PM directs early release of funds for Fata schemes ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed that funds for the various schemes for Fata should be... Published 29 Mar, 2023 06:27am
Print Remdesivir 100mg price: Ministry directed not to further liaise with HC in BD ISLAMABAD: The government has directed Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination not to... Updated 29 Mar, 2023 09:05am
Print KE consumers: Govt files motion with Nepra for recovery of two QTAs of Rs6/unit ISLAMABAD: The federal government has filed a motion with the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra)... Updated 29 Mar, 2023 09:03am
Pakistan 7th census: PBS demands remaining Rs12bn ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has demanded the remaining Rs12 billion for conducting the 7th... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Print Reko Diq dispute: ECC approves Rs6.2bn mark-up payment ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a mark up payment of Rs6.238 ... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 08:49am
Editorials Sharp decline in cotton production EDITORIAL: While it is not really surprising that Pakistan’s per acre cotton production has dropped to half the... Updated 28 Mar, 2023 06:43am
Print ECC told: G-B working on targeted wheat subsidy plan ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet was informed that Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is... Updated 26 Mar, 2023 10:21am
Print Govt to approve amendments to MA, PPA and NA of Uch Power ISLAMABAD: The government is to approve amendments to Master Agreement (MA), Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and the... Updated 24 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Business & Finance Industry intimated: No non-budgeted subsidy on sugar export: MoF ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has conveyed to the country’s sugar industry that no non-budgeted subsidy... Published 23 Mar, 2023 05:47am
Editorials Relief packages: a euphemism for subsidies EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced two relief packages, read subsidies, for the poor and... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Print Exchange losses: ECC approves Rs27bn TSG for Kuwait Petroleum ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, Tuesday, approved an immediate technical... Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:00am
Print Kuwait Petroleum receivables: PD seeks Rs27bn from MoF ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has sought Rs 27 billion from Finance Ministry to clear outstanding receivables of... Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:09am
Print Too tight fiscal space: MoF bans SGs, subsidies Cites limited fiscal space and cap on expenditures as reasons Updated 21 Mar, 2023 09:02am
Print No subsidized gas for fertilizer plants after May Decision taken at a recent meeting of the ECC when supply of subsidized gas to two urea fertilizer plants in Punjab came under discussion Updated 21 Mar, 2023 01:05pm
Print PPIB gives TCB-1 three more months for financial close ISLAMABAD: The Private Power & Infrastructure Board (PPIB) has granted three months (till December 31, 2023)... Updated 21 Mar, 2023 08:57am
Print Cotton: huge output shortfall projected Cotton production will be merely 4.78 million bales against the target of 09 million bales due to damage by the floods and decline in the area Updated 19 Mar, 2023 12:20pm
Business & Finance Sugar export: Shipment period extended on exporters’ plea ISLAMABAD: The government has increased shipment time for the export of sugar after sugar exporters expressed ... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Print Urea production: Fertiliser plants to get gas till May 31st: ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to supply indigenous gas to urea... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 10:00am
Print PSO suggests Rs10/litre levy to avert default ISLAMABAD: While claiming it is on the brink of collapse, Pakistan State Oil (PSO), state-owned energy marketing... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:57am
Pakistan ECC greenlights supply of indigenous gas to fertilizer sector The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday approved the supply of indigenous gas to fertilizer plants to... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:51pm
Print ECC extends sugar export time period to 60 days ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed an extension in sugar export time... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:51am
Opinion Policies and their implementation Policies in Pakistan’s multiple sectors are well researched, many compiled with donor funding which enables... Published 13 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Print Customs sets up cell to monitor sugar export KARACHI: Pakistan Customs has established a special cell at the Port Qasim Collectorate to monitor the exports of... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:59am
Print Bridge financing for digital census: ECC asks 4 ministries to surrender Rs12bn ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed four Ministries to surrender Rs 12... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:51am
Print LNG import: ECC may allow PLL to execute FA with Azeri firm ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) may allow Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) to execute a proposed... Updated 12 Mar, 2023 09:54am
Print ECC seeks data on wheat situation ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has sought complete data of wheat procurement/... Updated 11 Mar, 2023 08:49am
Business & Finance Containers stuck at ports: ECC seeks report on waiver of storage charges ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed Ministry of Maritime Affairs (MOMA)... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Print Rs201bn cash credit limit: ECC approves procurement of 1.8 MMTs of wheat by Passco ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet Wednesday approved the procurement of 1.80 MMTs... Updated 09 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Business & Finance Two fertiliser plants, domestic sector: PSO needs Rs39bn for payment obligations and sustaining LNG supply chain ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has sought Rs 39 billion against supply of RLNG to two fertilizer plants and domestic... Published 08 Mar, 2023 06:55am
Print Jul-Nov period: Nepra allows imposition of power surcharges ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has put a stamp on an additional surcharge of... Updated 07 Mar, 2023 08:49am