NPMC reviews price stabilisation strategies ISLAMABAD: In the month of October 2024, non-perishable food items experienced a controlled rise of 1.01 per cent as... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 09:07am
Business & Finance NPMC notes significant decline in inflation ISLAMABAD: National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting revealed significant declining trend in inflation over... Updated 09 Oct, 2024 09:33am
Markets Prices: provinces, ICT asked to curtail wholesale-retail gap ISLAMABAD: The Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Muhammad Sami Saeed has ... Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am
Editorials One big reason for food inflation EDITORIAL: The National Price Monitoring Committee’s (NPMC’s) revelation of a 40 percent differential in... Published 09 Nov, 2023 05:38am
Print Essential commodities: NPMC satisfied with current price trend ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the prices of essential commodities and expressed... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 08:59am
Print Wholesale, retail prices of essential commodities: NPMC underscores need for reducing gap ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) reviewed the prices of essential commodities on Monday and... Updated 26 Sep, 2023 08:47am
Print ECC struggles to lower prices of essentials Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) suggests measures required to be taken to lower inflation in the country Updated 15 May, 2023 09:05am
Business & Finance Inter-provincial coordination needed to avoid commodities’ scarcity: NPMC ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Thursday reviewed the prices of essential commodities... Published 27 Jan, 2023 07:30am
Pakistan 10 essential food commodities: CCP completes draft study aimed at addressing market distortions ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has completed a draft study aimed at addressing market... Published 30 Oct, 2022 03:57am
Print Essential commodities: Stakeholders told to avoid speculative trading ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Thursday directed the... Updated 16 Sep, 2022 09:49am
Editorials Reviving NPMC EDITORIAL: It took the government four months of runaway inflation to realise that disbanding the National Price... Published 04 Sep, 2022 05:44am
Print Private sector allowed to import wheat Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet allows private sector to import 0.8 Million Metric Tons (MMTs) of wheat without subsidy Updated 02 Sep, 2022 10:00am
Markets Essential commodities: NPMC takes stock of prices ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Tuesday reviewed the prices of essential commodities ... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
Business & Finance Tarin urges govt to hold National Price Monitoring Committee meeting Former finance minister says not a single meeting has been held by the current coalition government Updated 16 May, 2022 06:46pm
Markets Import of wheat: ECC directs MNFS&R, MoC, TCP to work out modalities ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security and... Published 13 May, 2022 05:59am
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 Ministry proposes 3MMT of wheat import ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Food Security & Research (MoNFS&R) has proposed import of three million... Updated 19 Mar, 2022 10:27am
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
Print Low diesel stocks cause concerns ISLAMABAD: Expres-sing concern over low stocks of high speed diesel (HSD), a meeting of the National Price ... Updated 24 Feb, 2022 09:50am
Print Stability in wheat prices: Balochistan asked to take required steps ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has been informed that wheat flour prices in... Updated 09 Feb, 2022 09:44am
Business & Finance NPMC informed: Sugar prices in Rawalpindi, Lahore and Quetta on the higher side ISLAMABAD: The National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) has been informed that sugar prices in Rawalpindi, Lahore,... Published 05 Feb, 2022 05:46am
Print Tarin asks ministry to firm up wheat supply strategy ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin Wednesday directed the Ministry of National Food Security... Published 03 Feb, 2022 04:02am
Pakistan Strategic reserves of wheat: Ministry directed to formulate strategy ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFS&R)... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
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 Govt to import pulses to bridge supply-demand gap ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee was informed that the government would be importing... Updated 02 Jan, 2022 09:51am
Print New sugar arrivals likely to drag down prices ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has expressed concerns on the rise of sugar prices... Updated 30 Dec, 2021 09:57am
Print Edibles: FBR asked to keep tabs on movement Chairing weekly meeting of NPMC, Shaukat Tarin directs Ministry of Industries and Production to build strategic reserves of sugar to avoid price hike in the future Updated 23 Dec, 2021 10:14am
Editorials The price hike challenge EDITORIAL: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin while chairing the weekly National Price ... Updated 17 Dec, 2021 12:15pm
Print Tarin for keeping a close eye on lentil rates Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin chairs National Price Monitoring Committee Updated 16 Dec, 2021 09:52am
Print Edible oils: Ministry asked to go for low-priced imports Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presides over the National Price Monitoring Committee meeting Updated 09 Dec, 2021 04:56pm