Month: June 2025
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prime Minister Donald Tusk defended his centrist, pro-European government before parliament on Wednesday, seeking to reassert…
KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday defended a tough new budget as a necessary “signal” of the government’s long-term…
KARACHI: The government has introduced new taxes on local and foreign e-commerce marketplaces, making online shopping costlier for Pakistani customers.…
ISLAMABAD: The government has increased the salaries of federal employees (Grade-1 to Grade-22) by 10 per cent, while the retired…
• Rs2.55tr allocation is 20pc higher, biggest annual hike in a decade• Military budget jumps to 1.97pc of GDP, up…
• Next year’s revenue target set at Rs14.13tr• Provinces’ contribution helps Centre outperform fiscal target, record lowest budget deficit in…
• Up to 80pc tax relief for salaried individuals earning Rs600,000-1.2m annually• Minimal relief for top salary brackets earning above…
US President Donald Trump’s deployment of thousands of military personnel to Los Angeles in response to protesters rallying against his…
Eve Energy, China’s fifth-largest producer of electric vehicle (EV) batteries, plans to raise fresh capital on the Hong Kong stock…
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