Lapse of allocated development funds: Efforts to be made to find a solution, Dar tells NA ISLAMABAD: Amid pressing demands by the lawmakers to find a way out to avoid the lapse of the allocated development... Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am
Business & Finance Traders hail Punjab caretaker CM for presenting ‘tax-free budget’ LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi in a meeting with the delegation of traders; reiterated his... Published 21 Jun, 2023 05:21am
Business & Finance Khyber Pakhtunkhwa caretaker govt presents budget for four months Rs462.16 billion has been set aside for expenses and Rs112 billion for development Updated 20 Jun, 2023 07:30pm
Opinion FBR’s revenue target The federal budget for 2023-24 was announced recently. There was the expectation that the fiscal efforts for ... Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am
Print Senate wraps up budget debate ISLAMABAD: What appeared to be an embarrassment for the upper house of the parliament, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar... Updated 20 Jun, 2023 08:57am
Print Budget debate: Over Rs41.367trn charged expenditure to be tabled in NA ISLAMABAD: The federal government would table more than Rs41.367 trillion charged expenditure included in Demands... Updated 20 Jun, 2023 08:55am
Business & Finance Balochistan govt presents Rs750 billion budget for 2023-24 Rs437 billion have been allocated for non-development expenditure Updated 19 Jun, 2023 10:39pm
Opinion Residual thoughts on FY24 budget The budget 2023-24 envisages 23.7 billion dollars of external borrowing – an amount premised on a rupee dollar... Published 19 Jun, 2023 07:12am
Editorials Budget doesn’t help govt broaden tax base EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lamented the missed opportunity to broaden the tax base in the... Published 19 Jun, 2023 07:08am
Print Ahsan responds to Bilawal: ‘Don’t criticise govt in political rallies’ KARACHI: A day after PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari rejected the recently unveiled budget, Planning Minister... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:12am
Print 4-month budget: KP govt finalises expenditure proposals PESHAWAR: A high level meeting held here on Sunday with Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:11am
Business & Finance UBG demands waiver of freight tax KARACHI: The chairman of United Business Group (UBG), Shahzad Malik, has complimented the FBR team for compiling an... Published 19 Jun, 2023 06:55am
Print Hike in power tariff widely expected Federal government mulls an increase in electricity tariff of up to Rs 5 per unit Updated 19 Jun, 2023 11:37am
Print Balochistan budget today QUETTA: The Balochistan government will unveil fiscal year 2023-24 budget on Monday with an expected outlay of more... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:15am
Print Rs5trn collected from Centre, provincial resources: Rs2.6trn spent on pays and pensions of govt employees in 5 years KARACHI: The Opposition continued its criticism but the chief minister painted a rosy picture of his uplift work in... Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:22am
Print Bilawal says PPP fully ready for general election PESHAWAR: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday said general... Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:26am
Business & Finance FPCCI chief speaks about various budget ‘anomalies’ KARACHI: President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPPCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh has said ... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am
Business & Finance Business community worried over relations with IMF: Mian Zahid KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 18 Jun, 2023 06:07am
Print PM lays focus on solar energy imperative Reviews process of formulation of policy regarding alternative sources of energy especially solar Updated 18 Jun, 2023 09:52am
Print Expert says country would not default Ashfaq Tola says govt has not introduced any tax amnesty scheme in the budget and that any ambiguity related to such a scheme would be resolved before the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Updated 18 Jun, 2023 07:49pm
Print Debate in National Assembly: GDA assails govt over budget ISLAMABAD: The treasury benches received flak from Saira Bano of Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) who termed the... Updated 18 Jun, 2023 10:16am
Pakistan Opposition in Sindh PA assails govt over ‘poor’ performance KARACHI: Opposition on Friday censured the PPP government for its “failure” to develop the province in its... Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am
Opinion An over-ambitious growth target This is apropos a Business Recorder op-ed ‘Impediments to a viable economy’ carried by the newspaper yesterday.... Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am
Opinion Elusive IMF bailout: the end of the road? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the country’s political situation are the two main issues that are... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 07:10am
Opinion Don’t take IMF seriously? “Alice in wonderland” is an all time classic and one of my favourite books. It is about the story of a ... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 07:08am
Print FY2023-24 budget: Govt describes tax exemptions as growth ‘triggers’ Says it is sustainable path to provide employment and livelihood to common citizen Updated 17 Jun, 2023 09:00am
Print Bonus share, super tax: Senate panel rejects all sections of Finance Bill All deferred items of Customs Act were accepted after due deliberation Updated 17 Jun, 2023 12:37pm
Print Reserves, IMF term: $1bn Chinese loan received KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday night received $1 billion inflows from China as loan to build the depleting foreign... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 08:58am
Print Response to MPs’ queries about IMF: Dar says ‘odd politics’ being played against country ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said odd politics is being played against Pakistan, in response to... Updated 17 Jun, 2023 08:59am