Pakistan Rs21bn funding for ECP: Cabinet resolves to take appropriate legal steps ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet is said to resolve taking appropriate legal measures to deal with the Supreme... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Print Dar commends Chinese support on multiple fronts ISLAMABAD: Pang Chunxue, Charge’d Affairs, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China called on Finance Minister... Updated 10 May, 2023 09:06am
Print ECC approves Rs13.2bn TSG for PMRCL ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved a technical... Updated 09 May, 2023 09:12am
Print Dar tells representatives of global investors: Country slowly but surely moving towards stability Finance Minister Ishaq Dar meets delegation led by JPMorgan Dubai Updated 06 May, 2023 08:54am
Print Ministry cannot pay water usage charges to AJ&K just now ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Water Resources has refused to pay Water Usage Charges (WUC) to Government of Azad Jammu and... Updated 05 May, 2023 09:00am
Editorials The growth downgrade EDITORIAL: Debt Sustainability Analysis Fiscal Year 2022-23 by Economic Adviser’s Wing and uploaded on the Finance... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Print RRMC recommendation: Section 7E of IT Ord should be equally applicable to non-filers ISLAMABAD: The Reforms and Resource Mobilization Commission Saturday recommended the government to bring clarity in... Updated 01 May, 2023 08:59am
Markets Muzaffargarh power plant: President approves Rs930m CDL ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has approved an amount of Rs 930 million as Cash Development Loan (CDL) to acquire... Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:26am
Print RRMC takes stock of economic situation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday chaired the meeting of... Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:21am
Print SC’s directive to SBP: NA panel takes suo motu notice ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue is said to have taken suo motu notice in... Updated 29 Apr, 2023 11:47am
Print Hike in prices of essential drugs approved by ECC ECC approves Ministry of National Health Services summary for an increase based on the recommendations of the Policy Board of DRAP in the wake of the devaluation of the rupee and inflation Updated 29 Apr, 2023 11:37am
Print SOFR likely to replace LIBOR as benchmark ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has constituted a seven-member committee to identify an appropriate benchmark to... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 08:55am
Print Punjab, KP polls: SC summons political parties ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court issued notices to the political parties asking them to send their representatives today... Updated 20 Apr, 2023 08:38am
Print Funds for polls in KP, Punjab: SBP, ECP submit reports in SC ISLAMABAD: the officials of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the Finance Division and the Election Commission of... Updated 19 Apr, 2023 09:06am
Business & Finance MoNFSR takes up issue of grant for PCCC ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MoNFSR) has been requesting the Cabinet Division that a... Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:26am
Print Elections to Punjab, KP assemblies: SC asks SBP to release Rs21bn ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court, on Friday, directed the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to allocate Rs21 billion for... Updated 15 Apr, 2023 08:52am
Pakistan PAC seeks explanation from Finance Division: HEC transferred Rs28.681bn from assignment account to commercial banks ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) observed that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) transferred Rs... Published 14 Apr, 2023 05:59am
Print Kissan Package: Use of DAP, urea ebbs due to higher prices, supply issues ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting on Kissan Package-2022 was informed that use of DAP and urea fertilizer has... Updated 14 Apr, 2023 08:37am
Pakistan Rs21bn for polls in Punjab, KP: ECP fails to submit summary to ECC ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) did not submit a summary to the Economic Coordination Committee... Published 13 Apr, 2023 06:37am
Business & Finance FSC judgement on Riba: Panel discusses steps to address the challenges ISLAMABAD: The Steering Committee on Implementation of Federal Shariat Court (FSC) judgment on Riba discussed the... Published 08 Apr, 2023 07:04am
Print ‘Overdue’ payments to Chinese IPPs: CPPA-G directed to prepare ‘innovative’ instrument ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has directed the Central Power... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 08:48am
Print Investment or deposit: Transfer of public moneys to other bank accounts banned ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has imposed a ban on transfer of public moneys for investment or deposit... Updated 07 Apr, 2023 08:49am
Print 600MW solar project in jeopardy ISLAMABAD: The government’s flagship project of 600-MW solar plant at Muzaffargarh (South Punjab) is reportedly in... Updated 03 Apr, 2023 08:44am
Print Withdrawal of export power subsidy: Treasury MPs come down hard on govt ISLAMABAD: The treasury lawmakers in the National Assembly Thursday came down hard on the government for withdrawing... Updated 31 Mar, 2023 08:53am
Editorials ECC decisions EDITORIAL: Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC), the highest economic decision-making body in the... Published 30 Mar, 2023 06:35am
Print MoF refuses to become part of deal with KE on TDS ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reportedly refused to become part of agreement with K-Electric on Tariff... Updated 30 Mar, 2023 08:32am
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
Business & Finance Finance Division refuses TSG to retire TCP loans ISLAMABAD: Finance Division on Monday expressed its inability to allocate funds as Technical Supplementary Grant... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
Business & Finance Finance secy bars officials from taking financial benefits from other entities ISLAMABAD: While taking serious note of honoraria being received by the officials of Finance Division from other... Published 26 Mar, 2023 03:19am
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