With 48pc cut Rs4.37bn earmarked for Interior Division ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked a sum of Rs4.37 billion for Interior Division for fiscal year 2024-25 under... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:46am
Editorials February Economic Update and Outlook EDITORIAL: The February 2024 Economic Update and Outlook uploaded on the Finance Division website on the last day of... Published 06 Mar, 2024 04:18am
Print 1H: Provincial PSDP spending rises 19pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The development spending (PSDP) of the provincial governments has increased by over 19 per cent during... Updated 24 Feb, 2024 09:47am
BR Research Cement: All set up In 2024, the government has budgeted a sizable federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) which it intends... Published 26 Jun, 2023 09:09am
Editorials LSMI: growth engine revving low EDITORIAL: The latest data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for Large Scale Manufacturing Index... Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Rs14bn released for 113 housing sector projects in 7 months ISLAMABAD: The government has so far released funds amounting to Rs 14.252 billion, under the Public Sector... Published 20 Feb, 2023 06:26am
BR Research PSDP’s fate Just as expected, funding for the federal Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) remained constrained in FY22. As... Published 22 Aug, 2022 08:38am
Pakistan PARC develops six bean varieties to enhance pulses’ production ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) has developed six commercial varieties of beans, which... Published 14 Jul, 2022 05:00am
Opinion A mini-budget or an annexure to budget? For the first time in Pakistan’s chequered history additional revenue measures were annexed to the budget by a... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:28am
Editorials Debt stock position EDITORIAL: Irrespective of claims of borrowing only to repay loans incurred by previous corrupt governments, the... Published 11 Apr, 2022 05:23am
BR Research On PSDP spending Facing fiscal headwinds, development spending is widely expected to be the only major casualty vis-à-vis spending... Published 07 Feb, 2022 08:04am
Print IMF facility hinges on ‘5 prior actions’: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Shaukat Tarin said on Tuesday that the approval of pending sixth... Updated 17 Nov, 2021 10:04am
Pakistan Public Sector Development Programme: Sindh govt releases Rs89bn in Q1FY22 KARACHI: The release of funds in Sindh under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) stood at Rs89 billion in the... Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am
Pakistan Sindh utilises just 17pc of released funds in first month of fiscal KARACHI: The utilization of funds stood at 17 percent against the released funds in the first month of current... Published 05 Aug, 2021 04:34am
Opinion The FY22 budget The third budget of the PTI government for FY22 was presented last week with a total outlay of PKR 8.4 trillion. It... Published 19 Jun, 2021 03:23am
Print Rs900bn PSDP allocation: 70pc funds to be spent on ongoing projects ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Wednesday informed that 70 percent of Rs900... Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am
Pakistan Sindh PSDP: Utilization of funds stands at 68pc KARACHI: The utilization of funds stood at 68 percent against the releases in Sindh by the first week of June 2021 ... Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am
Markets Rs182.4bn for 92 hydropower and water projects earmarked in PSDP ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has reportedly earmarked Rs 182.4 billion for 92 hydropower and water projects in... Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am
Pakistan Public-private partnership is need of the hour for country's progress: PM Imran says the Board of Investment is being fully activated to provide facilities to the foreign and local investors The meeting was informed that 14 projects worth 978 billion rupees would get approval in the next three months Published 11 May, 2021 11:22am
BR Research Subdued development spending? The latest IMF staff report for Pakistan has confirmed the suspicion that the federal government won’t be able to... Published 12 Apr, 2021 07:25am
Print 1HFY21: Govt adds over Rs1trn to domestic debt ISLAMABAD: The incumbent government has added Rs1.057 trillion to the domestic debt during the first six months of... Published 02 Apr, 2021 04:58am
Pakistan NA body approves budgetary proposals of ministry worth Rs13.863bn ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education, Professional Training, National Heritage... Published 31 Mar, 2021 05:42am
Pakistan Public Sector Development Programme: NA body approves ministry’s budgetary proposals ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Wednesday ... Published 25 Feb, 2021 04:58am
Pakistan NA body defers discussion on PSDP for next meeting ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Railways Wednesday deferred the discussion on the Public... Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:34am
Pakistan Public Sector Development Programme: Only 4.62pc of allocated funds utilised for new projects ISLAMABAD: The government has managed to utilise only 4.62 percent of the allocated funds for the new projects in ... Published 26 Jan, 2021 05:05am
Pakistan Govt allocates Rs50mn for renovation of railway stations The official said the basic aim of the upgradation was to facilitate the passengers and improve the outlook and modernize the railway stations. Published 17 Dec, 2020 07:05pm
Pakistan Rs299.7 billion released for social sector uplift projects Likewise, Rs. 14 billion out of allocated fund of Rs. 29.4 billion has been disbursed to the Higher Education Commission, Rs. 175 million out of Rs. 350 million to the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority. Published 14 Dec, 2020 05:50pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points