What is IMF’s demand in relation to Budget? Clarity of vision, precise steps, clear outcomes ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has... Updated 15 Jun, 2023 09:01am
Markets Rupee claws back some ground, settles at 287.18 against US dollar Currency appreciates 0.28% in inter-bank market Updated 14 Jun, 2023 10:08pm
Print Pakistan won’t move Paris Club: MoS ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha Tuesday stated that Pakistan would neither go the... Updated 14 Jun, 2023 09:00am
Print MoS for reforms in pension bill ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that there is a need to reform the pension... Updated 13 Jun, 2023 08:48am
Opinion One burger combo, please! Finance minister Ishaq Dar has been regularly claiming two things: One, Pakistan won’t default on its external ... Updated 12 Jun, 2023 07:08am
Business & Finance Fata, Pata units: No extension in tax exemptions beyond 30th ISLAMABAD: The government will not extend tax exemptions beyond June 30, 2023, available to the industrial units of... Published 07 Jun, 2023 06:05am
Editorials ‘Plan B’! EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s repeated claim that the Ministry of Finance has a ‘Plan B’ in... Updated 06 Jun, 2023 06:01am
Print IMF procrastination: MoS Aisha says there is no ‘Plan-B’ Minister of State for Finance says agreement on 9th review was delayed because IMF is not ready to reduce external financing requirement to $3 billion Updated 02 Jun, 2023 09:04am
Editorials Checking smuggling EDITORIAL: It must be the desperate economic situation that has forced the coalition government, still struggling ... Published 07 May, 2023 03:21am
Print Multi-pronged strategy being worked out to deal with smuggling: MoS Aisha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha Wednesday said the government is working on a... Updated 04 May, 2023 09:16am
Pakistan Ishaq Dar will not attend IMF-World Bank spring meetings: report Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has reportedly pulled out of a crucial scheduled visit to the United States to attend the... Published 07 Apr, 2023 03:05pm
Print Surplus sugar stocks available, says minister ISLAMABAD: Rejecting the reports of sugar shortage in the country, Federal Minister for Commerce Naveed Qamar on... Updated 06 Apr, 2023 08:43am
Print Staff-level pact with IMF anytime soon: MoS Aisha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Aisha Ghaus Pasha has stated that almost all the prior actions of the... Updated 22 Feb, 2023 09:03am
Pakistan No official announcement on IMF programme made yet IMF funding is crucial for country facing a balance-of-payments crisis Updated 09 Feb, 2023 11:43pm
Print MoS Aisha terms ‘structural reforms’ need of the hour ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha said that structural reforms are the need of the country... Updated 20 Jan, 2023 08:46am
Print ‘Funding’ major challenge to achieve SDGs, says Aisha Pasha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has said that funding is a major challenge in ... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 09:49am
Pakistan ‘Women’s contribution can enhance country’s income by 25pc’ ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha said women’s contribution can enhance the... Published 15 Sep, 2022 06:14am
Print IPU chief urges developed states to help Pakistan ISLAMABAD: President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheo urged the international community,... Updated 14 Sep, 2022 09:57am
Business & Finance Default risk averted, but structural reforms essential for economy: Pasha Minister of state for finance says country does not sit in 'comfortable position' on external front Updated 22 Aug, 2022 08:03pm
Print Petroleum prices: Finance hints at making changes, adjustments on weekly basis ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has hinted at making changes/adjustment in petroleum prices on a weekly basis ... Updated 05 Aug, 2022 12:01pm
Business & Finance Post-budget press conference: Fiscal tightening on the cards Miftah Ismail says energy sector’s woes have deepened due to mismanagement, unbearably high transmission and distribution losses PM Shehbaz Sharif talked to the Indonesian President about palm oil IMF not happy with the government measure to increase income tax exemption for salaried class Updated 11 Jun, 2022 05:57pm
Pakistan Senate adopts two govt bills amid opposition’s protest ISLAMABAD: Amid strong protest by the opposition against the placement of the controversial National Accountability... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points