Pakistan economy: 23 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Exports grow 8.5% in four months but the trade deficit widens to $14.6bn. Key developments…
Deputy PM Ishaq Dar reviewed the PM's fuel relief scheme, under which 7.6 million motorcycle, rickshaw and small-car owners have registered for Rs100 a litre off.
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a kick-off meeting with the IMF mission reviewing Pakistan's $7bn loan, with about $1.2bn at stake by early November.
The PRA and World Bank agreed to use data integration and analytics to find tax evasion and bring new businesses into Punjab's tax net, with PITB's help.
The KSE-100 fell 0.2% to 170,425.62 on Monday as Brent crude rose above $106 and Trump rejected an Iranian ceasefire proposal. Trading volume fell 12.8%.
Goods moved between a factory and warehouse under the same sales tax registration are no longer a taxable supply, and officers may not stop vehicles without cause.
The Public Procurement Rules 2026 replace the 2004 rules, make the e-PADS system mandatory and add blacklisting and appeals, as IMF talks on $1.2bn continue.
QatarEnergy told Pakistan and Bangladesh that LNG deliveries will stay suspended through November, with the Strait of Hormuz still closed by the US-Iran war.
With returns due on September 30, the FPCCI wants a one-month extension, saying slowdowns on the FBR's IRIS portal are stopping taxpayers from filing.
An IMF mission led by Iva Petrova begins the fourth EFF and third RSF reviews today. Success would release about $1.2bn by late November or early December.
Khurram Schehzad said the state is neither buying aircraft for the privatised PIA nor guaranteeing loans, after claims linked to talks with the US Exim Bank.
