Published on, Sept. 25 -- September 25, 2025 12:45 AM

In a significant move aimed at economic relief for Gilgit-Baltistan, Federal Minister for Power Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari on Wednesday announced various tax exemptions on goods imported for local consumption, including relief from federal levies such as sales tax, income tax, and excise duty.

Speaking to the media, flanked by Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, Haji Gulbar Khan and representatives of Gilgit-Baltistan's traders' bodies, the minister expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif for entrusting him with the chairmanship of the committee formed on August 17, 2025, to review GB's trade and community concerns. He said the committee, in just one and half mont...