2.5% Tax Triggers Medicine Shortages Across Malakand
PESHAWAR – A newly imposed 2.5% tax in the Malakand Division has severely disrupted the regional pharmaceutical supply chain, driving up the prices of essential goods and causing a serious shortage of lifesaving drugs. Critical Lifesaving Medications Vanish The impact of the tax has hit local pharmacies and medical stores hard. According to local reports […]
ANP’s Grand Jirga Rejects Tax Enforcement in Malakand, Tribal Districts
PESHAWAR—A powerful political storm is brewing across the northwestern frontier as regional leaders unite against new financial levies. A Grand Jirga organized by the Awami National Party (ANP) has formally rejected the imposition of taxes in tribal districts and the Malakand Division, warning of a structured public resistance movement if the decisions are not reversed. […]
KP and Opposition Unite to Demand Tax Immunity for Tribal Districts, Malakand
PESHAWAR – A rare display of political unity has emerged in the provincial assembly over the economic status of the frontier regions. Specifically, treasury and opposition benches in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have joined hands to oppose the enforcement of new taxes in tribal districts and the Malakand Division. During a heated assembly session, lawmakers […]