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KARACHI: The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has formally expressed strong objections to the sudden abolition of manual filing of income tax returns for the Tax Year 2025.
Islamabad: Nearly 57.3 percent of Pakistan’s total Sales Tax (Domestic) collection during fiscal year 2024-25 came from just fifteen key sectors, including electrical en
ISLAMABAD: In a controversial move seen as a violation of fiscal laws, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has declared thousands of taxpayers inactive on November 1, 2025 &mda
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has reported a remarkable 54.7 percent increase in withholding tax (WHT) collection from the salaried class, rising to Rs605.593
KARACHI, PAKISTAN - OCTOBER 29, 2025 The Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) has written to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) seeking clarity on the tax treatment of share inc
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has issued a stern warning over critical vulnerabilities in the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) IT infrastructure, highlighti
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has prohibited electricity and gas distribution companies (Discos and GASCOs) from changing National Tax Numbers (NTNs) or Sales
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce and Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) have attributed a massive $11 billion discrepancy in import data to two entities under the Federal
KARACHI: In a joint operation, the Collectorate of Customs, Appraisement (West), Karachi and the Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Karachi successfully intercepted an attem
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has ruled that simply placing tax notices on the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) IRIS portal does not constitute valid or leg
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KARACHI: The HIV outbreak linked to Karachi’s Valika Hospital has deepened concerns after the number of HIV-positive children rose to 80, leaving affected families deman
KARACHI: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has linked the increasing number of HIV infections in Pakistan to risky behavior associated with late-night party culture, urgin
ISLAMABAD: Senator Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali has formally urged President Asif Ali Zardari to confer one of Pakistan's highest civil awards on renowned Ayurvedic physician
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KARACHI: The Department of Pharmacology, Ziauddin Medical College, Ziauddin University, organized PharmaCon-2026, titled “Transforming Knowledge into Therapeutics,&rdquo
KARACHI: The disappearance of manhole covers in Karachi and the accidents caused by open manholes have become a serious public safety issue. To address this challenge, student
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed Provincial Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat to personally teach one class every week at a public school as
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