NA passes Rs 17.57tr budget for fiscal year 2025-26
- 26-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Thursday okayed the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2025-26 with a majority of votes, granting clause-by-clause approval to the Finance Bill 2025, ARY News reported. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb presented the finance bill in the lower house, where it received backing from the ruling coalition, including the Pakistan […]
Budget 2025-26: Income tax slabs for salaried class explained
- 26-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: The draft of the amended Finance Bill for budget 2025-26 outlines revised income tax slabs for salaried individuals, ARY News reported on Thursday. There are six income tax slabs for the salaried individuals added to the Finance Bill. According to the bill, individuals earning up to Rs600,000 annually will be completely exempt from income […]
Budget 2025-26: Bilawal directs PPP lawmakers to vote in favour of Finance Bill
- 26-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in its parliamentary party meeting decided to support the budget 2025-26, ARY News reported on Thursday. The meeting of the PPP Parliamentary party was held under the chairmanship of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad. Briefing the media after the PPP Parliamentary party meeting, Shazia Marri confirmed that Bilawal Bhutto […]
Gilgit-Baltistan govt unveils Rs1.48 trillion budget
- 23-Jun-2025
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government unveiled its Rs1.486 trillion budget for the fiscal year 2025–26, ARY News reported. According to the details, the Gilgit-Baltistan budget was presented by Provincial Finance Minister Engineer Muhammad Ismail in the GB Assembly. The budget suggests the strategic direction for health and education reforms in regions, institutional development, and expansion of […]
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari backs budget 2025-26, hails tax relief for salaried class
- 23-Jun-2025
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has announced support for budget 2025-26 after redressal of their reservations on the federal budget, ARY News reported on Monday. Addressing the National Assembly house, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that the government’s policies have brought improvement to the national economy, highlighting a significant decline in inflation. He […]
AJK presents over Rs300 billion budget 2025-26
- 18-Jun-2025
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Wednesday presented its more than 300 billion Rupees budget for the next fiscal year 2025-26 with a development outlay of Rs. 49 billion. Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan presented the budget estimates for the fiscal year 2025-26 and revised estimates for the current fiscal year in the […]
Punjab Budget 2025–26: A Tax-Free Vision for People-Centric Prosperity
- 18-Jun-2025
LAHORE: The Government of Punjab has announced the most ambitious and people-focused fiscal plan in its history — the Punjab Budget 2025–26, valued at a remarkable Rs 5.335 trillion. This tax-free budget underscores the province’s steadfast commitment to public welfare, social justice, and sustainable development, under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. With […]
PPP ‘agrees’ to support budget after striking agreement with govt
- 17-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led federal government has ‘addressed’ the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s concerns over the budget 2025-26, paving the way for a finalized agreement, ARY News reported citing sources The government has agreed to restore a Rs 4.6 billion grant for universities, a key demand from PPP, the sources added. This […]
PM Shehbaz, President Zardari discuss budget 2025-26
- 17-Jun-2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad on Tuesday as they discussed the prevailing political and economic situation in the country and the budget 2025-26. According to a press statement issued here, PM Shehbaz briefed President Zardari on his recent official visit to the United Arab Emirates as […]
Balochistan unveils Rs1028bn budget for FY 2025-26
- 17-Jun-2025
QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday unveiled a Rs1,028 billion budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, with the health an education departments getting a major chunk, ARY News reported. Balochistan Finance Minister Mir Shoaib Nosherwani is presenting the budget, which according to the government, prioritises transformative development, public welfare, and tackling pressing challenges such as […]