IMF and provincial governments Three provincial chief ministers from three competing political parties – Punjab (PML-N), Sindh (PPP) and Khyber... Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:25am
Pakistan Growing challenge of burgeoning population growth highlighted ISLAMABAD: To reduce the rapid population growth and bring it to a sustainable level, implementation of the National... Published 19 Dec, 2024 08:31am
Opinion Lack of awareness of IMF conditions Pakistan’s private sector elite in industry and the farm sectors, major non-institutional recipients of budgeted... Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:42am
Print SIFC to take up critical energy sector issues today ISLAMABAD: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) will take up critical issues in meeting scheduled to... Updated 11 Dec, 2024 03:11pm
Editorials Third-party gas sales: Tread with caution EDITORIAL: It is not quite a storm yet, but the Sindh government’s opposition to the idea of oil and gas... Updated 02 Dec, 2024 07:19am
Print No compromise on water, says Murad KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that not even a drop of the province’s water share will be given... Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:09am
Editorials Selling gas to third parties EDITORIAL: Whatever the pros and cons of the Petroleum Division’s decision to sell 35 percent of future gas... Published 24 Nov, 2024 03:08am
Print Projects ‘ineligible’ under IGCEP: PD not ready to lend a helping hand to Korean firms ISLAMABAD: The Power Division is reportedly not ready to extend any helping hand to Korean companies which have... Updated 23 Nov, 2024 05:37pm
Pakistan Sindh urges federal govt to convene CCI meeting KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has called on the federal government to convene a meeting of the... Updated 22 Nov, 2024 09:13am
Print Petroleum Div for selling 100mmcfd gas to third party ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has prepared a summary for the Executive Committee of National Economic Council... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:24am
Print Electricity arrears: KP to move CCI against deductions at source by MoF ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to take up the issue of at-source deductions of Rs 3.426... Updated 08 Sep, 2024 09:58am
Markets Petroleum industry issues: Body agrees to proceed on all major areas ISLAMABAD: The Committee, constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on petroleum industry issues, on Monday ... Published 03 Sep, 2024 06:27am
Print Sectors declared as industry: ECC seeks report on status of concessions Instructions issued during recent meeting of the ECC Updated 22 Aug, 2024 09:42am
Pakistan Ministries to provinces: Senate body recommends devolution ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Devolution, unanimously, recommended the devolution of the Federal ... Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:06am
Editorials Petroleum policy: consistency is the key EDITORIAL: The energy sector mess in Pakistan has multiple dimensions. One dynamic is falling domestic oil and gas... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 07:34am
Print Senate panel doubts govt assertion of decreased spending ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel has expressed skepticism over the federal government’s claim of cutting down its... Updated 06 Aug, 2024 08:07am
Print Petroleum policy: New PD terms could discourage $5bn potential investment ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division has prepared a framework for allocation of gas to third party proposing amendments... Updated 03 Aug, 2024 09:00am
Business & Finance IPC re-notified: Govt seeks out of the box solution to NHP issue ISLAMABAD: The federal government has re-notified the Inter-Provincial Committee (IPC) of technical and financial... Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:39am
Print NHP to figure atop CCI agenda on 22nd ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI), the high-level body to resolve inter-provincial issues, is all set... Updated 14 Jul, 2024 09:33am
Pakistan Dar chairs meeting to set CCI agenda ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Ishaq Dar, on Saturday, chaired a meeting of the... Published 07 Jul, 2024 03:08am
Opinion The education emergency Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Print Summaries: CCI questions ‘competence’ of provincial govts, ministries ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has raised questions over the competence of ministries/Divisions... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 08:58am
Opinion The irreplaceable Samdhi Dar To understand why the foreign minister replaced the finance minister at the CCI (Council of Common Interests) you... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am
Print PM reconstitutes CCI: Dar included, Aurangzeb excluded Prime minister constitutes eight Member Council of Common Interests Updated 29 Mar, 2024 02:47pm
Opinion Time to revisit the NFC Award Notwithstanding the recent IMF demand to amend the existing NFC award, there is a longstanding need to address the... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Editorials Functioning as a federation EDITORIAL: There is clearly more to the Irsa Amendment Ordinance 2024 than meets the eye. First, for some reason, ... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Opinion An ‘appropriate’ finance minister, and the need for an over-arching ‘economic minister’ As a new elected government is about to come into office, there is talk of who should be the finance minister.... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 06:58am
Editorials Timely intervention EDITORIAL: Whatever possessed the caretaker government to promulgate an ordinance seeking to “neutralise the ... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am
Print Proposed IRSA Act amendments: Ministers take opposite positions on CCI’s role ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Minister for Water Resources and Planning has reportedly taken opposite positions on the... Updated 13 Feb, 2024 09:28am
Pakistan PD clarifies ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division clarifies that the news published in Business Recorder that the CCI approves 25 ... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Afghan Taliban target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes: Afghan defence ministry
Afghan Taliban target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes: Afghan defence ministry