Punjab to request federal govt not to allow sugar export LAHORE: Inaugurating the Chief Minister’s price dashboard for online monitoring of prices of essential commodities... Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:18am
Print Export industry: Raw materials now exempt from taxes Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directs formation of task forces to attract investment in multiple sectors Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:42am
Pakistan Govt restores Saturday as weekly holiday with immediate effect Federal government offices will operate from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Thursday Published 08 Jun, 2022 10:46pm
Pakistan Bills on elections, national accountability: Joint-sitting of parliament extended to table two bills ISLAMABAD: The federal government extended a joint-sitting of the Parliament from June 7 to June 9 to table two... Published 08 Jun, 2022 06:19am
Print Govt takes step to rein in current expenditure Announces a 40 percent reduction in the fuel usage of government officials and Cabinet members Updated 08 Jun, 2022 10:09am
Pakistan Federal govt servants: PM approves higher timescale policy ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved grant of higher timescale from BPS-1 to BPS-16 to all civil... Published 07 Jun, 2022 05:47am
Opinion Estimated/projected budget 2022-2023 The federal budget is expected to be presented on June 10, 2022. As a result of excessive politicisation of the... Updated 07 Jun, 2022 10:26am
Business & Finance Ogra raises gas prices up to 45pc ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has allowed late Friday night a raise in gas prices up to 45... Updated 05 Jun, 2022 11:41am
Print Gwadar comes under renewed govt focus PM inaugurates Eastbay Expressway Updated 04 Jun, 2022 10:08am
Business & Finance POL products’ prices: Small traders demand govt reverse hike KARACHI: Small traders on Friday warned the PML-N led federal government of a countrywide protest if increase in... Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am
Pakistan SC returns PTI’s plea seeking no coercive measures against protesters ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court returned the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s petition to direct the federal and the... Published 03 Jun, 2022 07:18am
Pakistan Steps taken by PTI govt need to be revisited, govt tells Senate ISLAMABAD: The federal government informed the Senate on Thursday that the steps taken by the former government like... Published 03 Jun, 2022 06:35am
Print Staggered payments: Govt decides to convince Chinese firms PM Shehbaz Sharif presides over a high-level meeting on CEPC projects Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:55am
Print POL products’ prices hiked again ISLAMABAD: The federal government has increased the petroleum prices by another Rs30 per liter, taking it to its... Updated 03 Jun, 2022 09:50am
Opinion Fiscal affairs and Constitution Ghalib once remarked that (In my construct, there is an element of malady). The genesis of fiscal malaise originates... Published 01 Jun, 2022 05:53am
Pakistan Body to examine IK’s ‘threatening’ statements ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Tuesday formed a five-member committee to review “threatening” statements... Updated 01 Jun, 2022 10:04am
Business & Finance Import of 0.2MMT granular urea on G2G basis: TCP allowed to sign MoU with Chinese firm ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has allowed Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to sign Memorandum of... Updated 01 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Print POL products’ prices remain unchanged ISLAMABAD: Federal government on Tuesday announced to keep the prices of petroleum products at current level with... Updated 01 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Business & Finance July 2021-May 2022: Karachi LTO collects record Rs1,396bn revenue KARACHI: Large Taxpayers Office (LTO) Karachi has shown remarkable achievement by collecting revenue of Rs1,396,189... Updated 01 Jun, 2022 09:53pm
Pakistan ‘Centre should not interfere in matters of devolved subjects’ ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel said on Monday that if the government was serious about addressing the grievances... Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
Editorials Reducing fuel and electricity consumption EDITORIAL: It’s about time the government seriously considered reduced working days and other ways of rationing... Published 28 May, 2022 05:11am
Print Targeted fuel subsidies: Govt may make allocations in FY23 budget ISLAMABAD: The government may make a budgetary allocation in the federal budget for the financial year 2022-23 for... Updated 28 May, 2022 10:01am
Business & Finance Proposed additions to CGO: FPCCI supports ‘rent-seeking’ firms ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce (FPCCI) is reportedly supporting some companies that are... Published 27 May, 2022 05:50am
Pakistan Low attendance of govt employees witnessed due to PTI march ISLAMABAD: Low attendance was seen of government employees working in ministries and other government departments... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Pakistan Bid to tame charged PTI workers: Police resort to firing in air, tear-gas shelling at Numaish KARACHI: Police on Wednesday resorted to a fierce aerial firing and wild tear-gas shelling to thwart the attempts of... Published 26 May, 2022 05:26am
Print Govt takes step to avert wheat shortage KARACHI: In order to avoid wheat shortage in domestic market, the federal government has initiated the import of... Updated 26 May, 2022 09:56am
Print Ministries, SOEs told to deposit BESOS balance in FCF ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has directed concerned ministries/State Owned Entities (SOEs) to deposit balance... Updated 26 May, 2022 09:52am
Print Army called in ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday called in the military for the protection of Islamabad’s... Updated 26 May, 2022 09:50am
Pakistan PTI Senators protest against ‘crackdown’ on their workers ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lambasted the federal government in Senate on Tuesday for “unprecedented... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
Pakistan Sherani forest fire report sent to PM ISLAMABAD: The government of Balochistan in a report on ongoing fire-fighting operation in the forest of Musha Khel... Published 25 May, 2022 04:40am
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