Hybrid Tax Tripled on 1 July, and the Policy Meant to Fix It Has Been Shelved
Sales tax on hybrids went from 8.5 to 25 per cent when the old policy expired. The replacement is on hold. What that means if you were buying.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
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Sales tax on hybrids went from 8.5 to 25 per cent when the old policy expired. The replacement is on hold. What that means if you were buying.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Two raids, two arrests and seized fibre equipment in Gujrat. Why unlicensed ISPs exist, and how to check whether yours is licensed.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
The steering committee approved NADRA verification for phase 2 and set a 100,000 target. The registration date is still not announced.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
OGRA raised August RLNG to $25.83 per mmBtu, a decade high. Why it happened, and how it reaches your gas and electricity bill.
Shahid Anwar · · 6 min read
Imports from the US reached $3.265bn while exports were $6.125bn. We did the subtraction, and the surplus is the number that matters.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
Journalists generated a fictitious nuclear plant in Iran and a border scene. We looked at why satellite fakes are a different kind of problem.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
RLNG generation hit an eight year low and coal took the load. We looked at how a war rewrote the power mix without any policy decision.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
A proposed time of use rate pays Rs 18 to 22 between 5pm and 10pm. We checked what it means against the Rs 11 buyback most people now get.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
We read the reporting on the LHC ruling and checked what the law now says. Trading is not an offence, and that is not the same as protected.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
Jeddah based Falcon Vision says it has earmarked up to $10 billion for Pakistan. What was actually agreed, and what the record suggests.
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
FBR collected Rs 820 billion in July against a Rs 780 billion target. What the head by head numbers show, and what Rs 15.264 trillion needs.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
PTCL has opened its Flash Fiber Azaadi offer at Rs 4,999. What is confirmed so far, and what the networks typically launch before 14 August.
Fajr Riaz · · 6 min read
Islamabad Traffic Police warned about fake e challan messages. Here are the two official portals, the tells, and what to do if you clicked.
Shahid Anwar · · 9 min read
Atlas Honda has launched the CD 70 2026 at Rs 159,900 with a new blue option. What actually changed, what did not, and the real mileage.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
Petrol is Rs 346.16 a litre and diesel Rs 372.03 from 3 September. Both rose, and it is the second increase in two days.
Ali Akhtar · · 10 min read
The PM has ordered digital tracking of fuel from refinery to pump, modelled on FBR's system, plus a restructuring of OGRA.
Shahid Anwar · · 5 min read
MG, Kia, Toyota and Haval now sell hybrid SUVs in overlapping price bands. What separates them once you look past the badge.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
Lucky Motor has launched the Sportage L Hybrid and Sorento PHEV. Booking amounts, prices and what a plug-in actually means here.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
The government has signalled a return of targeted fuel subsidy, days after another price rise. What is confirmed and what is not.
Ali Akhtar · · 4 min read
Battery imports rose 220% in a year as solar households look for storage. What is driving it and what a battery actually costs you.
Fajr Riaz · · 4 min read
Sindh has ordered a plan for three provincial data centres, a week after the federal Sky 47 opened. Duplication or sensible backup?
Fajr Riaz · · 5 min read
Audit officials say power companies overbilled 278,649 consumers by Rs 47.81 billion in a single month. How to check your own bill.
Shahid Anwar · · 4 min read
PTCL's board approved a binding offer for a majority stake in a company it has not named. What that commits it to, and what comes next.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read
PTA has told each operator to build 1,000 new 5G towers in a year and fix 4G too. What the directive changes for your signal.
Ali Akhtar · · 5 min read