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Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve
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Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve

A notable feature of the budget is its emphasis on broadening the tax base rather than increasing the burden on existing taxpayers. Pakistan has long struggled with a narrow tax…

Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve

Relief, reforms and revival: What Budget 2026–27 seeks to achieve

Jun 22, 2026
A notable feature of the budget is its emphasis on broadening the tax base rather than increasing the burden on existing taxpayers. Pakistan has long struggled with a narrow tax net, forcing a relatively small segment of the population to shoulder a dispr…
Normalised Instability: A Barrier to Investment

Normalised Instability: A Barrier to Investment

May 06, 2025
The recent spate of attacks on foreign fast-food chains across Pakistan has once again exposed a glaring vulnerability in the country’s investment climate: the state’s failure to uphold law and order consistently. While Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has …
A Watershed Moment: Fair Distribution Key to Agricultural Revival

A Watershed Moment: Fair Distribution Key to Agricultural Revival

May 05, 2025
Things may finally be looking up for Pakistan’s embattled farmers. After a difficult start to the Kharif season due to severe water shortages in March, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has now called a meeting of its advisory committee to review th…
Press Freedom Under Siege

Press Freedom Under Siege

May 04, 2025
World Press Freedom Day arrives this year not as a celebration, but as a cry for help. Journalism — the bedrock of democratic accountability — is now rated “poor” in half of the world’s countries for the first time, according to Reporters Without Borders …
Unity in Crisis: A Moment to Heal and Strengthen Pakistan

Unity in Crisis: A Moment to Heal and Strengthen Pakistan

May 03, 2025
There are moments in a nation’s journey when the resilience of its people becomes its greatest asset. The recent developments in the region have brought one such moment for Pakistan—a reminder that despite political rifts, economic stress, and societal di…
Pull Back from the Brink: South Asia Needs Dialogue, Not War

Pull Back from the Brink: South Asia Needs Dialogue, Not War

May 02, 2025
At a time when tensions between India and Pakistan are once again reaching dangerous levels, sober reflection and responsible diplomacy are urgently needed. The recent rhetoric emanating from New Delhi — coupled with provocative military movements — is fa…
Delayed Justice, Diminished Democracy”

Delayed Justice, Diminished Democracy”

May 01, 2025
The wheels of justice, already sluggish in Pakistan, appear to have all but stalled when it comes to addressing the electoral disputes stemming from the 2024 general elections. More than a year has passed, yet, as recently reported by the Free and Fair El…
Guarding Both Frontiers Resolutely

Guarding Both Frontiers Resolutely

Apr 30, 2025
Recent developments along Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan have once again highlighted the persistent threat posed by cross-border terrorism. According to the military’s media wing, over the past few days, at least 54 terrorists affiliated with …
Ensuring Integrity in Haj

Ensuring Integrity in Haj

Apr 29, 2025
The annual Haj pilgrimage is one of the most important and sacred duties for Muslims around the world. For Pakistani pilgrims, it is supposed to be a spiritually enriching journey, not a bureaucratic nightmare. Unfortunately, once again, reports of neglig…
Global Diplomacy Needed to Defuse Pakistan-India Tensions

Global Diplomacy Needed to Defuse Pakistan-India Tensions

Apr 28, 2025
The recent escalation between Pakistan and India following the Pahalgam tragedy has once again spotlighted the fragility of peace in South Asia. ASININE statements referencing a "1,500-year" dispute over Kashmir do little to help this volatile region navi…
Blame, Brinkmanship, and Balance

Blame, Brinkmanship, and Balance

Apr 27, 2025
These are perilous days for the subcontinent. The tragic events in Pahalgam have once again thrust Pakistan and India onto a collision course, at a time when both nations should be seeking paths of restraint and dialogue. Yet, regrettably, instead of meas…
What Is the Real Objective of the Kashmir Action Committee?
June 22, 2026 Opinion

What Is the Real Objective of the Kashmir Action Committee?

By Asif Mahmood The late Allama…

FBR Chairman assures reduction in taxes on imported mobile phones
June 21, 2026 Business | Latest News

FBR Chairman assures reduction in taxes on imported mobile phones

ISLAMABAD: Chairman FBR Rashid Mahmood Langrial…

I saw people praying on the set without getting drunk, Zoya Nasir disagrees with Mohsin Abbas’s statement
June 21, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

I saw people praying on the set without getting drunk, Zoya Nasir disagrees with Mohsin Abbas’s statement

Pakistani actress Zoya Nasir has reacted…

Lebanon dispute will be at the top of Iran-US talks, Tehran makes a categorical statement
June 21, 2026 Latest News | World

Lebanon dispute will be at the top of Iran-US talks, Tehran makes a categorical statement

Tehran: Iran has said that the…

Sardar Khan Niazi

(Tamgh-i-Imtaiz) Journalist, Business Leader, Entrepreneur

Coercive Tax Recovery A Risky Path Forward

Coercive Tax Recovery A Risky Path Forward

May 07, 2025
TheTax Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 grants the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) sweeping new powers aimed at accelerating tax recovery. These changes, while ostensibly designed to plug revenue leaks and reduce the backlog of tax disputes pending in cour…
Normalised Instability: A Barrier to Investment

Normalised Instability: A Barrier to Investment

May 06, 2025
The recent spate of attacks on foreign fast-food chains across Pakistan has once again exposed a glaring vulnerability in the country’s investment climate: the state’s failure to uphold law and order consistently. While Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has …
A Watershed Moment: Fair Distribution Key to Agricultural Revival

A Watershed Moment: Fair Distribution Key to Agricultural Revival

May 05, 2025
Things may finally be looking up for Pakistan’s embattled farmers. After a difficult start to the Kharif season due to severe water shortages in March, the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has now called a meeting of its advisory committee to review th…
Press Freedom Under Siege

Press Freedom Under Siege

May 04, 2025
World Press Freedom Day arrives this year not as a celebration, but as a cry for help. Journalism — the bedrock of democratic accountability — is now rated “poor” in half of the world’s countries for the first time, according to Reporters Without Borders …
Unity in Crisis: A Moment to Heal and Strengthen Pakistan

Unity in Crisis: A Moment to Heal and Strengthen Pakistan

May 03, 2025
There are moments in a nation’s journey when the resilience of its people becomes its greatest asset. The recent developments in the region have brought one such moment for Pakistan—a reminder that despite political rifts, economic stress, and societal di…
Pull Back from the Brink: South Asia Needs Dialogue, Not War

Pull Back from the Brink: South Asia Needs Dialogue, Not War

May 02, 2025
At a time when tensions between India and Pakistan are once again reaching dangerous levels, sober reflection and responsible diplomacy are urgently needed. The recent rhetoric emanating from New Delhi — coupled with provocative military movements — is fa…
Delayed Justice, Diminished Democracy”

Delayed Justice, Diminished Democracy”

May 01, 2025
The wheels of justice, already sluggish in Pakistan, appear to have all but stalled when it comes to addressing the electoral disputes stemming from the 2024 general elections. More than a year has passed, yet, as recently reported by the Free and Fair El…
Guarding Both Frontiers Resolutely

Guarding Both Frontiers Resolutely

Apr 30, 2025
Recent developments along Pakistan’s western border with Afghanistan have once again highlighted the persistent threat posed by cross-border terrorism. According to the military’s media wing, over the past few days, at least 54 terrorists affiliated with …
Ensuring Integrity in Haj

Ensuring Integrity in Haj

Apr 29, 2025
The annual Haj pilgrimage is one of the most important and sacred duties for Muslims around the world. For Pakistani pilgrims, it is supposed to be a spiritually enriching journey, not a bureaucratic nightmare. Unfortunately, once again, reports of neglig…
Global Diplomacy Needed to Defuse Pakistan-India Tensions

Global Diplomacy Needed to Defuse Pakistan-India Tensions

Apr 28, 2025
The recent escalation between Pakistan and India following the Pahalgam tragedy has once again spotlighted the fragility of peace in South Asia. ASININE statements referencing a "1,500-year" dispute over Kashmir do little to help this volatile region navi…
What Is the Real Objective of the Kashmir Action Committee?
June 22, 2026 Opinion

What Is the Real Objective of the Kashmir Action Committee?

By Asif Mahmood The late Allama…

FBR Chairman assures reduction in taxes on imported mobile phones
June 21, 2026 Business | Latest News

FBR Chairman assures reduction in taxes on imported mobile phones

ISLAMABAD: Chairman FBR Rashid Mahmood Langrial…

I saw people praying on the set without getting drunk, Zoya Nasir disagrees with Mohsin Abbas’s statement
June 21, 2026 Entertainment | Latest News

I saw people praying on the set without getting drunk, Zoya Nasir disagrees with Mohsin Abbas’s statement

Pakistani actress Zoya Nasir has reacted…

Lebanon dispute will be at the top of Iran-US talks, Tehran makes a categorical statement
June 21, 2026 Latest News | World

Lebanon dispute will be at the top of Iran-US talks, Tehran makes a categorical statement

Tehran: Iran has said that the…

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