Budget Must Prioritise Public Welfare: President

Budget must prioritise public welfare: president

President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday emphasized that the federal budget should prioritize the welfare and uplift of the common man, particularly workers and low-income groups. The president expressed these views during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a statement. During the meeting, they discussed the prevailing political and economic situation in the count…

Federal budget should prioritise welfare of common man, president tells premier

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calls on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-e-Sadr on June 17, 2025. — PPP/@MediaCellPPPPresident Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that the federal budget should prioritise the welfare and uplift of the common man, particularly workers and low-income...

Budget 2025-26: Guardrails sought to stop misuse of FBR arrest powers

PM forms committee to reevaluate amendments proposed in Finance Bill; FBR chairman says redundancies will be put into place.

President, PM discuss country’s political, economic situation

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad on Tuesday. The meeting discussed the prevailing political and economic situation in the country. The Prime Minister briefed the President on his recent official visit to the United Arab Emirates and also shared key features of the federal budget. President Asif Ali Zardari emphasized that the federal budget should prioritize the welfare and up…

Empowering FBR with arrest powers is a direct violation of the constitution, business freedom and human rights: Ahmed Idrees Chohan

Hyderabad – Acting President of Hyderabad Chamber of Small Traders & Small Industry (HCSTSI), Ahmed Idrees Chohan, has strongly condemned and expressed deep concern over the inclusion of a new section 37AA in the Sales Tax Act as part of the Federal Budget 2025–26. He termed this amendment as a draconian and unconstitutional move, allowing FBR officers to arrest any businessman, industrialist, CEO, director or CFO merely on the basis of suspicio…

ICCI welcomes PM’s intervention to review FBR arrest powers: President ICCI - Global News Pakistan

Islamabad: Nasir Mansoor Qureshi, the President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has highly appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for taking timely notice of the business community’s concerns by constituting a special committee to review and tighten controls over the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) proposed powers to arrest companies’ executives. ICCI President termed the Prime Minister’s intervention as a welcome step th…