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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invites US-based Pakistani business leaders to invest in Pakistan

Prime Minister Invites US-Based Pakistanis to Invest in Pakistan

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has invited Pakistani business leaders and professionals based in the United States to invest in Pakistan, highlighting government measures aimed at improving the business environment…

Zara Fatima September 25, 2026

FBR introduces tax framework for social media earnings and digital content creators in Pakistan

FinTech & TradFi

FBR Brings Social Media Earnings Into Pakistan’s Tax Framework

Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has introduced a formal mechanism for taxing income earned from social media platforms, bringing monetised digital content into a defined tax and reporting framework.…

Zara Fatima September 23, 2026

SBP to establish centralized banking data repository under Section 165AB

FinTech & TradFi

SBP to Get Centralized Access to Bank Data Under New Tax Rules

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been empowered to establish and operate a secure centralized virtual repository of banking data, bringing together prescribed information on financial transactions maintained by…

Zara Fatima September 10, 2026

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb outlines AI-driven reforms to modernize Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue

FinTech & TradFi

Pakistan to Use AI to Modernize FBR and Boost Cashless Economy

Pakistan's tax authority is trying something it has rarely managed before: proving its reforms work with actual numbers, not just promises. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb says the government is accelerating…

Zara Fatima July 26, 2026