Pakistan, April 22 -- The Punjab Assembly witnessed a swift reversal on the issue of agricultural income tax, as Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan reinstated tax notifications just a day after declaring them unconstitutional.

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The session, which began with a delay of two hours, saw the House unanimously approve a motion presented by Law Minister Rana Iqbal to condone the delay in presenting the notifications. This move effectively restored the revised agricultural income tax rates that had been suspended a day earlier.

Explaining the shift, the speaker said the initial ruling was based on procedural concerns, as the notifications had not been formally presented before th...