming budget; wheat growers alone suffer Rs2.2tr losses since May 2024.
Updated 08 Jun, 2025 07:52am
Demands bringing real estate, retail, agriculture, professionals in tax net.
Updated 08 Jun, 2025 08:07am
Pakistan must demonstrate that it can meet its defence needs without compromising its economic future — and that it is ready to claim a place in the new global industrial realignment, says economist.
Updated 06 Jun, 2025 10:22am
Tabadlab advises against increasing tax rates in budget FY26.
Updated 05 Jun, 2025 11:53am
Rarely have conditions been so favourable for a government to do something big and transformative.
Updated 05 Jun, 2025 10:04am
CM attends first convocation of Gajju Khan Medical College in Swabi.
Updated 05 Jun, 2025 11:15am
Lender wants agri tax enforced, takes exception to plan to sell surplus power at cheaper rates.
Published 05 Jun, 2025 07:53am
NEC approves plan with consensus as govt eyes 4.2 per cent growth in next fiscal year.
Published 05 Jun, 2025 07:44am
Cautions liberal imports to widen current account deficit.
Updated 03 Jun, 2025 09:45am
Allocations for nearly all sectors slashed; govt allocates Rs880bn for the public sector development programme, down 20pc from current year.
Updated 03 Jun, 2025 08:18am
PM allocates Rs120bn of Rs1tr development budget to upgrade N-25 Highway in Balochistan; says govt to prioritise projects of "strategic importance" in PSDP.
Published 02 Jun, 2025 06:36pm
Without simultaneous progress on equity and institutional reform, Pakistan’s fiscal sustainability — and its broader economic
Published 02 Jun, 2025 08:16am
To set budget on well-defined strategic path, it is essential for Pakistan to convince IMF against micromanaging country's economy.
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:50am
"Many of the actions taken by economic ministries are labelled as structural reforms, but in reality, little has changed".
Published 02 Jun, 2025 07:36am
Buying petrol with cash may cost an extra Rs2-3 per litre; manufacturers, importers may charge extra 2pc GST on cash sales.
Updated 02 Jun, 2025 09:39am
No final agreement reached with IMF due to differences mainly on proposed increase in defence expenditure and tax cuts.
Updated 02 Jun, 2025 08:34am
