Pakistan Dissatisfied with Faizabad dharna probe cabinet decides to set up special panel ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has expressed dissatisfaction over the investigation of the inquiry commission on... Published 22 May, 2024 05:54am
Markets Reconstitution of Discos’ boards: CCoSOEs approves Power Division’s proposal ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has approved the Power Division’s proposal for... Updated 21 May, 2024 10:11am
Business & Finance SOEs reforms, DMO, EAW: FD decides to hire experts ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has decided to hire a technical adviser on State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) as well as... Published 21 May, 2024 03:39am
Print IMF projects FY25 defence budget at Rs2.152trn IMF estimates allocation as 1.72 percent of Gross Domestic Product Updated 21 May, 2024 10:14am
Print PM-led economic advisory council constituted The composition of EAC includes Jahangir Khan Tareen, Saquib H Sherazi, Shahzad Saleem, Musadaq Zulqarnain, Dr Ijaz Nabi, Asif Peer, Ziad Bashir, and Selman Ahmed Updated 19 May, 2024 03:10pm
Business & Finance Mineral, mining sector: Chinese firm MCC keen to increase investment ISLAMABAD: The Chinese company Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) Tongstin has expressed deep interest in... Published 18 May, 2024 05:45am
Print Tariff rationalisation for industries: PM orders preparation of strategy ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to immediately prepare a strategy regarding tariff... Updated 18 May, 2024 03:49pm
Business & Finance Criticality of compatibility of social indicators with economic indicators highlighted ISLAMABAD: The National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Conference Economic Session on Thursday emphasised... Published 17 May, 2024 05:50am
Print Borrowings, mark-up payments: Policy rate hike pushed up FY23 cost The expenditure on mark-up payments was Rs5,696 billion in fiscal year 2022-23 against Rs3,950 billion estimated in the budget Updated 17 May, 2024 09:44am
Print Power and wheat flour: ECC approves Rs23bn TSG for AJK govt ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs23 billion technical... Updated 16 May, 2024 09:03am
Print Development budget, PSDP: PM directs setting up of Ahsan-led panel ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that a cabinet committee to be headed by the Minister for... Updated 16 May, 2024 09:02am
Pakistan Stemming smuggling, transit trade misuse: Changes in customs laws on the anvil: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Tuesday, conveyed to the Pakistan Business Council (PBC) that major... Published 15 May, 2024 05:47am
Print CPEC review meeting: Certain proportion of imports should be done thru Gwadar port: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that a certain proportion of government imports should be done... Updated 15 May, 2024 09:20am
Print ATIR rules approved: Special body formed to consult on PECA amendments ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has decided to set up a special committee for consultation on amendments in Pakistan... Updated 15 May, 2024 08:53am
Print ECC approves Rs4.86bn TSG for PAEC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs4.861 billion technical... Updated 12 May, 2024 01:30pm
Print Downside risks ‘exceptionally high’: IMF ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the risks to debt sustainability remain acute given... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:46am
Print Home-grown economic uplift: PM constitutes committee ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a six-member committee to be headed by the finance minister... Updated 11 May, 2024 09:44am
Pakistan May 9 violence: PM pays homage to martyrs and their families ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the government shares the feelings and pain of the martyred... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
Pakistan ‘May 9 was a revolt against Pakistan, its institutions’: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said May 9 was a planned move to revolt against Pakistan as well as its... Published 10 May, 2024 04:17am
Pakistan Early setup of body ordered: PM decides to reform Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, NAVTTC ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to reform the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human ... Published 09 May, 2024 03:11am