Pakistan’s ICT boom Published 26 Jul, 2026 02:25am Pakistan’s digital economy is becoming one of the country’s biggest economic success stories. While traditional...
PTI terms Economic Survey politically motivated document Published 12 Jun, 2026 08:09am ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday rejected the government’s recently released...
Economic Survey: Health and nutrition sectors post strong progress Published 12 Jun, 2026 07:58am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s health and nutrition sectors have recorded significant progress during recent years, supported...
Business community says Economic Survey encouraging Published 12 Jun, 2026 06:08am KARACHI: The business community has termed the statistics of the Economic Survey 2025-26 as broadly encouraging,...
‘First-ever’ shadow budget unveiled by FPCCI Updated 26 May, 2026 09:03am LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Monday presented the country’s...
How digital technologies can reshape livestock farming Published 21 Jan, 2026 03:43am Pakistan’s livestock sector stands at a critical economic and social junction. As of 2025, the sub-sector has...
BR RESEARCH: Macroeconomic calm, microeconomic hunger Updated 06 Jan, 2026 07:21am Pakistan’s latest Household Integrated Economic Survey was released at an awkward moment. Inflation has finally...
Isn’t the fault actually in our stars? Updated 10 Aug, 2025 06:56am In the previous article, the current situation of Pakistan’s declining HDI ranking was discussed through facts and...
Pakistan Economic Survey: Economic performance misrepresented: PTI Updated 10 Jun, 2025 11:33am ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday strongly criticised the Economic Survey for the...
Analysis: Economic Survey Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:38am Economic Survey 2024-25, with most data limited to nine months as all previous surveys, emphasized progress...
Economic Survey: an objective survey? Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb began traditional press conference on the Economic Survey...
Rs6.18bn development fund released to PBC in nine months Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2024–25 stated that development fund worth Rs6.18 billion was released to the...
Economic Survey FY25: power consumption drops in industrial, agri sectors; up at household level Published 09 Jun, 2025 11:12pm Total electricity consumption in Pakistan stood at 80,111 gigawatt hours (GWh) during July-March FY2024-25, compared...
Platform set for further growth: Experts weigh in on Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 Published 09 Jun, 2025 06:58pm The government, on Monday, a day before the federal budget is unveiled, released its much-awaited Pakistan Economic...
Surge in consumer confidence sign of economic recovery: Aurangzeb Published 01 Jun, 2025 07:34pm Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday welcomed the findings of the IPSOS Consumer Confidence Survey...
Rs313.4bn disbursed among 9.4m BISP beneficiaries Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: The Economic Survey 2023-2024 unveiled substantial financial commitments by the Government of Pakistan...
Interest expenses climb to Rs5.5trn Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:58am KARACHI: The tight monetary stance by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) resulted in a massive surge in the federal...
Inflation target of 21pc will be missed Updated 12 Jun, 2024 08:57am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will miss the inflation target of 21 percent set for the current fiscal year and will remain in...
Livestock sector registers 3.9pc growth Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: The livestock sector of the economy has registered a growth of 3.9 per cent during 2023-24, revealed...
Economic Survey: Red Sea disruptions continue to affect supply chain Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: The Government said on Tuesday that prolonged disruptions in Red Sea will continue to disrupt supply...
Economic Survey: Jul-Mar POL import bill down on lower intake Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s petroleum import bill declined in the first nine months (July-March) of fiscal year 2023-24...
Rs719.59bn PL collected in Jul-Mar Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: The federal government has collected Rs719.592 billion petroleum levy (PL) on petroleum products in the...
Unemployment rate stands at 6.3pc Published 12 Jun, 2024 06:51am ISLAMABAD: With 4.51 million unemployed population, the rate of unemployment in Pakistan stands at 6.3 percent, the...
Pakistan’s ICT exports soar to $2.28bn, reveals Economic Survey 2023-24 Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:23pm Pakistan’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector exports remittances have surged 17.44% to $2.283...
Capacity utilisation of Pakistan’s cement industry drops to lowest on record Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:53pm At around 55%, this is the lowest level since at least FY2007
Key highlights of Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24 Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:50pm Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb unveiled the Pakistan Economic Survey 2023-24 on Tuesday, recapping the annual...
‘Intensified competition with China’ dents Pakistan’s textile sector: Economic Survey 2023-24 Published 11 Jun, 2024 09:53pm Intensified competition with China and weakened external demand hit Pakistan’s textile sector, which remained at the...
Economic Survey 2023-24: Pakistan’s GDP per capita increases to $1,680, size of economy at $375bn Published 11 Jun, 2024 09:28pm Pakistan’s GDP per capita (or per capita income) witnessed a rebound this fiscal year, standing at $1,680 compared...
Economic Survey 2023-24: mobile phones dominate as Pakistan’s telecom sector imports stand at $1.62bn Updated 11 Jun, 2024 11:57pm Imports by Pakistan’s telecom sector soared by 117.9%, jumping to $1.623 billion during July-March FY2024, according...