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Islamabad (Web Desk) —  The government has introduced major tax changes in the 2025-26 federal budget. Low-income salaried people will get tax cuts up to 80%, while tax relief for higher earners will be limited to just 3%. A new 5% tax will be applied on pensions over Rs10 million…

LAHORE (Web Desk) — The government has announced tax relief measures for the real estate sector by lowering some taxes on property purchases. In his budget speech on Tuesday, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the withholding tax rates for property buyers have been reduced. The rates now range from 1.5%…

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) — The government has increased the salaries of all federal employees (from Grade 1 to Grade 22) by 10%. Retired government workers will also get a 7% increase in their pensions. These changes were announced in the budget for the financial year 2025-26, which was presented on…

WASHINGTON (Web Desk) — The US Department of State on Wednesday repeated that President Donald Trump is committed to working on the Kashmir conflict. They said every step he takes aims to solve long-standing issues between countries. Trump had offered to help with the Kashmir problem after he helped stop…

ISLAMABAD (RNN TV) — First Lady and Member of the National Assembly, Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, has strongly condemned the brutal killing of teenage social media influencer Sana Yousaf in Islamabad, describing the incident as a tragic reminder of the violence women and girls continue to face for asserting their autonomy. Sana Yousaf,…

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is set to present the federal budget for the fiscal year 2025–26 in the National Assembly today (Tuesday), with the total outlay estimated at approximately Rs17.6 trillion — slightly below last year’s Rs18.78 trillion. The budget session, scheduled to begin at 5 PM, will…

The Directorate General of Immigration has informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that former federal minister Fawad Chaudhry’s name has been officially removed from the Passport Control List (PCL), effectively lifting the travel ban imposed on him. According to a report submitted to the court, the removal was carried out…

PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD (RNN TV) — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday directed authorities to expedite the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project, warning that India’s move to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty poses a serious threat to Pakistan’s water security. Speaking at a jirga in Peshawar’s Corps Headquarters, the PM called for inter-provincial…

ISLAMABAD (RNN TV) — A recently enacted law banning marriages under the age of 18 has been challenged in the Federal Shariat Court (FSC), with the petitioner arguing that it contradicts both the Constitution and Islamic teachings. The Islamabad Capital Territory Child Marriage Restraint Act 2025, which criminalizes child marriage and…

ISLAMABAD (RNN TV) — Fourteen militants affiliated with the banned group Fitna-al-Khawarij were killed during a security operation conducted in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the military’s media wing said on Wednesday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the intelligence-based operation was launched on June…