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Federal Budget 2026-27

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Federal Budget 2026-27

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September 16, 2026 at 11:50 AM8 min read3 views

The federal budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 focuses on some of Pakistan's most pressing structural challenges: broadening the tax base, continuing import tariff reforms, sustaining incentives for the information technology sector and reviving the long-dormant construction industry. The welcome thing in this budget is that it is the first budget in years to shift the country's focus from crisis...

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In what can be called a landmark victory for Pakistan, a court of arbitration in The Hague has ruled that India cannot unilaterally suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, rejecting every argument New Delhi has used to justify holding the six-decade-old water-sharing agreement “in abeyance” since April 2025. The five-member court found that the treaty “remains fully in force” and that India “must observe its obligations” under it, including those governing the design and operation of hydropower projects on rivers that flow into Pakistan. India, which is officially a member of the court, said it did not recognize the court and "categorically" rejected the verdict. Although the ruling strengthens Pakistan's position, even if it offers no obvious way to force India's hand, it has once again brought into the limelight the hydropolitics being played over the treaty.

The Hydropolitics of the Indus Waters Treaty

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