The flags of US and Pakistan. — AFP/FilePAKISTAN and the US unveiled a trade-and-investment accord on Thursday that links lower US tariffs on...
An electricity technician can be seen working on an electric meter. — AFP/FileWhen Pakistan auctioned a 73 per cent stake in the then Karachi...
An electricity technician can be seen working on an electric meter. — AFP/FileWhen Pakistan auctioned a 73 per cent stake in the then Karachi...
Success will depend on relentless execution: pruning wasteful allocations, enforcing tax compliance without harassment
RSF arrangement underscores IMF's recognition of critical need for climate resilience in Pakistan
Soon enough, any such surplus may turn into a deficit if planning remains reactive
Country’s tax authority acknowledged that real growth in tax collection over last eight years has even lagged behind real GDP growth
A myopic view would consider this to be a problem that cannot be solved
Rolling out electric or hybrid public transportation infrastructure will further reduce reliance on imported oil
It continues to tax those who are already overtaxed, while completely turning a blind eye towards expanding the tax net
A foreign currency dealer counts US dollar notes at a shop in Karachi.—AFP/FileThere has been an incessant focus on attracting foreign investment...
Incidence of taxes on salaried segment has in fact increased in range of 25-40 per cent
Author says rarely has Pakistan been able to sustainably exceed a tax-to-GDP ratio greater than ten per cent
People buy pulses and grains at a wholesale market in Karachi. — AFP/FileIndirect taxes make up roughly 60 per cent of total revenue collected by...
There are around 113,000 households that have solar net metering in Pakistan
a Pakistani employee of the state-run Islamabad Electric Supply Company , takes a meter reading with his smartphone at a commercial building in...
A representational image of a transmission tower, also known as an electricity pylon. — AFP/FileLower electricity prices can stimulate industrial...
Public transportation options exclusively relying on electric
This representational image shows the Coalmine. — PixabayThe government has been the biggest borrower from banks over the last decade, making up...
The government is yet to present any plan that breaks the cycle
