Property News

This week the twin cities took another beating. More than 150mm of rain — the heaviest single spell of this monsoon, with WASA recording over 140mm in hours — sent…

If you have been holding off on a property deal in Rawalpindi because someone told you a Green Property Certificate (GPC) is now compulsory, here is the short version: it…

Between 12 and 15 August 2026, torrential monsoon rain pushed Nullah Leh back into the headlines. WASA sounded the flood sirens at Gawalmandi Bridge, declared a rain emergency, and a…

For two years, "on the Ring Road" and "walking distance to the service area" have been the loudest sales lines in Rawalpindi's property market. In July 2026 those lines got…

For years, Rawalpindi plot buyers played the same game: register the deal at the deputy commissioner (DC) rate or the FBR notified value, pocket the difference between that "paper price"…

For decades, overseas Pakistanis faced the same headache when buying or selling property back home: a power of attorney, a trusted relative, a lawyer, and often an expensive flight to…

Why a Wire Transfer Is No Longer "Just a Payment" For years, overseas Pakistanis treated a foreign remittance as the safest possible way to fund a property purchase back home.…

Pakistan's IMF programme has quietly changed the risk calculus for property buyers. After missing tax collection goals for two consecutive years, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has had its…

The Paradox: Higher Rates, Lower Revenue For three years, the conventional wisdom in Pakistan's tax policy was simple — raise withholding tax (WHT) on property, and the treasury collects more.…