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The Tax Policy Unit of Ministry of Finance is expected to continue with the policy of expanding the list of items of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, on which tax will be charged on the basis of printed retail price, in coming budget to increase sales tax collection in 2026-27.Official sources told Business Recorder that […]

Washington, DC Syed Kashf Ahmed, a civic-tech practitioner and Founder of Digital Development Lab, engaged with members of the United States Congress at the U.S. Capitol during the U.S.–Pakistan Symposium. During the interaction, he presented a Basant invitation from Lahore to Congressmen Tom Suozzi and Jack Bergman, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus, positioning Pakistan’s

Nestlé Pakistan strengthened its collaboration with Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) Islamabad with the inauguration of a Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) room at the Islamabad Model College for Boys, Chak Shahzad. This is the 20th N4HK room across Pakistan, to foster and promote nutrition awareness. Under the partnership, Nestlé Pakistan plans to establish three

Dr. Musadik Malik, Federal Minister for Climate Change calls on private sector for greater role; lauds Nestlé Pakistan and other winners Nestlé Pakistan’s efforts towards creating shared value for people, planet and business were recognized at the 4th Pakistan Climate Conference for its initiatives on Climate & Net Zero, regenerative agriculture and circularity, with the

Some cities explain themselves quickly. Lahore does not. It unfolds through conversation. Walk through the city and you sense it almost immediately. Ideas circulate here in public. They move through bookshops and newspaper columns, poetry recitals and classrooms, panel discussions and late-night debates that spill into cafés and courtyards. Lahore is a city where arguments

In Pakistan, the shocks of the 21st century are often felt long before the rules that govern them are written. Floods erase years of development in a single season. Heatwaves test the limits of cities. Health emergencies reveal how quickly borders lose meaning. At the same time, quieter decisions made elsewhere, on technical standards, digital systems,

Stakeholders call for unified national Extended Producer Responsibility framework as Pakistan advances toward circularity at the CoRe’s fourth Annual Convening, “Turning the Tide: Extended Producer Responsibility and Plastics Circularity,” held on 26–27 November 2025 in Nathia Gali. Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Senator Dr. Musadik Malik, emphasized the urgent need for harmonized

Calls for national-level alignment on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) gained momentum as policy makers, industry leaders, finance experts, development partners and academics convened to chart Pakistan’s next steps in plastics circularity. While some territories have made steady progress on developing EPR frameworks, participants stressed that a unified national system is essential to ensure scale, efficiency

The embassies of France and Germany in Pakistan jointly commemorated “German-French Reconciliation and European Unification: 80 Years of a Continuing Success Story” at the Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, on Tuesday. The high-level event was attended by senior diplomats, academics, policy experts, and a large number of students. The event was executed by the Afkar-e-Taza ThinkFest. Speaking