Pakistan

800,000 Pakistanis leave country for jobs as poverty rate surges

Urban poverty increased from 11% to 17.4%, while rural poverty climbed from 28.2% to 36.2%. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s poverty rate has…

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Finance Minister unveils Pakistan’s FY27 budget with 4% growth goal

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented Pakistan’s federal budget for fiscal year 2026-27 on Friday, targeting 4% GDP growth and…

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Pakistan proposes income tax cuts for salaried workers, businesses in 2026-27 budget

KARACHI: The Pakistan government unveiled a federal budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Tuesday, proposing income tax cuts for salaried…

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Pakistan targets small retailers, digital economy in new budget

KARACHI: Pakistan’s government proposed new tax measures Friday aimed at small retailers, digital earners and importers as part of the…

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Millions locked out as global outage hits Messenger, main app

Facebook and its Messenger service suffered a widespread outage Friday evening, abruptly logging out millions of users worldwide and blocking…

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Federal budget proposes higher taxes on imported luxury vehicles

ISLAMABAD: The government has proposed new tax measures targeting imported luxury vehicles and SUVs as part of its upcoming budget,…

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Locals foil suicide attack on mosque in K-P’s Lakki Marwat

A child and an adult were killed while several others were injured in a suicide attack near a mosque in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lakki…

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Pakistan proposes 7% pay raise for federal employees in 2026-27 budget

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday proposed a 7% salary increase for public sector employees in its budget for the…

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Former PML-N Senator Taj Afridi dies in a tragic motorway accident

A file photo of former PML-N senator Taj Afridi. — SENATE WEBSITE Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senator Taj Afridi passed away…

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Finance Minister Aurangzeb presents Budget 2026-27

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presents Budget 2026-27 in the National Assembly on Friday. — SCREENGRAB Finance Minister Aurangzeb is presenting…

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