Print Account of privatisation of PTCL: Etisalat: no progress on pending $800m ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Privatisation was informed that there has been no progress... Updated 19 May, 2023 09:04am
Business & Finance FY24 Budget: MoF, FBR receive inputs from FPCCI, Aptma ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Thursday, discussed budget proposals with... Published 19 May, 2023 06:17am
Print Pre-budget talks: Senate panel to meet stakeholders from next week ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee has decided to hold pre-budget meetings with all the relevant stakeholders... Updated 18 May, 2023 09:05am
Print Stalled bailout: Govt to stick it out despite IMF procrastination Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha says government has made considerable progress with respect to the IMF programme and does not want to detract Updated 18 May, 2023 10:29am
Pakistan Climate change: Pakistan seventh most vulnerable country: minister ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is the seventh most vulnerable country to climate change which poses a serious challenge to the... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
Business & Finance POL products’ prices cut on world market, exchange rate decline ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced the retail price of petroleum products on account of a decline in the... Published 17 May, 2023 06:22am
Print ECC approves Rs5.57bn TSG for urea subsidy ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a technical supplementary grant... Updated 17 May, 2023 09:08am
Print Petrol price slashed by Rs12, HSD’s by Rs30 ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Monday decided to slash the ex-depot price of high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs 30 per... Updated 16 May, 2023 09:15am
Print ECC approves Rs 4bn TSG for ASPIRE program ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has approved Rs4 billion technical supplementary grant (TSG)... Updated 14 May, 2023 10:09am
Print Federal budget on June 9: Govt will fulfil all external obligations: Dar Says there is a plan for foreign payments of $3.7 billion in May and June Updated 12 May, 2023 10:29am
Print Cabinet approves sale of old chancery building in Washington ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the sale of the old building of Pakistan Chancery located in R Street... Updated 11 May, 2023 08:47am
Print Miscreants will be brought to justice: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that those who have taken the law into their own hands will be... Updated 11 May, 2023 08:53am
Business & Finance Roosevelt Hotel-NYCG: ECC approves execution of settlement deal ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the execution of the settlement... Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am
Pakistan Country needs to prepare itself for new era of ‘knowledge economy’: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal stated on Tuesday the country... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Print Soghri exploration licence: ECC approves grant of more free area to OGDCL ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the grant of additional (free) area... Updated 10 May, 2023 09:08am
Print ECC approves Rs13.2bn TSG for PMRCL ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved a technical... Updated 09 May, 2023 09:12am
Print Govt rejects tax on firms’ reserves proposal ISLAMABAD: The government has rejected a proposal of the Reforms and Resource Mobilization Commission (RRMC) to... Updated 09 May, 2023 12:45pm
Print Peshawar terror incident: ECC approves Rs284.5m package for families of Shuhada, injured persons Financial assistance package includes Rs2 million for each Shaheed’s family and Rs0.5 million for each seriously injured person Updated 07 May, 2023 09:44am
Business & Finance Drugs/biologicals: PKR slide, rising inflation led to hike in MRPs, ECC told ISLAMABAD: An excessive depreciation of the rupee and “hyperinflation” led to an increase in the Maximum Retail... Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am
Print Fiscal deficit for Jul-Mar reaches 3.7pc of GDP ISLAMABAD: The government has closed the first nine months (July-March 2023) of the current fiscal year with the... Updated 06 May, 2023 08:55am