Property News

Pakistan's property tax machinery runs on one number: the government-notified value of your plot. When the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) raises that number, every percentage-based levy on the transaction…

The clock is loud right now. With roughly four weeks left to the September 30, 2026 income-tax return deadline, every serious property investor in Rawalpindi and Islamabad has one job…

For years, the biggest complaint against documented property buying in Pakistan was simple: the tax bill was brutal. Two policy moves in 2026 have quietly changed that maths — and…

With Rawalpindi Ring Road (RRR) Phase 1 now roughly 90% complete and opening to traffic, attention has shifted to Phase 2 — the segment that is meant to "close the…

For years, the phrase "non-filer" in Pakistani property meant one thing: you paid a higher rate of advance tax and moved on with the deal. Budget 2026-27 signals a harder…

For decades, buying a plot in and around Rawalpindi meant trusting a chain of intermediaries — the property dealer, the "file mover," and sometimes the patwari — with little way…

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has cleared 37 commercial and residential projects in Islamabad, adding roughly 6.69 million square feet of new covered area to the federal capital's pipeline. For…

On 13 August 2026, Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb sat down with Pakistan Digital Authority Chairperson Dr Sohail Munir to discuss something that could reshape how…

For decades, an overseas Pakistani who wanted to sell or transfer a plot back home faced the same painful choice: fly back for weeks, or sign a Power of Attorney…