Iftikhar A. Khan

Islamabad

Journalist at Dawn

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BUDGET 2025-26: FBR under fire over smuggling, graft allegations

2 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• NA set to pass federal budget today with amendments• Omar Ayub labels budget ‘dead on arrival’, slams inflation claims• Rs4.8tr in grants approved for four ministries• Finance minister claims macroeconomic stability restoredISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) came under fire in the National Assembly on Wednesday over allegations of collusion with smugglers and tax evaders, as the House paved the way for the federal budget’s passage today (Thursday).
Opposition slams Trump’s nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

3 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

PTI’s Ali Muhammad Khan. • PTI’s Ali Muhammad Khan asks whether decision had cabinet nod • Demands parliament be briefed on Trump-COAS meeting• Sibghatullah criticises Trump’s role in Israel’s war on Palestine • NA approves demands for grants of Rs51.6tr for various ministriesISLAMABAD: Opposition lawmakers on Tuesday strongly condemned the government’s decision to nominate US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, demanding an explanation for the controversial move.
Brawl mars National Assembly budget debate

4 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• Pandemonium after scuffle between opposition, govt members• Speaker briefly suspends proceedings; reconciliation on both sides saves members from punitive action• FBR arrest powers restricted to tax frauds of over Rs50m • Non-filers allowed to buy homes worth Rs50m, cars worth Rs7m ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly session on Monday broke into a disarray as government and opposition members hurled abuses at each other, with some getting into physical brawls.
Bilawal slams US, Israeli strikes on Iran’s N-sites

4 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• Calls attack a violation of international law and a dangerous provocation• Accuses Israel of repeating false claims about Iran’s nuclear weapons to manipulate American policy ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday vociferously condemned the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, noting that the Israeli government was forcing the American public into a war that the people do not support.
Budget 2025-26: Curbs placed on FBR’s arrest powers, assures Aurangzeb

6 days ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

• Income tax for Rs50,000-Rs100,000 monthly salaries cut to 1pc• Solar panel import tax slashed from 18pc to 10pc• Opposition criticises lack of transparency on Senate finance committee report• Shibli Faraz says economy running unsustainably on loansSpeaking during the Senate debate on the Finance Bill 2025, Mr Aurangzeb said that detailed consultations were held with Senators Saleem Mandviwalla and Farooq H.
Opposition walks out twice against ministers’ absence

1 week ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Opposition in the Senate on Friday staged two back-to-back walkouts from the Senate to mark protest against absence of ministers during the budget session. The absence of ministers was first pointed out by PPP Senator Shahadat Awan and, while he was on his legs, the opposition leader also rose to regret the lack of importance being given to the House by ministers.
Law asking officers to give asset details gets Senate nod

1 week ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: As the Senate took up legislative business during budget session in an unusual move, a bill binding government servants from BPS-17 to BPS-22, to disclose domestic and foreign assets held by them as well as their family members, sailed through the House.
Sherry raises alarm over cut in climate ministry’s budget

1 week ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pointing out that Pakistan was now the most vulnerable country to climate change impacts, PPP parliamentary leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman on Wednesday raised alarm over the cut in the budget of the climate change ministry.
BUDGET 2025-26: Friends, foes join hands to disapprove ‘budget for elite’

1 week ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: Friends and foes in the Senate on Tuesday joined forces to disapprove what they called “budget for the elite”, with a PML-N senator seeking review of proposed measures and a PPP lawmaker warning it would be difficult to get the budget passed if promises made to the party were not fulfilled. Saadia Abbasi of the PML-N called the budget a non-starter for being anti-poor and anti-business.
Opposition accuses govt of painting ‘rosy picture’ of economy

1 week ago | dawn.com | Iftikhar A. Khan

ISLAMABAD: The PML-N led federal government was trying to paint a rosy picture of the economy in the finance bill, but in reality, the country was trapped under the burden of inflation, heavy taxation, unemployment and frustration, PTI parliamentary leader Barrister Syed Ali Zafar told the Senate on Monday.