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SC requested to withdraw order in Mazari, Chattha case

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been requested to recall/withdraw its May 12 order directing the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to decide human rights lawyers – Imaan Zainab Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha – applications for suspension of their sentences…

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Digital filing platform: Public offices directed to transition entirely by July 1

LAHORE Public offices across the province have been directed by the Punjab government to transition entirely to a digital filing platform by July 1, marking a government-led structural overhaul intended to eliminate physical paperwork and reduce a…

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Minister pledges record development budget

LAHORE: Punjab Housing and Urban Development Minister Bilal Yasin announced on Monday that the provincial government is preparing a historic development budget for the upcoming fiscal year, focusing on public welfare and infrastructure growth. Spe…

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KP to launch agri uplift schemes in merged districts

PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to launch 16 agricultural sector development schemes under the Accelerated Implementation Programme (AIP) for the uplift of erstwhile Federal Administered Tribal Area (Fata) in merged dist…

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KP CM approves provincial youth policy 2026

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Sohail Afridi, has accorded in-principles approval to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Youth Policy 2026. The policy will be submitted to the Provincial Cabinet for final approval. Chairing a meeting of …

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Budget proposals submitted: Govt should reduce GST rate up to 15pc: UBG

KARACHI: President of the United Business Group (UBG), Zubair Tufail, in his recommendations submitted to the government for the Federal Budget 2026-27, stated that in order to strengthen economic confidence, attract investment, increase productio…

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Freelancers demand retaining 0.25pc tax on foreign earnings

KARACHI: The Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA) has called on the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and the Ministry of Finance to continue supporting Pakistan’s growing freelancing and digital workforce in the Federal Budget 2026-27. PAFLA has…

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Tobacco taxation regime: FED collection in FY2025-26 triggers fresh debate: WHO policy

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) recently released policy brief reviewing that Federal Excise Duty (FED) revenue collection from cigarettes in FY2025-26 has triggered fresh debate on Pakistan’s tobacco taxation regime, with policy …

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Dar, Egypt’s FM discuss developments in region

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday received a telephone call from Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty. The two leaders discussed the latest developments in the region. They emphasized th…

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Business community concerned federal budget

KARACHI: Mian Zahid Hussain, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum & All Karachi Industrial Alliance, Chairman National Business Group Pakistan and Chairman Policy Advisory Board of FPCCI, has expressed deep concern over the emerg…