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MayP@SHA urges govt to bring remote workforce for foreign firms into tax net
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 […]
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MayProtecting home-based workers
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[…]
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MayGovt okays five-year tariff reform plan to spur exports
By Mubarak Zeb Khan Published in Dawn on May 16, 2025 ISLAMABAD: In a major policy shift, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a comprehensive five-year tariff reform plan to be announced in the federal budget 2025-26, aiming to drastically reduce customs duties, additional customs duties, regulatory duties on raw[…]
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AprEconomy slows as growth dips
By Usman Hanif Published in The Express Tribune on April 25, 2025 KARACHI: While signs of macroeconomic recovery are emerging, Pakistan’s economic growth decelerated during the first half of fiscal year 2024-25 (H1-FY25), as contraction in the industrial sector and a slowdown in agriculture weighed heavily on overall performance. Although[…]
