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ISLAMABAD: Despite the government’s proclamations of reforms and economic stabilisation, the overall financial performance of state-owned entities...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has begun soft global marketing of the 2nd Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum, 2026 (PMIF26), scheduled to be held here on April 8...
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday notified a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) relief of about 93 paise per...
• Minister confirms gas circular debt over Rs3 trillion, says no increase in tariff for six months• Ali Pervaiz Malik deflects questions by NA...
• People’s Unity alleges privatisation bidding process lacked transparency; employees barred from participation• Claims collective bargaining...
ISLAMABAD: As around a dozen existing licensees mostly remain non-operational, three new companies have applied for licences to sell natural gas...
ISLAMABAD: Amid improving fiscal space, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a declining Public Sector Development Programme...
ISLAMABAD: The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants (ICMA) on Wednesday recommended a set of measures as follow-up actions on Governance and...
ISLAMABAD: Inflow of foreign loans and grants to Pakistan increased 14 per cent to $3.032 billion in the first five months (July-November) of the...
• IT minister says process to improve 3G and 4G services, pave way for 5G launch• Claims 245m Pakistanis ‘making do’ with 274MHz, compared to...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) on Monday sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s urgent intervention for revival of business confidence...
ISLAMABAD: With a 1.4 percentage-point increase in the tax-to-GDP ratio last year, mostly through additional revenue measures worth Rs2.5 trillion,...
• Govt withdraws ban on drawing pension, salary upon re-employment• Finance ministry cites ‘recruitment difficulties’ in commissions,...
• Govt rations funds to meet IMF’s contingency measures for growing revenue shortfall• Health, energy allocations mostly unspent; better used in...
• Eases fan replacement programme criteria to widen consumer eligibility • Parliamentarians get fresh allocations ISLAMABAD: The Economic...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday sought substantive additional debt from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to payoff remaining Rs1.7 trillion circular...
• Nepra releases draft regulations, seeking feedback within 30 days before repealing 2015 legislation• Life of new contracts to be reduced from...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday offered more loans to Pakistan for reforms in institutional capacity building and budget support...
The government on Monday decreased the high-speed diesel (HSD) price by Rs14 and kept the petrol price unchanged for the fortnight ending December 31,...
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Friday cleared a total of eight development projects worth Rs266.55 billion despite serious...
• ADB okays $540m for two Sindh projects• WB commits $400m for Punjab’s schemes ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank...
• Additional taxes, spending cuts planned to offset revenue shortfalls• Govt commits to raising federal excise duty on fertilisers, pesticides•...
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has sought an end to a series of unnecessary burdens in the consumer tariff,...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to a less...
ISLAMABAD: With a damning additional note on the cost of institutional inefficiencies, theft and mismanagement, the National Electric Power Regulatory...
• Vehicle import rules tightened; only transfer of residence, gift schemes retained, personal baggage scheme discontinued• Chloroform imports...
• Vehicle import rules tightened; only transfer of residence, gift schemes retained, personal baggage scheme discontinued• Chloroform imports...
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has imposed Rs25 million each on Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) and...
• Upstream water control, infrastructure issues seen as threat to Indus system• Rising demand, untreated waste pose challenge to urban water...
• Move aims to manage renewable intermittency, reduce frequency fluctuations, minister says• Clean energy share rises to 46pc, surpassing 2025...
• Civil administration costs jump 13pc to Rs161.2bn in July-Sept• Pension bill soars 125pc over five years; subsidy payments rise six times to...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed three contracts for financing totalling $61.8 million (approximately Rs17...
• Pakistani users trade over $250bn in crypto annually, Binance reveals• Around 17.5m Pakistanis registered on platform, holding $5bn in virtual...
• Invites legal opinion on whether provinces are bound by federal expenditure priorities• Seven working groups to be formed; second meeting to be...
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Thursday told the inaugural meeting of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC) that the Centre was there to...
ISLAMABAD: The inaugural meeting of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC) is being held here on Thursday (today) to formally begin negotiations...
ISLAMABAD: The country’s oil industry on Tuesday rejected the unilateral imposition of a 6-12 month regulatory deadline for complete digital...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Turkiye on Tuesday signed five memorandum of understanding (MoUs) and deeds of assignment (DoAs) for oil and gas exploration...
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Monday notified a 3.7 per cent increase in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG),...
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday warns against an urge for ‘gold rush’ to economic growth and asserted that both the...
• Expenditures swell 11.9pc against revenue growth of 11.4pc in July-October• Public debt records first quarterly decline of Rs1.371tr in five...
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday said that it operated furnace oil-based power plants at Rs33 per unit fuel cost in October in ‘good faith’...
ISLAMABAD: Foreign loan inflows to Pakistan increased by more than 33 per cent to $2.293 billion in the first four months of 2025-26, mainly on the...
ISLAMABAD: The government has awarded 23 new offshore exploration blocks to three public sector oil and gas producers led by Mari Energies on a...
• Okays Rs960bn sovereign guarantee for Rs1.225tr loans from local banks • Says remittance incentives to be phased out with caution • Gas...
ISLAMABAD: Backed by record interest income of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), a 30 per cent surge in petroleum levy collection and strong...
• ‘Kickstart’ meeting to be held later this month • FBR chief puts total income tax gap at Rs1.7tr; claims collection from retailers has...
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has been compelled to hold a public hearing to revise the past 10-year prices of Regasified...
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday said Pakistan’s slow and uneven structural transformation has hindered diversification, job creation, and...
ISLAMABAD: Claiming a rare Rs1.5 trillion federal fiscal surplus — instead of usual deficits — in the first quarter of the current fiscal year,...