Wheat procurement: Body formed to prepare plan as per IMF terms ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee headed by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:03pm
Print Passco to allocate, release wheat: ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet decided that domestic and imported wheat would... Updated 02 Nov, 2024 03:06pm
Pakistan Member CCP held for alleged involvement in wheat scam ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency Anti-Corruption Circle Lahore has arrested Saeed Ahmed Nawaz, Member... Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:27am
Print PASSCO privatisation: PM for preparing action plan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday directed to prepare an action plan regarding the privatisation of... Updated 13 Jul, 2024 09:50am
Markets PASSCO increases its wheat procurement target ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said that Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services... Published 07 Jun, 2024 06:24am
Pakistan Naqvi praises PM for farmer-friendly initiative LAHORE: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has paid tribute to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for increasing target of... Published 16 May, 2024 06:29am
Business & Finance Passco MD, GM Procurement suspended LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the suspension of Managing Director and General Manager... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Markets Wheat crisis: PM suspends PASSCO higher-ups Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered the suspension of the Managing Director and General Manager... Updated 13 May, 2024 11:12pm
Pakistan PM lauded for forming body to address farmers’ grievances KARACHI: Zubair Tufail, President of the United Business Group (UBG), has applauded the Prime Minister of Pakistan... Published 12 May, 2024 03:09am
Editorials Political uncertainty continues to pervade EDITORIAL: Three months after the general elections that were expected to presage easing of all political ... Published 11 May, 2024 06:22am
Business & Finance Wheat procurement: FPCCI body challenges Passco’s competence ISLAMABAD: Standing Committee on Agriculture of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Business & Finance Import of 200,000 MTs of urea fertiliser allowed: ECC increases Passco’s wheat procurement target ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has increased procurement of wheat target of... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
Print ECC all set to approve enhancement of wheat target ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is all set to approve enhancement of wheat... Updated 07 May, 2024 08:51am
Print Wheat fiasco points towards govt ‘negligence’ ISLAMABAD: The mismanagement associated with allowing wheat imports, which benefited the private sector and deprived... Updated 07 May, 2024 08:52am
Print Wheat procurement: PM vows to protect farmers LAHORE: Announcing that the federal government will procure 1.8 million metric tonnes of wheat through the Pakistan... Updated 05 May, 2024 01:52pm
Business & Finance ECC clears Rs274bn CCL for wheat procurement ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of Cabinet approved a Rs274 billion Cash Credit Limit (CCL) for the... Published 06 Apr, 2024 05:28am
Editorials The wheat harvest EDITORIAL: Surely, the new prime minister, and his cabinet would have liked to settle in to better news than the... Published 13 Mar, 2024 06:32am
Pakistan There’s no wheat shortage, Senate told ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has claimed that 7.2 million metric tonnes of wheat stocks are currently... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am
Print Cash credit limit: ECC’s approval sought for Punjab, Sindh ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Food Security and Research (M/s NFS&R) has sought ECC approval for Cash Credit... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 08:44am
Print Wheat procurement: ECC directs ministry to submit action plan ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of National Food Security... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 10:10am
Print Various depts/organisations: TCP receivables stand at Rs253.8bn ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) receivables against various departments/organisations stand at... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 09:54am
Print Agencies/provinces/areas: ECC allows allocation of wheat on price-weighted average ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet allowed allocation of wheat among the recipients... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:23am
Opinion Wheat import: doors not closed yet Pakistan is the 7th largest wheat producer in the world but, with respect to yield the country stands at 37th rank.... Published 28 Jun, 2023 06:31am
Print Sale of Passco’s damaged wheat: ECC directs ministry to resolve issue ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Ministry of National Food... Updated 16 Jun, 2023 08:57am
Print Passco to auction off 44,784MTs of damaged wheat ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Agriculture Storage and Services Corporation Limited (Passco), an arm of Ministry of National... Updated 25 May, 2023 08:50am
Print Wheat procurement: ECC issues directives on issue of bank charges ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has directed Secretaries of Finance and National... Updated 05 May, 2023 09:01am
Print Passco: PAC seeks wheat data ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that met here under Chairman Noor Alam Khan sought data of the Passco... Updated 05 May, 2023 09:02am
Print Hike in prices of essential drugs approved by ECC ECC approves Ministry of National Health Services summary for an increase based on the recommendations of the Policy Board of DRAP in the wake of the devaluation of the rupee and inflation Updated 29 Apr, 2023 11:37am
Print TCP paying Rs143m mark-up daily on loans for commodity imports ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) is paying Rs 143 million mark-up daily on loans raised from... Updated 14 Apr, 2023 08:37am
Markets Punjab Cabinet allows purchase of 300,000MT of wheat from Passco LAHORE: Punjab Cabinet, which met here Friday, accorded approval to purchase 300,000 metric tonnes additional wheat... Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am
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