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Business Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses inaugural session of Pakistan Governance Forum 2026 in Islamabad on February 25, 2026. Screengrab via Geo NewsPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the need to reduce direct taxes in the forthcoming federal budget, acknowledging that sustainable economic growth cannot be achieved by increasing the tax burden. "How long can we keep stretching this?" the prime minister said. " Unless there is growth and unless production and exports increase, and unless you invest and attract foreign direct investment, how much more tax can you continue to impose?" The premier stated this while addressing the inaugural session of the Pakistan Governance Forum...