Budget 2026 27
The dedicated efforts at the provincial level for effective resource mobilisation and prudent expenditure management triggered higher growth in provincial revenues relative to expenditures.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
"Fiscal targets are increasingly being met through levies and provincial surpluses, while the retail sector, despite contributing 17.8pc to GDP, remains largely outside the tax net due to political considerations.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 07:30am
Economic Survey reports a rare decline in concessions after seven years’ increases.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
Geopolitical tensions and foreign selling have eroded some of the gains in the final quarter.
Published 12 Jun, 2026 05:18am
The economic survey highlights the issue of out-of-school children, stating it had declined from 38pc in 2023 to 28pc in 2025.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 10:30am
The disaster caused Rs822bn losses across the country, displaced 4m people.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 09:30am
Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Updated 12 Jun, 2026 08:46am
PES 2025-26 reports "historic" primary surplus and multi-year-high reserves; on flipside, poverty climbed to 28.9pc in 2024-25 and April inflation hit 10.9pc.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 10:38pm
One has never seen the political class of this country as out of ideas as they are now.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:58am
The big boss may be IMF, but Pakistan remains a sovereign nation, not a subject of the Fund.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 07:33am
Those earning between Rs230,000-Rs341,000 per month likely to get some relief; maximum tax rate expected to be lowered from 35pc to 30pc.
Published 11 Jun, 2026 07:06am
Overall development outlay slashed by 25pc to Rs3.218tr; no new projects except for interior, defence ministries; federal PSDP reduced to Rs1tr.
Updated 11 Jun, 2026 08:40am
Adviser to minister says Pakistan Economic Survey FY 2025-26 to be launched on Thursday.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 09:32pm
PM Shehbaz says consultations held "on all matters with extreme seriousness".
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:31pm
The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 08:54am
Extra FBR revenue to stay with Centre; "strategic needs" may require Rs1.3-1.7tr.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:20am
NFC shares may be frozen under budget pressure; critics say Centre ignores revenues kept outside divisible pool.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 07:34am
Senate session summoned for 4pm on June 10, according to a post by the president's office.
Updated 10 Jun, 2026 12:58am
Tariq Fazal Chaudhry says summaries sent to presidency to convene budget sessions in the National Assembly and Senate on June 10.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 02:34pm
Federal govt seeks over Rs1tr for strategic needs; provinces resist freeze on NFC shares.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 08:24am
Everyone, it seems, has suddenly realised the poor state of the economy.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 09:29am
Third consecutive tax-free budget likely on 16th focusses jobs, industrial growth.
Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:31am
Overseas Pakistanis struggle as remittance cap hinders repatriation of funds.
Published 09 Jun, 2026 06:30am
Think tank seeks relief for salaried class; stresses social spending should boost productivity, not just expenditure.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 07:39am
Express serious concern over the removal of the Export Facilitation Scheme benefits on yarn and fabric.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 07:51am
Centre, provinces struggle to reach consensus over fiscal space; KP says demand could push provinces into deficit.
Updated 09 Jun, 2026 07:16am
The OICCI notes that the corporate sector, representing only 6pc of GDP, accounts for nearly 60-70pc of direct tax revenues, while retailers remain under taxed.
Published 08 Jun, 2026 09:42am
The youth bulge is now being nullified by nutritional shortfalls, exploitative employment and a lack of opportunities.
Published 08 Jun, 2026 09:16am
Unless agriculture is restored to the centre of fiscal planning, Pakistan risks undermining its food security as well as its economic future.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 07:52am
The budget is essentially a political document, laying out who and what will be taxed and who and what will be subsidised, with taxpayer money.
Updated 08 Jun, 2026 07:59am
