2022 – The Law Today Pakistan

Councilors Move PHC Over Discrimination in Fund Allocation

Estimated read time 4 min read
December 13, 2024

Advocate Babar Khan Yousafzi filed the petition making provincial government through its chief secretary and local government and finance secretaries as respondents

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Govt to Appeal SC to Lift IHC Stay on 15% Additional Income Tax from Bank

Estimated read time 5 min read
November 20, 2024

A week ago the IHC barred FBR from taking any coercive action against the commercial bank based on calculations made under Rule 6C (6A) of the seventh schedule of the ITO