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Govt raises Rs140bn through PIBs auction

KARACHI: The federal government on Wednesday raised some Rs 140 billion through the sale of long-term investment...

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 08:03am

Pakistan

Senate body concerned over neglect of human resources sectors

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development held a meeting on...

Published 31 Jul, 2024 06:40am

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FY24 ends with a budget deficit of 6.8pc of GDP

ISLAMABAD: The government has closed fiscal year 2023-24 with budget deficit of 6.8 percent of the gross domestic...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 10:17am

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Govt set to reduce prices of petroleum products

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is set to reduce the prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) by a substantial...

Updated 31 Jul, 2024 09:58am

Markets

Call for equitable distribution of resources among provinces

PESHAWAR: Speakers at a seminar on Net Hydel Profit (NHP) underscored the constitutional obligations surrounding NHP...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 06:37am

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Power export to China: feasibility study on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to conduct a feasibility study of transmission lines for exporting...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 01:16pm

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Miftah says will move court against KE

KARACHI: Awaam Pakistan Party leader Miftah Ismail announced his intention to file a petition against K-Electric,...

Updated 29 Jul, 2024 09:07am

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Pak PWD dissolution: Govt decides to hand over ongoing projects to provinces

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to hand over ongoing projects of provincial nature to concerned...

Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:39am

Pakistan

Govt ready to hold talks with JI: Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting, Culture, and National Heritage Attaullah Tarar, on Friday,...

Published 27 Jul, 2024 06:16am

Business & Finance

Political turmoil, tax-laden budget: Businesses say Shehbaz govt ‘worse manager’ of economy: Gallup

KARACHI: Calling the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as ‘worse manager’ of the economy, the country’s...

Updated 26 Jul, 2024 09:21am

Pakistan

Bahawalpur Medical College recognition withdrawn

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has withdrawn recognition of Bahawalpur Medical College and referred its case to...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am

Pakistan

JI chief briefs lawyers about planned sit-in

KARACHI: Central Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman on Wednesday warned the federal government of a...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:24am

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Despite Rs2.5tr expected surplus profit from SBP: ‘Fiscal space’ continues to elude Pakistan

KARACHI: Despite the government estimating a surplus profit from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) at a record Rs2.5...

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 11:38pm

Pakistan

Cabinet meeting: PM Shehbaz slams PTI, but no ban so far

Premier says the govt will not tolerate any propaganda campaign against the army chief at any cost

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 10:51pm

Pakistan

Transfer of PSDP projects to provinces discussed

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives discussed the transfer of Public Sector...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:38am

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Strategic reforms roadmap: 11 ministries to liaise with consultants

Ministries include power, finance, petroleum, commerce, info and telecom, industries and production, planning, development and special initiatives, privatisation, food, BoI, and overseas Pakistanis

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 12:27pm

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Public sector power projects: Govt intends to reduce RoE

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly made its mind to reduce the Return on Equity (RoE) of public sector...

Updated 24 Jul, 2024 09:36am

Opinion

Export ambitions vs economic realities

While the Government is seeking a 100% increase in exports over the next three years, maintaining even the current...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 07:05am

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NICL, SLICL, PRCL no longer strategic SOEs?

Cabinet Committee decides companies did not meet criteria of strategic or essential SOEs

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 12:30pm

Pakistan

No passport for asylum seekers: Govt reverses its policy decision

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday reversed its earlier policy decision with immediate effect in which it was decided not...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 08:44am

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

Business & Finance

Pakistan not yet on agenda of IMF meetings

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has not yet included Pakistan on the agenda of its executive board...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:29am

Pakistan

TLP ends Faizabad sit-in after reaching agreement with govt

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on Friday ended its days-long sit-in in the Faizabad area of Islamabad after...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 10:38pm

Pakistan

Interior ministry launches National Drugs Survey

ISLAMABAD: Two years after its launch, the federal government, yet again, has launched the National Drugs Survey,...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 06:58am

Opinion

Old wine in new bottles

The incumbent government, as all earlier ones, is jubilant over securing a staff-level agreement with International...

Updated 19 Jul, 2024 07:04am

Pakistan

PM Shehbaz directs FBR to accelerate digitisation work

Premier says reforms in FBR can increase revenue

Updated 18 Jul, 2024 10:15pm

Pakistan

Govt decides to ban PTI, file treason case

ISLAMABAD: In its latest attempt to suppress the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the federal government decided to...

Published 16 Jul, 2024 05:55am

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5G spectrum auction: 11 entities submit EOIs for consultancy

ISLAMABAD: As many as eleven international consultants/ JVs/ firms have submitted expressions of interest (EOIs) for...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 04:00pm

Pakistan

Govt has no mandate to impose ban on PTI: Khaqan

ISLAMABAD: Awaam Pakistan Party senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday opposed the government’s decision to...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 09:03am

Pakistan

PTI reacts strongly to govt’s move

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has lambasted the federal government for planning to have the political...

Updated 16 Jul, 2024 09:29am