PM reaffirms commitment to become polio-free country ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to become a polio-free country, ... Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am
Print 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 IMF-govt talks conclude ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday concluded the five-day talks with a... Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:04pm
Print NFP, agri tax review: Provincial govts to face IMF scrutiny today ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is set to question the provincial governments on Friday (Nov... Updated 15 Nov, 2024 09:20am
Print Five-year CPEC development plan: Ahsan calls for involving all provinces ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives... Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:20am
Business & Finance 1.4pc of GDP: Q1 ends with Rs1.696trn budget balance ISLAMABAD: The government closed first quarter of current fiscal year 2024-25 with overall budget balance of Rs1.696... Published 01 Nov, 2024 06:51am
Editorials Exporters and the IMF EDITORIAL: The Executive Committee of the National Export Development Board and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)... Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:01am
Print IMF briefed about array of reforms WASHINGTON: Pakistani delegation comprising Secretary Finance Imdad Ullah Bosal and Governor State Bank of Pakistan... Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:25am
Print Sindh launches Hari Card: Bilawal for equal provincial representation, judicial reforms KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has called for equal representation for... Updated 15 Oct, 2024 02:49pm
Pakistan Panel recommends govt to expand BISP BoD ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel, Thursday, recommended the government to expand the Board of Directors (BoD) of the... Published 20 Sep, 2024 07:14am
Pakistan Punjab cabinet approves province’s first policy on climate change challenge LAHORE: The Punjab Cabinet has approved the province’s first-ever comprehensive climate change policy and action... Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am
Pakistan Govt decides to expedite process of sending PWD projects to provinces ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives has decided to expedite the process of... Updated 11 Sep, 2024 09:10am
Editorials Driving development via local govts EDITORIAL: The declining trend witnessed in the funds allocated towards the Public Sector Development Programme... Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am
Pakistan ‘Maryam Nawaz becomes role model for other provinces’ LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab, Azma Bokhari, stated that Maryam Nawaz has become a role model for the other... Published 29 Aug, 2024 08:04am
Pakistan CJP seeks nomination of additional judges ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has called on the chief justices of the High Courts of all the... Updated 29 Aug, 2024 09:24am
Print PakPWD closure: PM reviews legal aspects, final stages ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday chaired a meeting to review the legal aspects and final... Updated 26 Aug, 2024 09:23am
Pakistan ‘Maryam weighs heavily on nerves of Sindh, KP govts’: Azma LAHORE: Information Minister Punjab Azma Bokhari said on Wednesday that Maryam Nawaz has weighed heavily on the... Published 22 Aug, 2024 08:32am
Pakistan Ministries to provinces: Senate body recommends devolution ISLAMABAD: Senate Functional Committee on Devolution, unanimously, recommended the devolution of the Federal ... Published 20 Aug, 2024 08:06am
Pakistan PM says AI ‘is the future’ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday said the provinces are getting 60 percent shares from the... Updated 13 Aug, 2024 08:41am
Print Ahsan fears Rs200bn-400bn cut in PSDP outlay Says hands are tied as IMF is not ready to give any relaxation in its conditions Updated 10 Aug, 2024 10:50pm
Business & Finance Coordination of provincial economic policies discussed ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Planning and all provincial planning ministers discussed strategies about ... Published 25 Jul, 2024 06:57am
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
Print $13.3bn needed for universal power access: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The total capital investment required to achieve universal electricity access in four provinces of... Updated 24 Jul, 2024 09:06am
Business & Finance Promotion of solar energy top priority: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday that promotion of solar energy in the energy sector is the... Published 13 Jul, 2024 06:13am
Print Taxing agriculture income: Understanding with provinces reached, claims Aurangzeb ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Thursday that the size of the new International Monetary Fund... Updated 12 Jul, 2024 08:47am
Opinion Moving the capital back to Karachi To save Jinnah’s Pakistan, voices are being raised to move the capital back to his city from where the journey had... Published 11 Jul, 2024 05:52am
Pakistan Federal govt urged to abolish health, education ministries ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution termed the recreation of Health and Education Ministries a... Published 09 Jul, 2024 06:54am
Print Digitization: Centre asks provinces to provide tax data to Nadra ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly asked all provinces to provide complete tax data to NADRA (National... Updated 15 Jun, 2024 04:22pm
Print Jul-Mar period: Provinces’ spending jumps 23pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The provinces’ development spending under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) during the first... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:43am
Print Share under NFC Award: Govt may explore option of sharing debt servicing, power circular debt with provinces Government left with only 42.5 percent from divisible pool with interest payments and circular energy debt no longer sustainable Updated 25 May, 2024 08:29pm