Azerbaijan invited to join SOE sell-off drive ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment, Privatisation and Communications, Abdul Aleem Khan held a... Updated 20 Nov, 2024 09:17am
Print PIA sell-off: FA fees cost kitty Rs1.95bn ISLAMABAD: The government has incurred a loss of Rs1.95 billion in fees to a Financial Advisor (FA) for structuring... Updated 19 Nov, 2024 01:16pm
Business & Finance CCoP reiterates divesting PIACL thru privatisation or G2G mode ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) reiterated the resolve of the government to divest Pakistan... Published 16 Nov, 2024 06:04am
Pakistan CCoP reiterates ‘resolve to divest’ PIA shares, but adds G2G mode Says will pursue its divestment through privatisation or government-to-government mode Updated 15 Nov, 2024 10:29pm
Opinion KP govt again seeks to participate in PIA bidding In a seemingly unsavory development, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has written another letter to Minister... Published 15 Nov, 2024 06:20am
Print Matter referred to Cabinet committee: PC board rejects Rs10bn bid for PIA ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission Board rejected the Rs10 billion bid submitted by Blue World City Consortium... Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:24am
Pakistan KP govt again seeks to participate in PIA bidding ISLAMABAD: After having formally conveyed its willingness to the federal government to buy Pakistan International... Updated 14 Nov, 2024 09:28am
Print Govt will go for privatisation of PIA again: Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, while admitting trust and credibility deficit with the... Updated 09 Nov, 2024 07:11pm
Print PIA’s governance ‘flaws’ identified by SAEP KARACHI: The controversial sale of five Boeing 777 engines at below-market prices and the grounding of two aircraft... Updated 06 Nov, 2024 08:28am
Markets PIA ‘national asset’, provinces welcome to buy airline on PC’s minimum expected price, says Aleem Khan Minister says federal cabinet to decide if creation of new framework required for privatisation of PIA Published 03 Nov, 2024 11:01pm
Business & Finance Govt urged to ‘revive’ PIA privatisation process LAHORE: Former Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Chairman of the FPCCI Pakistan Economic Revival and ... Published 03 Nov, 2024 07:44am
Business & Finance Below govt minimum: PIA stake sale attracts sole bid of Rs10bn ISLAMABAD: The Blue World Consortium has submitted the only bid for a 60 percent stake in Pakistan International... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
Business & Finance PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer Process of PIA bidding concludes with just one sole bid Ball now in PC and cabinet's court Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:55am
Business & Finance PIA privatisation set to conclude today ISLAMABAD: The long-awaited privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is set to conclude today... Published 31 Oct, 2024 06:18am
Pakistan Real estate developer Blue World City cleared to bid for PIA, company chairman says KARACHI: A Pakistani real estate development company said on Wednesday it had completed requirements to enter the... Updated 30 Oct, 2024 10:02pm
Business & Finance Govt receives one bid for stake in flag carrier PIA: report Other 5 groups stay away from depositing 'earnest money' Updated 30 Oct, 2024 12:44am
Pakistan Pakistan aims to privatise flag carrier PIA in November: finance minister Aurangzeb says ensuring macroeconomic stability, doing proper due diligence of interested parties behind five-month delay in privatisation process Updated 24 Oct, 2024 11:48pm
Print NA informed: Final auction for PIA on 30th ISLAMABAD: As the country is seeking to outsource its airport operations in line with an International Monetary Fund... Updated 24 Oct, 2024 09:25am
Editorials Privatising PIA: a Herculean task EDITORIAL: Yet another delay appears to be on the cards with respect to the privatisation of Pakistan International... Published 09 Oct, 2024 06:59am
Print Privatisation of PIA: Plan faces slowing momentum on queries by bidders Bidding deadline set for October 31, 2024, may be extended Updated 04 Oct, 2024 10:45am
Print Bidding for PIACL to be held on Oct 1 ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission Board, on Friday, announced that it will hold bidding for the PIACL for 1st... Updated 21 Sep, 2024 09:32am
Print ‘Privatisation of PIA by end of Oct’ Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif says flights not viable commercially for PIA from Hyderabad to Karachi Updated 10 Sep, 2024 09:53am
Print PIA sell-off likely by next month KARACHI: The privatization process of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is expected to be completed by the first... Updated 05 Sep, 2024 08:54am
Opinion PIA’s predicament From Perfect in the Air (PIA) to Perhaps I Arrive (PIA). The story of the national carrier is way more than a... Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:30am
Print NA panel briefed about PIA sell-off progress ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), burdened by Rs200 billion in debts and owning Rs145 billion in... Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:40am
Business & Finance PIA privatisation: final bidding delayed till October 1 KARACHI: The privatisation process of state-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been delayed as majority... Updated 23 Jul, 2024 09:16am
Pakistan PIA bidding process to take place in first week of August The bidding process for the privatisation of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be held in the first week of... Updated 25 Jun, 2024 11:00pm
Business & Finance PIA sell-off: 6 companies/consortiums pre-qualified for privatisation process Air Blue, Arif Habib Corporation, Blue World City, Fly Jinnah, Pak Ethanol Consortium, and YB Holdings Consortium included in the list Updated 03 Jun, 2024 10:58pm
Opinion Privatisation of SOEs: a focus on PIA Pakistan’s economy is confronting numerous challenges like fiscal deficits, low savings, limited investment, low... Updated 23 May, 2024 05:55am
Print Bidding process for PIA to be aired live: Aleem Says everyone has contributed to PIA's destruction, no option left but to privatise it Updated 23 May, 2024 11:01am