Pakistan, June 3 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has called on the government to abolish income tax on monthly salaries up to Rs125,000 and provide substantial relief to the country's salaried middle class in the upcoming federal budget.

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In a statement shared on social media, Hafiz Naeem said salaried individuals have been carrying an increasingly heavy tax burden amid rising living costs and economic challenges. He argued that the middle class is facing mounting pressure from inflation, utility bills and taxation.

According to the JI chief, the government collected approximately Rs605 billion in income tax from salaried employees, placing a significant burden on househo...