Power consumers: Punjab govt to give Rs45bn subsidy for 2 months: Nawaz LAHORE: Announcing that the PML-N-led Punjab government has decided to bring Rs 14 per unit relief in the bills of... Published 17 Aug, 2024 06:12am
Print PM welcomes Punjab CM’s package: It’s a pro-people move: PMO ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has welcomed Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s relief package for... Updated 17 Aug, 2024 05:32pm
Pakistan Relief package for KP rain-hit people announced PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur while expressing grief and sorrow over the loss ... Published 04 Mar, 2024 04:15am
Print Daily wage workers on Chaman border: Ministry asked to arrange funds for relief package ECC of the Cabinet directs Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PA&SS) to arrange funds for a special relief package for 8,000 daily wage workers Updated 19 Nov, 2023 10:19pm
Business & Finance Terror-hit trader community: SCCI demands special economic relief package thru budget PESHAWAR: Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) demanded the government to announce a special economic... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Pakistan Rabita-e-Alam-e-Islami launches comprehensive relief package ISLAMABAD: Rabita-e-Alam-e-Islami has launched a comprehensive relief package for the recent flood victims. In ... Published 08 Oct, 2022 03:25am
Pakistan ADB says aims to mobilise $500-700mn package for immediate relief assistance to Pakistan Is also processing $1.5-billion countercyclical support to mitigate impacts of rising food prices and other external shocks on the poor and vulnerable Published 29 Sep, 2022 06:47pm
Pakistan Flood relief: ADB 'working quickly to provide significant package' to Pakistan Package designed to support people, livelihoods, and infrastructure immediately, says ADB Updated 20 Sep, 2022 03:12pm
Pakistan Punjab govt enhances aid package for flood-hit people LAHORE: On the direction of Chief Minister Punjab Ch Parvez Elahi, a 24-member disaster management ministerial... Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:09am
Pakistan Flood-hit areas: KP’s CM announces Rs200m relief package TANK: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Saturday announced Rs 200 million for the relief and... Published 17 Jul, 2022 06:21am
Business & Finance Traders slam inflation, demand relief package KARACHI: All Tajiran Sindh Ittehad on Tuesday slammed the PML-N led federal coalition government for “stifling”... Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Pakistan Big relief package to be announced in upcoming Punjab budget: minister LAHORE: Announcing that the upcoming Punjab budget for 2022-23 would be “pro-people” with focus on extending... Published 05 Jun, 2022 05:54am
Opinion Rs28 billion relief package for the poor In his maiden address to the nation on Friday night, prime minister injected the much-needed clarity into the... Published 30 May, 2022 05:53am
Pakistan 'Sasta Petrol Sasta Diesel' scheme to benefit Pakistan's lowest income group: Miftah Finance minister says registration for relief package to begin on June 1 Updated 28 May, 2022 05:12pm
Print Relief package on electricity likely to stay ISLAMABAD: The government has reportedly decided to continue PM’s relief package of Rs 5 per unit for electricity... Updated 28 May, 2022 10:21am
Pakistan Hamza announces Rs200bn relief package LAHORE: To provide relief to the people of Punjab, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz on Thursday announced a Rs ... Published 20 May, 2022 05:15am
Print Payment of PDC for March: Ogra sees shortfall of Rs1.87bn ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Energy was informed by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) that there was a... Updated 01 May, 2022 09:04am
Print IMF’s 7th review of EFF on hold: ADB’s aide-memoire ISLAMABAD: Concerned over former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘Relief Package’, the International Monetary Fund (IMF)... Updated 16 Apr, 2022 10:30am
Pakistan Moody's sees no-confidence motion as 'credit negative' for Pakistan Expects current account deficit to widen to 5-6% of GDP in fiscal 2022 compared with its previous forecast of 4% Updated 31 Mar, 2022 03:39pm
Editorials State of limbo EDITORIAL: There is a pervasive aura of political uncertainty in the country today and many an independent economist... Published 28 Mar, 2022 05:29am
Pakistan 7th review: negotiations with IMF going as planned, says Ministry of Finance Says there is consensus that all end-December agreed targets have been achieved Updated 24 Mar, 2022 06:32pm
Print There’s no cut-off date for ongoing discussion: IMF official ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Monday said the authorities and the Fund will continue to discuss... Updated 15 Mar, 2022 10:05am
Opinion The relief package This week past the Prime Minister announced a series of populist measures that opponents decry are targeted to break... Published 07 Mar, 2022 06:07am
Opinion PM’s relief package in perspective — II Pakistan is badly affected by global price hike. The current Ukraine-Russia conflict is going to make it worse. In... Published 05 Mar, 2022 04:10am
Editorials The relief package EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Imran Khan, unexpectedly, provided a relief package to the general public through a 10... Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am
Markets Relief package improves sentiment as KSE-100 gains 343 points Volume of shares traded increases substantially day-on-day Published 01 Mar, 2022 08:11pm
Pakistan Shehbaz rejects PM's relief package, terms it 'bundle of lies' Opposition leader says inflation cannot be controlled when the prices of gas, electricity and petrol are increased Updated 04 Nov, 2021 02:57pm
Pakistan Targeted subsidy: PM Imran announces Rs120-billion relief package Says lower rates on ghee, wheat flour, and pulses would be available for eligible families for the next six months Prime minister, however, says prices of petroleum products will be increased soon Updated 03 Nov, 2021 07:46pm
Print PM to announce relief package today ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to address the nation today (Wednesday) to take it into confidence... Updated 03 Nov, 2021 11:33am
Print Fawad says relief package to be announced soon ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said Prime Minister Imran Khan... Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:44am
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points