Legislation in joint sitting Pakistan’s Parliament in an unprecedented move passed a number of controversial bills in a hurriedly summoned ... Published 18 Nov, 2021 03:58am
Pakistan MQM-P says it supports PTI govt on electoral reforms, EVMs KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), an ally of the federal government on Tuesday announced to ... Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am
Pakistan Contempt case: Fawad tenders unconditional apology to ECP ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday tendered an unconditional apology to Election Commission of... Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am
Business & Finance All fruits except fresh apples from Afghanistan exempted from sales tax ISLAMABAD: The Federal government has exempted all fruits of Afghanistan from sales tax from September 15, 2021... Published 17 Nov, 2021 04:22am
Pakistan PSP chief steps up criticism of PTI govt KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that the country is running on auto at... Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am
Pakistan Pay raise demand: Govt employees set to take out protest rally in Islamabad ISLAMABAD: The All Government Employees Grand Alliance (AGEGA) Federal chapter, on Monday, announced of staging a... Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am
Print Customs value: Steel sector moves FBR for parity with LME prices ISLAMABAD: The documented steel sector, Monday, approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for immediate measures... Updated 16 Nov, 2021 10:00am
Print Delay in setting up of merchant LNG terminals: Ogra identifies certain bottlenecks Both the companies have not taken a final investment decisions (FIDs) so far due to the issue of pipeline capacity, which is under deliberation with the gas companies Updated 14 Nov, 2021 09:23am
Editorials Unravelling of the secret deal EDITORIAL: The October 31 secret agreement the government signed with the proscribed Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan ... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Pakistan Centre shifts blame of costlier sugar to Sindh ISLAMABAD: The federal government blamed the Government of Sindh for the soaring retail price of sugar in connivance... Published 09 Nov, 2021 04:48am
Pakistan Notification issued: TLP's proscribed status revoked ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Sunday removed the name of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) from the list of... Published 08 Nov, 2021 06:03am
Pakistan Economic woes of masses: PTI govt may land in hot water ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI's) federal government, as well as, provincial governments in Punjab and... Updated 07 Nov, 2021 03:16pm
Print Ban on TLP lifted? ISLAMABAD: The federal government has quietly approved restoring Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) as a political... Updated 07 Nov, 2021 02:42pm
Print Discos' domestic consumers, KE: Base tariff for over 300 units' consumption raised Decision, applicable from November 1, issued just days before the expected formal announcement of agreement between govt and IMF Updated 06 Nov, 2021 10:33am
Editorials Curious case of NAB's 'missing' billions EDITORIAL: How could it be that NAB (National Accountability Bureau) claims to have recovered Rs 821 billion since... Updated 06 Nov, 2021 10:30am
Pakistan Tarin may become Senator after joint sitting of parliament ISLAMABAD: Federal government is planning to get Shaukat Tarin elected as a senator in order to appoint him as... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am
Print Rs203bn shortfall: Govt will have to raise petroleum levy to Rs30? ISLAMABAD: The federal government will have to raise the petroleum levy (PL) to Rs 30 per litre, the maximum levy... Updated 05 Nov, 2021 04:07pm
Pakistan IRA to be established under MCI ISLAMABAD: The federal government would establish the Islamabad Regulatory Authority (IRA) under Metropolitan... Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am
Pakistan Salient features of govt-TLP agreement unveiled ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) will not resort to violence or challenge the writ of the state, it would... Updated 04 Nov, 2021 10:28am
Pakistan Gas ‘crisis’ has worsened, claims Sindh minister KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Energy Imtiaz Shaikh on Tuesday said that gas crisis in the country has intensified,... Published 04 Nov, 2021 04:32am
Print Govt ‘unveils’ plan to further hike power tariff ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government on Tuesday “unveiled” its plan to increase electricity tariff by Rs 1.68 per... Updated 03 Nov, 2021 09:46am
Business & Finance TCIP exempted from taxes, duties ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has exempted Trust Certificate Issuance Program (TCIP) from taxes and duties, to ... Published 03 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Pakistan Imran asks party to brace itself for KPK LG polls ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan instructed on Monday his party's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter's leadership to... Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Pakistan Govt exploring option to get approval for IGCEP from joint sitting of parliament ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government is reportedly exploring the option to get approval for Indicative Generation... Published 02 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Print July-October: Govt suffers around Rs203bn revenue loss on PL, GST ISLAMABAD: Federal government has suffered a cumulative revenue loss of around Rs 203 billion on account of ... Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:46am
Print Govt-TLP standoff ends ISLAMABAD: Federal government, Sunday, announced it had reached an agreement with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) ... Updated 01 Nov, 2021 09:39am
Pakistan TLP: envoy expulsion demand bartered for ban withdrawal? ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) is said to have agreed to withdraw from its demand regarding the... Updated 01 Nov, 2021 10:21am
Print Agriculture sector: Provinces asked to share actions on water use efficiency ISLAMABAD: The National Water Policy, Steering Committee (NWP-SC), which met with Minister for Water Resources,... Updated 31 Oct, 2021 12:52pm
Print Lending to government: SBP’s profit down 35pc on lower income SBP attributes decline in profit to maturing of PIBs, and decrease in average interest rate during FY21 Updated 30 Oct, 2021 09:40am
Opinion PTI's manifesto: a betrayal of document? We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our ... Published 29 Oct, 2021 05:05am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees