Labourers, drivers dominate as UAE corridor slows due to stricter immigration rules KARACHI: A total of 278,563 Pakistani workers registered for overseas employment during the first five months of 2026, reflecting the country’s continued dependence on foreign labour markets for employment and remittances. The latest data from the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BE&OE)…
At least five Palestinians, including four from the same family, were killed and others injured in the Gaza Strip early Saturday amid continued Israeli violations of an ongoing ceasefire, according to medical and eyewitness accounts. Two children and their parents were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit their home near Al-Tayaran junction in Gaza City,…
Inter-ministerial disagreements over duty structure threaten auto policy finalisation The government has agreed to the need for a mini-budget if revenues fall short of expectations by end-December 2025, according to the IMF. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not accepted a proposal to charge a 1% sales tax on new energy vehicles,…
On the sidelines of meeting, the foreign minister will also hold bilateral meetings with participating FMs Dar departs for Cairo to attend R-4 foreign ministers meeting. Photo: X Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday departed Islamabad for Cairo to participate in the 4th meeting of the R-4 Foreign Ministers of Pakistan,…
Says ongoing reforms focused on bringing retailers into the tax net and strengthening the revenue system Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presents Budget 2026-27 in the National Assembly on Friday. — SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Saturday said that Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators remained stable and the government was focused on expanding the tax base…
Naqvi expected to hold separate meetings with Iranian leadership to discuss next phase of diplomatic engagement Pakistan’s interior minister with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi. PHOTO: ANADOLU Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is scheduled to arrive in Tehran on Saturday for high-level meetings aimed at advancing diplomatic efforts following the recent Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU),…
KARACHI: Businessmen Panel Progressive (BMPP) General Secretary Khurram Ijaz has warned that debt servicing is swallowing more than half of Pakistan’s tax revenue, urging policymakers to rethink borrowing-led strategies and strengthen indigenous economic capacity. Citing budget documents, he noted that the government has earmarked Rs8.054 trillion for mark-up payments in FY2026-27, including Rs6.96 trillion on…
Burrows won 11 Emmy awards for excellence in television and helmed more than 1,000 episodes of hit programs US director and television creator James Burrows, who worked behind the scenes on “Friends,” “Cheers,” “Taxi,” and many other beloved comedies, has died, People magazine reported on Friday. He was 85. “We celebrate the extraordinary life and…
Electoral moment: A woman casts her vote in by-election in Faisalabad. Photo: Online ISLAMABAD: In a significant political development ahead of the AJK political season, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Friday secured a notable defection as PTI-backed Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly member Begum Imtiaz Naseem joined the ruling party, calling it a “return…
FPCCI president says cheaper fuel will boost exports, urges electricity tariff reduction ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trader and industrial community has strongly welcomed the announcement of a Rs74 per litre reduction in petrol prices and Rs67 per litre cut in high-speed diesel, calling it a highly positive decision for the economy. They said the move will benefit…