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ISLAMABAD —Pakistan’s economy is expected to grow by only 1.8 percent in the current fiscal year ending June 2024. According to World Bank’s latest Pakistan Development Update: Fiscal Impact of Federal State-Owned Enterprises released today, this sub

Discretionary spending has disproportionately declined due to uncertainty and a collective sense of depression

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) latest Yearbook (2022-23) data confirmed that share of cigarettes...

Pakistan’s water crisis relates to equity, access, and intersectoral distribution–not a Malthusian notion of water scarcity.

Tobacco-borne diseases claim 337,000 lives in Pakistan each year

(CTN News) - The implementation of higher taxation and punitive Smoking measures was strongly recommended by the experts during............

Islamabad: Health Advocates have called for immediate implementation of the recent recommendation by the World Bank for an increase in the federal excise duty on cigarettes. In a press release...

Cigarettes in Pakistan are currently taxed through a dual rate system, says Sparc programme manager.

In its Pakistan Development Update report, the World Bank has observed that poverty in Pakistan has increased during 2022-23, primarily due to record-high food and energy prices, along with other...

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