Print Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio lags due to narrow tax net, informal economy: ADB ISLAMABAD: Despite numerous reforms, Pakistan’s tax-to-GDP ratio remains below regional averages, hindered by the... Updated 09 Jul, 2025 09:19am
Pakistan Pakistan’s Rs7.2trn annual debt burden should finance growth-generating activities, says think tank ISLAMABAD: Economic Policy & Business Development (EPBD) a think tank, called for fundamental restructuring of... Published 08 Jul, 2025 10:08pm
Pakistan Cabinet formally approves summary of PVARA ISLAMABAD: Federal Cabinet has formally approved the summary for the creation of the Pakistan Virtual Assets... Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am
Print Govt officials on boards of cos: remuneration restriction lifted ISLAMABAD: The federal government has withdrawn the July 2024 restriction on government officials receiving more... Updated 08 Jul, 2025 09:30am
Budget 2025-26 Austerity plan: Finance Division bans vehicle purchases, new posts ISLAMABAD: In a belt-tightening move, the Finance Division notified austerity measures, including ban on purchase of... Updated 08 Jul, 2025 08:25am
Print Pakistan’s textile exports rise 7.22% YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile exports for fiscal year 2025 clocked in at $17.88 billion, up by 7.22 percent... Updated 08 Jul, 2025 09:30am
Business & Finance Govt notifies 7% hike in federal pensions from July 1 ISLAMABAD: Finance Division notified the 7% increase with effect from 1 July, 2025 to all Civil Pensioners of the... Published 07 Jul, 2025 06:37pm
Business & Finance Finance Division notifies austerity measures for FY26 ISLAMABAD: In a belt-tightening move, the Finance Division on Monday notified a continuation of stringent austerity... Updated 07 Jul, 2025 10:29pm
Print $300m SWAT project progress unsatisfactory: World Bank ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of “Sindh Water and Agriculture... Updated 06 Jul, 2025 09:03pm
Budget 2025-26 Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Friday notified grant of ad hoc relief of 10 percent and 30 percent grant of... Updated 05 Jul, 2025 03:15pm
Print Punjab water, sanitation project: Euro 12m grant pact inked with AFD ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement worth euro... Updated 05 Jul, 2025 09:01am
Pakistan NA panel told: Uplift budget of MoNFS&R curtailed due to fund crunch ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research was informed that... Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:02am
Pakistan NA body voices its concern over escalating poverty rate ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety expressed serious... Published 04 Jul, 2025 06:02am
Technology Over 12mn mobile handsets assembled in Pakistan in Jan-May ISLAMABAD: A total of 12.5 million mobile handsets were assembled/manufactured in Pakistan in the first five months... Published 03 Jul, 2025 07:55pm
Pakistan WB rates ‘Punjab Green Development Programme’ as ‘moderately satisfactory’ ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has rated the overall implementation progress of “Punjab Green Development Programme”... Published 03 Jul, 2025 02:51am
Print FBR seeks 18pc tax-to-GDP ratio by 2027-28 ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Chairman Rashid Mahmood Langrial Tuesday said that to achieve a national... Updated 02 Jul, 2025 11:20am
Pakistan NHA tendering & contracting processes: Senate panel exposes alarming malfeasance ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs uncovered alarming instances of fraud, corruption and... Published 01 Jul, 2025 05:49am
Print Pakistan’s real GDP grows 2.68% in FY25 Large Scale Manufacturing declines by 1.5% during July-April Updated 01 Jul, 2025 11:25am
Print Flood project: Pakistan govt seeks $31m financing boost from World Bank ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has requested the World Bank for increasing the financing envelope by $31... Updated 29 Jun, 2025 12:21pm
Print State-Owned Enterprises: CCoSOEs concerned over staggering losses Country reports losses of SOEs amounting to Rs5.8 trillion Updated 28 Jun, 2025 03:37pm