--- title: "Pakistan introduces monthly instalment plan for PTA smartphone taxes" description: "Most outlets led with the introduction of a monthly instalment plan for PTA smartphone taxes, highlighting it as a form of financial relief for consumers. Both excerpts mention the high PTA taxes, with BOL News specifying the amount as up to Rs250,000, while Hum News English included a reference to a PPP lawmaker, Kasim Gillani, though the context of his mention is not elaborated." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8413-pakistan-grants-smartphone-users-tax-relief-with-new site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan introduces monthly instalment plan for PTA smartphone taxes business · updated 14 Sep 2026, 6:40 PM PKT · 14 Sep 2026 · 5 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the introduction of a monthly instalment plan for PTA smartphone taxes, highlighting it as a form of financial relief for consumers. Both excerpts mention the high PTA taxes, with BOL News specifying the amount as up to Rs250,000, while Hum News English included a reference to a PPP lawmaker, Kasim Gillani, though the context of his mention is not elaborated. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Smartphone users get relief as PTA tax payment facility introduced](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/14-Sep-2026/smartphone-users-get-relief-as-pta-tax-payment-facility-introduced) · 14 Sep 2026, 6:40 PM PKT > ISLAMABAD – A major development has been announced for smartphone users facing difficulties due to high PTA taxes on imported smartphones, with a new facility allowing the tax to be paid in instalments. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Qasim Gilani said on social media platform X that, after two years of efforts, smartphone users had […] - **Dunya News** — [PTA tax relief announced for smartphone users](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Technology/972850-pta-tax-relief-announced-for-smartphone-users) · 14 Sep 2026, 5:00 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Smartphone users may now pay hefty PTA taxes in monthly installments, easing upfront costs, while final implementation details remain pending. - **BOL News** — [Pakistan grants smartphone users tax relief with new installment payment plan](https://www.bolnews.com/business/pakistan-grants-smartphone-users-tax-relief-with-new-installment-payment-plan) · 14 Sep 2026, 3:00 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan offers smartphone tax relief! Consumers can now pay high PTA taxes, up to Rs250,000, in monthly installments, easing financial burden. - **Hum News English** — [Smartphone users to get ‘relief’ on PTA taxes through instalment plan](https://humenglish.com/latest/smartphone-users-to-get-relief-on-pta-taxes-through-instalment-plan/) · 14 Sep 2026, 1:17 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Smartphone users facing hefty PTA taxes will now be able to pay the charges in monthly instalments instead of making a large one-time payment, offering some 'relief' to consumers. PPP lawmaker Kasim Gillani announced the development on Monday, saying the instalment option would make the tax burden more manageable for users. In a post on X, Gillani said the development followed nearly... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [FBR Announces Installment Facility for PTA Tax on Imported Phones](https://harzaviya.com/stories/8374-fbr-officially-allows-payment-of-pta-tax-on-phones) · 14 Sep 2026 · 3 outlets · 83% related - [FBR Introduces Monthly Instalment Option for Tax on Imported Mobile Phones](https://harzaviya.com/stories/16166-imported-cell-phones-fbr-allows-st-in-instalments) · 24 Oct 2026 · 5 outlets · 78% related 5 articles from 4 outlets, 14 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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