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Is BISP Politically Motivated? A contested question, with the arguments on both sides By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, neutral guide to a contested question. It sets out the arguments on each side without endorsing one. For one citizen's opinion that BISP is p...
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How Much Interest Does Pakistan Pay in 2026-27? The Rs 8,054 billion debt-servicing bill, and what it means for the budget By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, factual answer about Pakistan's debt-servicing bill in the 2026-27 budget. The figures are Budget Estima...
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Direct vs Indirect Taxes in Pakistan: Who Really Pays? Why the way Pakistan raises tax falls more heavily on consumption than on income By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, factual answer about how Pakistan's tax system divides between direct and indirect taxes, a...
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Defence vs Development in Pakistan's Budget 2026-27 The army budget is three times what the federal government invests in building the country By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual comparison of defence and development spending in Pakistan's 2026-27 budget....
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How Much Does It Cost to Run Pakistan's Federal Government? Rs 1,071 billion to operate the state, more than it spends on building the country By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual answer about the cost of running Pakistan's federal government in the 2026-2...
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Why Does Pakistan Spend More on Cash Support Than on Education? The seven-to-one comparison, with the qualifications that complicate it By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, neutral answer about a comparison often made in Pakistan's budget debate. The figures are B...
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What Is the New Carbon Levy in Pakistan? A first-time charge in the 2026-27 budget, expected to raise about Rs 50 billion By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual answer about the carbon levy introduced in Pakistan's 2026-27 budget. The figures are Budget Esti...
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What Are the Biggest Subsidies in Pakistan's 2026-27 Budget? Where the Rs 1,091 billion subsidy bill goes, led by the power sector By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short, factual answer about Pakistan's largest subsidies in the 2026-27 budget. The figures are Budget...
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What Did Asad Baig Say About the 2026-27 Budget? A summary of the writer's opinion on Pakistan's federal budget By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 4-min read This is a short summary of the writer Asad Baig's opinion on Pakistan's 2026-27 budget. It reports his arguments; the full opinion p...
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What Is the 18th Amendment and How Does It Affect the Budget? The constitutional change that moved schools and hospitals to the provinces By the ISN Media desk • June 2026 • Approx. 5-min read This is a short, factual answer about the eighteenth amendment and its effect on Pakistan's budget. The fi...
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We Educate Our People, Then We Export Them A budget that will not teach its children, and cannot keep the few it does By Asad Baig • Written from outside Pakistan • June 2026 • Approx. 9-min read I know that most of the operating cost of education sits in the provincial budgets. I will say that at...
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The Riba Factory: Pakistan's Economy at War With Allah and His Rasool Why I believe a budget that pays 43 percent in interest is a machine for sood By Asad Baig • Written from outside Pakistan • June 2026 • Approx. 9-min read I want to write about the thing that pains me most in this whole budget....
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