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By Shahbaz Rana Published in The Express Tribune on May 21, 2025 ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday claimed that the economy grew by 2.7% in the current fiscal year, driven by an unexpected 4.8% growth in the industrial sector — despite earlier concerns over contractionary policies and the high cost of doing business. Throughout the year, the […]

By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on May 21, 2025 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Information Technology (IT) sector has asked the government to bring the remote workforce working for companies abroad into the tax net because it disincentivises those working for Pakistani companies and paying heavy tax on their earned salary income. Extending warning to the government for[…]

By Ume Laila Azhar Published in The News on May 18, 2025 D espite four provincial laws recognising home-based workers (HBWs), Pakistan lacks a national registration framework, data system or inclusive policy ensuring rights and protections for home based workers. “Laws without implementation are promises un-kept. Home-based workers deserve more than symbolic recognition; they deserve structural justice.”[…]