The Finance Bill 2023 proposed to exempt freelance exporters exclusively dealing in export of IT and IT enabled services from sales tax. However, this amendment was not made p
The government has clarified that input tax disallowance will be applicable to all persons in the supply chain of pharmaceutical goods, including manufacturers and importers,
The government has extended the sales tax exemption on wheat bran with retrospective effect from July 1, 2018. This means that taxpayers who incurred sales tax liability on wh
The legislature has made several amendments to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions in tax laws in recent years. In 2020, the legislature revamped the ADR prov
ISLAMABAD: The movement against inflated electricity bills nationwide is gaining momentum every day. People are hitting the streets and burning the bills in protest. The
KARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership expressed strong desire for the general elections to be held within a 90-day timeframe. They emphasised that extending the
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar called for an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s House tomorrow to discuss the issue of rising electricity bills, 
KARACHI: Caretaker Sindh Health Minister Dr Saad Khalid Niaz has banned use of gutka, mainpuri and cigarettes during duty hours in the province. The caretaker Sindh health min
RAWALPINDI: A group of 38 students from Harvard University, USA hailing from 9 different countries, on Friday met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, at GHQ to
ISLAMABAD: Special court in Islamabad on Friday granted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) PTI leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s three-day physical remand in a case pert
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal has vowed strict accountability following the deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (P
ISLAMABAD: At least 14 infants died after a devastating fire broke out in the nursery of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad early Wednesday morning
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ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has clarified the procedure for citizens applying for their first Computerised National Identity Card (CNIC
SYDNEY: Australia has reported that an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorised access to a government health data portal in June, potentially mar
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Governor's rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK has emerged as one of the most significant political and constitutional events in Pakistan's October 2026 journey. The provincial de
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