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Under SRO 1166(I)/2026 small retailers can pay 1 percent of turnover with a minimum of Rs25,000, file a one-page return, and be exempted from routine audit, POS integration and digital invoicing.
A worker discharges sugar bags from a supply truck in the main wholesale market in Karachi. – Reuters/ file The maximum price in karachi reaches Rs175/kg. Sargodha, Quetta Record prices in Rs164/kg. The average national price was Rs168.12/kg. Karachi: Market data show that despite the government it has covered the retail price of sugar in RS164 per kilogram, shopkeepers in various parts of the country are still selling the product far beyond the official price, ignoring government orders. In some areas, sugar was sold for up to RS180 one kilogram during the week ending April 24, 2025, according to the
KARACHI: Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) President Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh said that under the Tajir Dost scheme, small traders and shopkeepers are served notices to submit a hefty tax of Rs 60,000 every month, which is far from affordable for anyone . shopkeeper. In a statement on Saturday, Sheikh stressed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) should be directed to withdraw all notifications immediately, while the implementation of the Tajir Dost Scheme should be postponed for at least three months. He appealed to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to realize the difficulties faced
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