President ICAP meets Dar, donates Rs5m in PM relief fund ISLAMABAD: President Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) Muhammad Ali Latif on Sunday called on... Published 31 Jul, 2023 06:43am
Print Dar informs Senate: Forex reserves rise to around $14bn ISLAMABAD: Finance, Revenue Minister Ishaq Dar claimed in the Senate on Sunday that Pakistan’s foreign exchange... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 08:35am
Pakistan CM, Dar lay foundation stone of Data’s shrine expansion project LAHORE: caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi and Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Friday laid the... Published 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am
Print Energy ministry (PD): ECC approves Rs2.275bn TSG for uplift schemes’ execution ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Technical Supplementary Grant (TSG)... Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:55am
Opinion Economic challenges: timely actions needed The coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is approaching completion of its tenure in the... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am
Opinion How to widen tax net? Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar has been repeatedly announcing that the government has... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:03am
Business & Finance Board-in-Council meeting pays tribute to outgoing FBR chief ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the Board-in-Council Special... Published 28 Jul, 2023 03:02am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Now politics is so boring “It’s kinda boring these days.” “Get a life then?” “Politics used to be so entertaining and now it’s ... Updated 27 Jul, 2023 06:54am
Business & Finance Free atta scheme: ECC approves Rs985.43m spent by USC in Ramazan ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Rs985.43 million spent by the... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Pakistan Raja rejects Dar for caretaker PM ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Raja Riaz said on Tuesday the appointment of Finance... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:50am
Print Senior officers of IR, Customs: Dar declines to share assets’ details ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has declined to share with the upper house of the Parliament the assets’... Updated 26 Jul, 2023 09:37am
Opinion Elections loom amid a myriad questions The bizarre is not only commonplace, some argue it is the norm in Pakistan. Take for example the latest offering by... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 06:54am
Print Caretaker setup: PPP rejects ‘fake’ reports ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) rejected media reports that the two major coalition partners in the Centre,... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:30am
Print Agencies/provinces/areas: ECC allows allocation of wheat on price-weighted average ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet allowed allocation of wheat among the recipients... Updated 25 Jul, 2023 09:23am
Pakistan Ishaq Dar put forward as leader of caretaker government: report ISLAMABAD: One of the main parties in Pakistan’s ruling coalition has proposed that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar lead... Updated 24 Jul, 2023 06:26pm
Pakistan Election Act set to be amended to empower caretaker govt: Dar KARACHI: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has all but confirmed that the Election Act 2017 is set to be amended in order ... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Print Dar informs National Assembly: No new tax on agriculture, real estate sectors ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Ishaq Dar said that the government would not impose... Updated 22 Jul, 2023 10:01am
Print PTI says IMF acknowledges leadership’s support ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday said that the International Monetary Board (IMF) staff report... Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:20am
Business & Finance Rs200m TSG approved for SIFC secretariat ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a technical... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Opinion Fair elections and economic stability “Gross financing needs are very large, mostly due to large debt service payments, while external market financing... Published 21 Jul, 2023 07:08am
Pakistan Tender process for outsourcing Islamabad Airport: Ministry allowed to proceed further ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Steering Committee has unanimously decided and allowed the Ministry of Aviation to... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Business & Finance Fair spot trading will prevent forex outflow: KCCI KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) is of the view that a transparent and fair spot... Published 21 Jul, 2023 06:38am
Pakistan Development of bulk, general cargo terminal at East Wharf: Body to negotiate draft framework deal with UAE ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Inter-Governmental Commercial Transactions (CCoIGCT) on Wednesday... Published 20 Jul, 2023 03:12am
Business & Finance Our prudent management resulted in CA surplus: Dar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has stated that last fiscal year -2022-23 has been closed with a current... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Markets PKR settles with marginal appreciation KARACHI: The rupee settled with a marginal appreciation of 0.11% against the US dollar during the previous week, as... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Print PM explains why base power tariff hiked Premier says Rs5 per unit increase was made on the demand of the IMF but also to bring circular debt down Updated 16 Jul, 2023 11:37am
Print Petrol price slashed by Rs9, HSD’s by Rs7 ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced petroleum products prices by up to Rs9 per litre. In a televised press... Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Slow fires they say smoulder for a long time “There is an urgent need to table and approve a new law by parliament within 24 hours… I mean no delays and... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Print Sovereign Wealth Fund: Govt finalises draft law ISLAMABAD: The government has finalised the draft law for the establishment of Pakistan Sovereign Wealth Fund for... Updated 15 Jul, 2023 09:19am
Print First tranche of SBA: IMF transfers $1.2bn to SBP account: Dar ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has transferred $1.2 billion to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) —... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:14am