The education emergency Shehbaz Sharif declared an ‘education emergency’ across Pakistan on Wednesday, the 8th of May 2024. This is in... Published 14 May, 2024 05:18am
Print Summaries: CCI questions ‘competence’ of provincial govts, ministries ISLAMABAD: The Council of Common Interests (CCI) has raised questions over the competence of ministries/Divisions... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 08:58am
Opinion The irreplaceable Samdhi Dar To understand why the foreign minister replaced the finance minister at the CCI (Council of Common Interests) you... Published 04 Apr, 2024 04:56am
Print PM reconstitutes CCI: Dar included, Aurangzeb excluded Prime minister constitutes eight Member Council of Common Interests Updated 29 Mar, 2024 02:47pm
Opinion Time to revisit the NFC Award Notwithstanding the recent IMF demand to amend the existing NFC award, there is a longstanding need to address the... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Editorials Functioning as a federation EDITORIAL: There is clearly more to the Irsa Amendment Ordinance 2024 than meets the eye. First, for some reason, ... Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am
Opinion An ‘appropriate’ finance minister, and the need for an over-arching ‘economic minister’ As a new elected government is about to come into office, there is talk of who should be the finance minister.... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 06:58am
Editorials Timely intervention EDITORIAL: Whatever possessed the caretaker government to promulgate an ordinance seeking to “neutralise the ... Published 15 Feb, 2024 05:39am
Print Proposed IRSA Act amendments: Ministers take opposite positions on CCI’s role ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Minister for Water Resources and Planning has reportedly taken opposite positions on the... Updated 13 Feb, 2024 09:28am
Pakistan PD clarifies ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division clarifies that the news published in Business Recorder that the CCI approves 25 ... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Print ‘Sui ML’ between B’stan govt and PPL to be renewed ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to renew Sui Mining Lease (Sui ML) between Government of Balochistan... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 09:36am
Markets Petroleum Policy 2012: Amendment summaries placed before CCI for approval ISLAMABAD: Two summaries for amendments to Petroleum Policy 2012 were placed before the Council of Common Interests... Published 01 Feb, 2024 04:52am
Business & Finance Minister seeks plan from ICCI to increase exports to $5bn ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Interior Gohar Ejaz sought a plan from the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and... Published 31 Jan, 2024 05:22am
Print Third parties on commercial basis: CCI approves 25pc hike in sale price of gas ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) has approved increase in sale price of natural gas to... Updated 30 Jan, 2024 09:46am
Print Gas from new discoveries: SNGPL opposes giving half share to ‘third party players’ ISLAMABAD; Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Company Limited (SNGPL) has opposed allocation of 50 per cent indigenous gas... Updated 29 Jan, 2024 09:37am
Opinion Unfulfilled promises: Windfall levy on oil and its impact on KP The Council of Common Interest (CCI) in its meeting held on 8th August 2012 while approving Petroleum Policy 2012... Updated 10 Jan, 2024 06:12am
Print Draft LPG policy aimed at boosting local production finalised ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has finalised draft of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Policy 2024,... Updated 08 Jan, 2024 09:52am
Pakistan Reconstitution of CCI approved ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the reconstitution of the Council of Common Interests (CCI). ... Published 06 Jan, 2024 05:17am
Print Special panel formed to resolve issue of wheeling charges ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has constituted a special panel headed by Caretaker Finance... Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:07am
Print Minister reviews power sector progress ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Muhammad Sami Saeed, on Tuesday,... Updated 06 Dec, 2023 08:38am
Editorials Rational water pricing mechanism EDITORIAL: The Special Investment Facilitation Council’s (SIFC’s) direction to the water resource ministry to... Published 04 Nov, 2023 06:00am
Pakistan CJP optimistic about early announcement of election schedule ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa expressed optimism that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) before the... Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am
Print Plea against CCI decision: PTI challenges objections raised by SC registrar ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday challenged the objections raised by Supreme Court registrar on... Updated 17 Sep, 2023 07:02pm
Opinion A questionable digital census On 5th August, the Council of Common Interests unanimously approved the results of the 7th Population Census of... Updated 08 Sep, 2023 06:36am
Opinion The population bulge The results of the seventh Population and Housing Census of Pakistan in 2023 have been announced recently by the... Updated 05 Sep, 2023 07:08am
Print Nepra Act: KP govt raises objections on amendments ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has raised objections on amendments in Nepra Act 1997... Updated 02 Sep, 2023 09:49am
Pakistan SC urged to ask Alvi, ECP to give election date and issue schedule, respectively ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to direct the president to announce the date of elections within 90 days... Published 29 Aug, 2023 06:01am
Print Rising political ‘clamour’ may force earlier elections ISLAMABAD: Rising political clamour accompanied by legal moves to hold the next elections within 90 days of the... Updated 26 Aug, 2023 08:58am
Pakistan PPP decides to demand ‘polls in 90 days’ KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded holding of the general elections in the country within 90 days as... Updated 26 Aug, 2023 10:00am
Editorials Discos: political reality is not quite that simple EDITORIAL: A report on provincializing power distribution companies (Discos) and ending the uniform power tariff has... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
