Pakistan legal updates on Qanoon Group record dated developments from official authorities and explain what the source actually establishes. Drafts, proposals, explanatory circulars and enacted instruments are identified separately so readers can verify legal status before acting.
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FBR lists Circular No. 02 of 2026-27 dated 8 September 2026 as an explanation of important Finance Act 2026 amendments made in the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001. The operative law remains the enacted provision read with its effective date.
Status: Official FBR circular listed on the FBR website
Read the verified updateSECP's page is titled as an amendment item, but the attached S.R.O. 915(I)/2026 expressly publishes proposed wording for regulation 106 of the Companies Regulations, 2024 as draft amendments for consultation.
Status: Official SECP draft consultation document
Read the verified updateFBR's current updates list Sales Tax General Order No. 22 of 2026 as an amendment to STGO 16/2026 concerning sales tax at Rs5 per unit of electricity consumed by specified iron and steel manufacturers.
Status: Official FBR update listing; underlying order should be read before application
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