KE asks govt to release Rs3.4bn under PM’s relief package ISLAMABAD: The K-Electric (KE) has sought Rs 3.4 billion from the federal government as the first installment from... Updated 03 Apr, 2022 08:37am
Print Wheat imports: Tarin asks ministry to come up with ‘accurate need’ ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to come up... Updated 29 Mar, 2022 10:06am
Print Objections of Sindh rejected: ECNEC approves phase-II of Greater Thal Canal ISLAMABAD: While brushing aside apprehensions of Sindh, Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has... Updated 28 Mar, 2022 04:09pm
Business & Finance Malfunctioning of new NSTR portal: Integrated retailers unable to file correct tax returns LAHORE: Retailers already connected to FBR-POS Integration system are unable to file correct tax returns for past ... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Print IMF asks govt how it will fund subsidy package ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Sunday the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sought more... Updated 21 Mar, 2022 05:00pm
Print Wheat support price raised, fertilizer subsidy approved ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the proposal to increase minimum... Updated 18 Mar, 2022 09:48am
Print ECC to meet today to take up 7 key proposals ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has convened a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the... Updated 15 Mar, 2022 10:12am
Print Wheat flour: Balochistan govt asked to ensure price stability ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has directed the Balochistan authorities to ensure stability in the prices... Updated 10 Mar, 2022 09:36am
Business & Finance 17pc GST on imports, supplies: Hospitals run by NPOs give presentation to Tarin ISLAMABAD: The imposition of 17 percent sales tax on imports and local supplies of Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs),... Published 10 Mar, 2022 06:30am
Print SSGCL: PSM sell-off process hits a snag ISLAMABAD: Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) has not yet issued requisite No Objection Certificate (NOC) to... Updated 09 Mar, 2022 10:14am
Print Low-cost housing: Steps afoot to simplify loan processing procedures: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Monday that steps are being taken for easing out the loan... Updated 08 Mar, 2022 10:08am
Print Uplift schemes in Sindh: ECC approves Rs20m TSG ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs20 million for the... Updated 27 Feb, 2022 09:10am
Print 5 essential items: continuation of subsidy allowed ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed the continuation of... Updated 25 Feb, 2022 10:40am
Print Rapid industrialization objective: Tarin says govt undertaking wholesale planning ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has blamed previous governments in the last 45 years for... Updated 25 Feb, 2022 09:51am
Print Provinces to be asked to share subsidy burden Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin chairs meeting of Economic Coordination Committee Updated 23 Feb, 2022 09:59am
Pakistan K-IV phase-I tendering process: TI-P cries foul ISLAMABAD: Transparency International - Pakistan (TI-P) has raised questions on the tendering process of... Published 21 Feb, 2022 07:25am
Print IMF ‘wishlist’ cannot be implemented in totality: Shaukat Tarin We negotiated hard with the IMF in the past and it would be done again, says finance minister Updated 16 Feb, 2022 12:37pm
Print KE proposes amendments in draft AA ISLAMABAD: Karachi Electric (KE) has proposed amendments in the draft Arbitration Agreement (AA), prepared for... Updated 16 Feb, 2022 09:50am
Business & Finance Essential kitchen items: Officials asked to keep an eye on prices ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has been informed that there was a healthy... Published 15 Feb, 2022 06:45am
Editorials Federal, provincial fiscal operations EDITORIAL: The release of the federal and provincial fiscal operations show that the economy July-December is on... Published 14 Feb, 2022 06:47am
Print Delegation of KE meets Tarin ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation of Karachi Electric (KE) on Monday called on Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and... Updated 08 Feb, 2022 09:30am
Editorials The state of the economy EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s economy, as per the Monthly Economic Update and Outlook January 2022 by the Economic... Published 31 Jan, 2022 05:30am
Print Bill backed by IMF sails thru Senate as well ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani came under fire from opposition on Friday for siding with the government... Updated 29 Jan, 2022 09:44am
Print Country has entered ‘decade of sustained growth’: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Saturday said Pakistan has entered a decade of sustained growth. Taking to... Updated 23 Jan, 2022 10:14am
Print $11.6m compensation for Dasu project victims approved: ECC allows export of 14 items to Afghanistan against PKR ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved payment of $11.6 million... Updated 22 Jan, 2022 09:51am
Editorials Passage of bills: country in IMF’s good books? EDITORIAL: The Finance Supplementary Bill 2021 and the State Bank of Pakistan (amendment) bill 2021 were passed ... Published 17 Jan, 2022 07:06am
Business & Finance FBR has not yet received tax profiles from NADRA ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is waiting for tax profiling of millions of citizens being done by the... Updated 13 Jan, 2022 06:20pm
Print Rising rates of pulses perturb Tarin: ‘Keep your finger on the pulse’ Finance minister directs the Ministry of National Food Security and Research to build strategic reserves of pulses Updated 13 Jan, 2022 12:03pm
Print REAP raises objections, terms Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 'devastating step' LAHORE: Terming the Finance (Supplementary) Bill 2021 as a “devastating step” that envisages withdrawal of... Updated 10 Jan, 2022 09:57am
Print ECC seeks analysis for shifting towards ARR from LIBOR ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Economic Affairs Division (EAD) to... Updated 07 Jan, 2022 09:47am