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Moody’s urged to improve Pakistan’s credit rating

• Finance minister claims significant strides in stabilising economy • Says measures implemented to expand tax base, plug leakages ISLAMABAD:...

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Fuel prices set for fresh hike amid global trends

ISLAMABAD: Prices of petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) are expected to increase by Rs5.25 and Rs6.50 per litre, respectively, for the upcoming...

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SOEs’ profit falls as power sector losses hit Rs5.9tr

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) continue to pose serious fiscal and operational challenges due to entrenched inefficiencies,...

13.07.2025 40

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Power minister renews push to slash solar net metering

• Awais proposes delay in payback to ease grid surplus • Claims Rs191bn saved in FY25 as power losses dip due to governance reforms • Govt eyes...

12.07.2025 20

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Banks’ reward for overseas inflows reduced

ISLAMABAD: Despite record remittances of $38.3 billion in FY25, the government has decided to reduce the reward paid to banks and exchange companies...

11.07.2025 40

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Rightsizing delayed as focus shifts to FBR

ISLAMABAD: Moving well past its original June deadline for completing the rightsizing of the federal government, the Cabinet Committee on Rightsizing...

10.07.2025 20

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Govt lifts bar on corporate earnings of bureaucrats

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday opened an avenue for senior bureaucrats to amass virtually unlimited financial gains, while simultaneously...

09.07.2025 30

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Regulatory body formed to oversee digital assets

ISLAMABAD: The government formally announced the creation of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) on Monday to operate as an...

09.07.2025 40

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Govt mulls lifting ban on gas connections amid LNG glut

ISLAMABAD: As a demand-side intervention, the government is cautiously considering lifting the ban on new gas connections to ease pressure from a...

06.07.2025 30

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Motorways to be built in tandem with private sector

ISLAMABAD: The board of directors of the Public-Private Partnership Authority (P3A) on Thursday approved the appointment of the International Finance...

05.07.2025 30

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Govt slammed for loadshedding, rising consumer burden

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Power expressed serious concern on Wednesday over persistent load-shedding despite a surplus of...

04.07.2025 10

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Tariff cut of Rs1.14 fails to satisfy businessmen

• Govt works out power tariff to be Rs31.59/unit compared to Rs32.73/unit last year • Industrialists demand end to peak, off-peak charges; decry...

03.07.2025 20

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Fuel levy-funded N-25 project to be launched on Aug 14

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to conduct on Aug 14 the groundbreaking of a major expressway linking Karachi to Quetta and...

03.07.2025 20

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Government sees exports rising, inflation at 5-7pc in FY26

ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday projected a positive export outlook and a moderate rise in inflation to a range of 5-7 per cent for 2025-26,...

02.07.2025 40

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Cost of power production from gas plants increases by Re1

• Costlier electricity result of govt decision to increase gas rate for generators • Power minister asks provinces to stop collecting electricity...

02.07.2025 20

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ECC okays up to 50pc hike in gas charges

• Additional burden on consumers to be offset by disbursement through BISP • Committee approves supplementary grants worth Rs856bn; passes the...

29.06.2025 10

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Rs7.5tr black hole: SOEs’ losses and pensions outpace development, defence

• Losses of Rs342bn in six months seen as ‘Rs1.9bn daily drain’ on public finances • Circular debt crosses Rs4.9tr; unfunded pensions, weak...

29.06.2025 40

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FATF flags threats from virtual assets

ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has called for urgent global measures to address growing risks of money laundering (ML), terror...

28.06.2025 20

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Pakistan gets $20bn in external assistance

• Surpasses target for FY25 in first eleven months • Includes $6.89bn in fresh inflows; rest are rollovers from China, Saudi Arabia and UAE...

22.06.2025 20

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Govt flags risks to budgetary targets

ISLAMABAD: The government has flagged a series of critical risks to next year’s budget and medium-term outlook, including slower than targeted GDP...

21.06.2025 10

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ADB-backed pact signed for $1bn with ME banks

ISLAMABAD: Making a return to the international capital market after over two years, Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it had signed an Asian...

20.06.2025 10

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Budget 2025-26: Threat of Rs500bn tax hike if enforcement measures blocked

• Finance secy says revenue numbers are already locked with IMF • Income tax rate of first slab reduced to 2.5pc, not 1pc as initially printed in...

13.06.2025 20

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KE seeks partial fuel cost benefit to consumers

ISLAMABAD: K-Electric has requested the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) not to pass on the full impact of a Rs4.69 per unit...

13.06.2025 20

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Budget 2025-26: Austerity budget offers ‘crumbs’ for relief

• Next year’s revenue target set at Rs14.13tr • Provinces’ contribution helps Centre outperform fiscal target, record lowest budget deficit in...

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Economic Survey 2024-25: Growth stumbles as key targets missed

• Major crops down 13.5pc amid water crisis, restricting agriculture and overall GDP growth • Industry, services underperform; large-scale...

11.06.2025 50

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45pc of Pakistanis live below poverty line: WB

ISLAMABAD: Almost forty-five per cent of Pakistan’s population lives below the poverty line, according to a World Bank report released on Thursday....

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Provinces take the lead on Rs4.2tr in uplift spending

• NEC approves plan with consensus as govt eyes 4.2 per cent growth in next fiscal year • Centre to finance projects worth Rs1 trillion amid 29pc...

06.06.2025 20

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IMF wants ‘strict compliance’ as budget enters final stages

• Lender wants agri tax enforced, takes exception to plan to sell surplus power at cheaper rates • Fund calls for strategy to stop tax evasion,...

06.06.2025 20

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‘Flawed’ govt policies cause sharp contraction in major crops

ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission has conceded that policy decisions and government measures at both the federal and provincial levels have caused a...

05.06.2025 50

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Govt challenges Nepra’s approved KE multi-year tariff

ISLAMABAD: The government challenged K-Electric’s multi-year tariff (2024-30) approved by the power regulator last week, alleging the utility got an...

04.06.2025 10

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Budget 2025-26: Shadow of IMF looms over development kitty

• Allocations for nearly all sectors slashed, except for road-building projects and parliamentarians’ schemes; funding for food, water, energy and...

04.06.2025 20

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Budget 2025-26: Dual pricing on the cards as govt ratchets up war on cash

• Buying petrol with cash may cost an extra Rs2-3 per litre • All fuel stations may be legally required to offer digital payment modes •...

03.06.2025 10

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Dual pricing on the cards as govt ratchets up war on cash

• Buying petrol with cash may cost an extra Rs2-3 per litre • All fuel stations may be legally required to offer digital payment modes •...

03.06.2025 10

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Nepra raps K-Electric over excessive power outages, consumer

ISLAMABAD: Taking serious notice of alleged excessive and persistent loadshedding during peak summers, the National Electric Power Regulatory...

31.05.2025 10

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Inflation may start rising after record lows

ISLAMABAD: Depicting a cautious outlook towards growth in Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM), the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Thursday presented a...

31.05.2025 10

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Crypto policy in disarray as SBP, ministry insist ban is still in place

• SBP exec says crypto transactions illegal, cases being referred to law enforcement • Finance secretary says legal framework will only be...

31.05.2025 20

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SNGPL voices lack of uniformity in grid levy application

ISLAMABAD: The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has reported misuse of recently imposed grid levy on gas supply to industrial captive power...

30.05.2025 10

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Government to challenge ‘K-Electric friendly’ Nepra rulings

• Says regulator’s decisions go against interests of govt, consumers, taxpayers • Officials say giving undue advantage to private utility...

30.05.2025 10

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Government plans curbs, incentives to push cashless economy

• Finance minister vows to shift tax burden away from salaried class, other documented sectors • Meets commercial banks, regulators, industry...

29.05.2025 20

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Consumers to bear burden as K-Electric allowed to build recovery losses into tariff

ISLAMABAD: In a major policy departure, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday approved K-Electric’s request to...

29.05.2025 30

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Budget features bold measures for ‘strategic direction’

• Finance minister hints at simplified tax returns for salaried class • Claims every possible support to be made available for armed forces •...

28.05.2025 20

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Budget put off to June 10 as talks with IMF continue

• Decision follows inconclusive discussions with lender, to avoid conflict with Eid holidays • IMF spokesperson rejects Indian claims regarding...

25.05.2025 10

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Pakistan gets over $16bn in rollovers, new loans

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan received $16.08 billion in foreign loans and grants in the first 10 months of 2024-25, compared to an annual target of $19.2bn by...

25.05.2025 40

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Business confidence turns positive after three years: OICCI

• Manufacturing sector leads recovery, followed by retail and wholesale sectors, survey shows • Respondents highlight inflation, taxation,...

24.05.2025 20

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PM Shehbaz pledges swift reforms, resolves to benefit from World Bank help

• Meets IMF delegation, says country on road to economic progress • Govt seeks relief measures in budget; Fund reviewing proposals ISLAMABAD: Amid...

24.05.2025 40

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PM Shehbaz pledges swift reforms, resolves to benefit from WB help

• Meets IMF delegation, says country on road to economic progress • Govt seeks relief measures in budget; Fund reviewing proposals ISLAMABAD: Amid...

24.05.2025 40

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Govt sets up digital assets authority as per FATF requirement

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday announced establishing a Pakistan Digital Assets Authority (PDAA) to regulate and accelerate the Virtual Asset...

23.05.2025 30

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IMF yet to decide on budget relief request

ISLAMABAD: Seeking effective and practical steps for the realisation of agriculture income tax and improvements in retail sector taxation, the...

23.05.2025 20

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Pakistan hopeful of getting $350m loans from UAE banks

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking loans totalling up to $350 million from commercial banks in the United Arab Emirates to meet its external financing...

21.05.2025 30

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Questions raised over Rs2.2bn vehicle spending in FBR reforms

• Planning Commission urges review of expenditure amid austerity measures • FBR defends procurement of 179 vehicles, says it’s essential to...

20.05.2025 20

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