Investment

Most Rawalpindi buyers know there are two withholding taxes on a property deal: 236K on the purchaser and 236C on the seller. What far fewer understand in 2026 is that…

The Decision That Changed the Timeline On 27 July 2026, the State Bank of Pakistan's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) — meeting for the first time in fiscal year 2026-27 —…

For four tax years, one of the biggest silent drags on Pakistani property investment was a tax on money you never actually made. Section 7E of the Income Tax Ordinance,…

Pakistan's inflation story took a decisive turn in July 2026. The national Consumer Price Index (CPI) eased to 9.2% year-on-year, back into single digits and down sharply from 11.1% in…

Gold Just Printed a Fresh Record — and It Should Make You Think On the latest trading day, the All Pakistan Gems and Jewellers Sarafa Association reported gold at Rs437,936…

For two decades the Pakistani property playbook was simple: buy a plot, sit on the file, and wait for the map to fill in. That worked when raw land doubled…

In the first half of 2026 something familiar happened in Rawalpindi's plot files: prices moved 10–15% in a matter of weeks, and the standby money that had been parked in…

The headline looks like relief. The math says otherwise. On 1 August 2026, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reported that national CPI inflation cooled to 9.2% year-on-year in July 2026,…

Every Pakistani investor eyeing the twin-city market eventually lands on the same question: do you pay a premium for a blue-chip address in DHA Islamabad or Bahria Town Rawalpindi, or…