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Federal Budget 2026-27 Session Set for June 5 as Pakistanis Brace for Tax Hikes and Salary Decisions World

Federal Budget 2026-27 Session Set for June 5 as Pakistanis Brace for Tax Hikes and Salary Decisions

President Asif Ali Zardari has officially called sessions of the National Assembly and Senate for June 5 in…

3 min read · Jun 1, 2026
Pakistan Stares at Rs1 Trillion Tax Shortfall as FBR Misses Target by Rs868 Billion World

Pakistan Stares at Rs1 Trillion Tax Shortfall as FBR Misses Target by Rs868 Billion

Pakistan's tax collection crisis has deepened dramatically, with the Federal Board of Revenue now facing a shortfall of…

3 min read · Jun 1, 2026
Oil Prices Drop 4% as US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes Rise—What It Means for Pakistan’s Fuel Bills World

Oil Prices Drop 4% as US-Iran Peace Deal Hopes Rise—What It Means for Pakistan’s Fuel Bills

Oil prices tumbled sharply this week and Asian stock markets rallied as growing optimism emerged that the United…

3 min read · Jun 1, 2026
Iran Strikes 20 US Bases Across Gulf as Tensions Flare—Pakistan’s Mediation Efforts Stall World

Iran Strikes 20 US Bases Across Gulf as Tensions Flare—Pakistan’s Mediation Efforts Stall

A dangerous escalation between the United States and Iran has left 20 American military installations damaged across the…

3 min read · Jun 1, 2026
Pakistan Slashes Fuel Prices by Rs22 Per Litre in Major Eid Relief World

Pakistan Slashes Fuel Prices by Rs22 Per Litre in Major Eid Relief

Pakistani consumers received a significant financial boost this Eid ul Adha as the federal government announced a sharp…

3 min read · Jun 1, 2026
Oil Prices Surge Past $93 as Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon—Pakistan Braces for Fuel Cost Shock World

Oil Prices Surge Past $93 as Israel Pushes Deeper Into Lebanon—Pakistan Braces for Fuel Cost Shock

Global oil prices jumped sharply on Monday morning as Israel ordered its forces to advance further into Lebanese…

3 min read · Jun 1, 2026
No Electricity Bill Shock in June: Government Saves Consumers Rs38 Billion Through Policy Shift World

No Electricity Bill Shock in June: Government Saves Consumers Rs38 Billion Through Policy Shift

Pakistani electricity consumers will see no tariff increase in June, the Power Division announced Monday, marking a significant…

3 min read · May 25, 2026
Pakistan Commits to Aggressive 2% GDP Surplus as IMF Mission Ends—What It Means for Your Wallet World

Pakistan Commits to Aggressive 2% GDP Surplus as IMF Mission Ends—What It Means for Your Wallet

Pakistan has committed to achieving a primary surplus of 2% of gross domestic product in the upcoming fiscal…

3 min read · May 25, 2026
Pakistan Pitches ‘Win-Win’ Industrial Relocation Deal to China as CPEC 2.0 Takes Shape World

Pakistan Pitches ‘Win-Win’ Industrial Relocation Deal to China as CPEC 2.0 Takes Shape

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended a bold invitation to Chinese companies: relocate your factories to Pakistan, partner…

3 min read · May 25, 2026
Petrol and Diesel Prices Drop Again as Pakistan Gets Relief at the Pump World

Petrol and Diesel Prices Drop Again as Pakistan Gets Relief at the Pump

Pakistani consumers received welcome news on Friday as the federal government announced another reduction in fuel prices, marking…

3 min read · May 25, 2026