Islamabad residents to stage protests, approach court against spike in property tax

Islamabad residents, including the traders community, have threatened to stage a protest and contest the decision in court after the local administration made an exorbitant increase in property taxes.

Pakistan: Jumbo cabinet costs taxpayers dearly

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s recent decision of stuffing as many special assistants as he can into an already big fat federal cabinet has not only drawn widespread condemnation but also led experts to say that it is an “insensitive” move which has cost the taxpayers large sums of money at a time when the country is combating financial crisis.