Swat Zoo Handed a Shocking Rs1,000 Budget — Less Than a Single Meal
SWAT—The provincial government has fixed the Swat zoo budget at a mere Rs1,000 for the upcoming fiscal year. Newly released budget documents confirm the figure. The decision has sparked alarm over the welfare of hundreds of animals housed at the facility. The Kanju Township zoo spans 93 kanals of land. It shelters hundreds of animals […]
KP budget 2026-27 and the need for structural reforms: Beyond the numbers
PESHAWAR—The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) budget 2026-27 has been officially approved by the provincial assembly, setting the stage for the new fiscal year beginning in just a few days. While the passage of the finance bill and the allocation of 71 billion rupees for 506 new development projects suggest a forward-looking agenda, a deeper analysis reveals […]
Budget 2026 Slashes Income Tax for Salaried Class — Full Breakdown
PESHAWAR – Federal Budget 2026-27 delivers long-awaited relief to the country’s salaried workforce, with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announcing sweeping income tax rate reductions across multiple income brackets—alongside a 7 percent salary increase for government employees and pensioners. The government has positioned these measures as a direct response to the growing tax burden on Pakistan’s […]
Govt Presents Rs17,500bn Budget 2026-27 Amid Opposition Uproar
Salary relief, two million new jobs, and massive tax targets—here is everything you need to know about Pakistan’s most consequential budget in years. PESHAWAR—Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has presented the Federal Budget 2026-27 before the National Assembly, proposing a total outlay of over Rs17,500 billion—a budget that balances ambitious economic targets with relief for […]
Budget 2026-27: Over 2m New Job Opportunities Announced
ISLAMABAD: The federal government of Pakistan will present the national budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 in Parliament today. The proposed total outlay of the new budget exceeds Rs 17,500 billion, balancing historically high revenue collection targets with proposed income tax relief for the salaried class. Before its presentation in the National Assembly, the federal […]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget reflects fiscal discipline, development focus: adviser
PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa budget for the upcoming fiscal year demonstrates financial prudence and a clear focus on security, education, and development, said Adviser on Finance Syed Muzzammil Aslam during the budget session on Monday. He told the provincial assembly that the opposition’s earlier claim of the province heading toward default has collapsed in […]