By Staff Reporter
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Pakistan’s tax compliance gap stands at 3.5 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with key sectors including retail, transport, and real estate contributing significantly to the shortfall.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition has secured crucial support from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) for their proposed judicial reform package, aimed at overhauling the country’s judiciary.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Wednesday for greater regional connectivity and economic integration, as he inaugurated the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament is set to convene over the next two days to approve contentious constitutional amendments on the country’s top judiciary, with a key opposition party pledging crucial support to the government move.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased diesel prices by 2 percent or 5 rupees per litre to Rs251.29, while keeping petrol prices steady at Rs247.03 rupees for the next fortnight, the Ministry of Finance said late on Tuesday.
By Staff Reporter
LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif urged a reset in ties with arch-rival India, expressing hope for a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi “in the not-too-distant future.”
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government delayed the income tax return filing deadline to Oct. 31, giving taxpayers extra time to comply after bank closures tied to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit hindered submissions.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Regional leaders convened in Islamabad on Tuesday for the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, bringing together China, Russia, India, and five Central Asian nations to discuss economic cooperation, security, and regional issues.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) postponed its planned protest in a high-security area of Islamabad on Tuesday after the government assured medical access to its jailed leader, Imran Khan.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has made access to jailed leader Imran Khan a condition for calling off a protest planned in a restricted area of Islamabad, which is set to coincide with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the capital on Oct 15-16.
