Budget 2025-26: Friction within ruling partners necessitates last-minute tweaks

• Naveed Qamar meets Aurangzeb to push for amendments• Federal cabinet likely to approve revised Finance Bill today• Most contentious clause involves FBR’s expanded powers• Nearly half of NA panel’s suggestions incorporated• PM holds one-on-one meetings with MNAs to secure support for budget ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday voiced strong reservations over…

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Israel’s Gaza invasion – Day 640

At least 32 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces across Gaza today 32 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the besieged enclave today, , citing sources in Gaza hospitals. Four including three children killed by Israeli attack in southern Gaza Four Palestinians, including three children, have been killed in an Israeli attack on a tent…

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Revised finance bill 2025-26: No tax on salaries up to Rs600,000, new slabs introduced

Under the amended finance bill for fiscal year 2025-26, individuals earning up to Rs600,000 annually will be exempt from income tax. Those earning between Rs600,001 and Rs1.2 million annually will be required to pay 1% income tax. In the second slab, salaried individuals earning between Rs1.2 million and Rs2.2 million annually will pay a fixed…

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Kangana Ranaut named brand ambassador for World Para Athletics Championships 2025

 Bollywood star and politician Kangana Ranaut has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador for the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, scheduled to take place in New Delhi from September 27 to October 5. The Paralympic Committee of India, along with Ranaut’s official X account, announced the news, where she expressed her pride, stating, “It’s a…

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