Roosevelt Hotel-NYCG: ECC approves execution of settlement deal ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved the execution of the settlement... Published 11 May, 2023 05:54am
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
Editorials The ‘ninth review’ remains elusive EDITORIAL: While the Board of Directors meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) scheduled till 17 May 2023... Published 10 May, 2023 06:03am
Opinion ‘Politics is the art of looking for trouble…’ An embittered Imran Khan is not acting wisely. A kind of desperate sadness seems to have enveloped him as his move ... Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am
Print Govt rejects tax on firms’ reserves proposal ISLAMABAD: The government has rejected a proposal of the Reforms and Resource Mobilization Commission (RRMC) to... Updated 09 May, 2023 12:45pm
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
Editorials Impasse: Qin has power beyond exhortation EDITORIAL: In a visible departure from successive Chinese governments’ policy not to comment on any country’s... Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am
Editorials You talk the talk, but can you walk the talk? EDITORIAL: On the ticklish question of elections, it is heartening to note that the government and PTI (Pakistan... Published 09 May, 2023 05:37am
Opinion The budget 2023-24 The government’s negotiators are citing the pending International Monetary Fund (IMF) ninth review as well as the... Published 08 May, 2023 06:40am
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
Business & Finance Establishing PPCs: Rs35m TSG: ECC gives conditional approval ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved Technical Supplementary Grant of Rs... Published 06 May, 2023 06:23am
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar meets delegation led by JPMorgan Dubai Both sides discuss economic situation, outlook of country Published 05 May, 2023 06:53pm
Opinion Decline in our exports There are two major factors behind the decline of the dollar value of our textile exports. The first is a drop in ... Published 05 May, 2023 06:44am
Print Budget plans: new IMF hurdle leaves govt in limbo KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing to discuss Pakistan’s budget plans for the coming... Updated 05 May, 2023 08:54am
Editorials Trade deficit down, inflation up EDITORIAL: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) noted a narrowing of the trade deficit to 23.71 billion dollars... Published 04 May, 2023 04:26am
Business & Finance Economy picking up moderately: governor LAHORE: Governor Punjab, Muhammad Baligh ur Rehman said on Monday that it is a good sign that the country’s ... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Print KP CM places key demands before PM ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Muhammad Azam Khan, has placed nearly a dozen key... Updated 02 May, 2023 08:51am
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
Business & Finance Iranian envoy meets finance minister ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Sunday called on... Published 01 May, 2023 03:28am
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
Business & Finance Dar asks PD, gas cos, PSO to improve their liquidity position ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday asked the relevant authorities in the Petroleum Division, gas... Updated 30 Apr, 2023 09:26am
Business & Finance Steel, plastic, ghee, other sectors: Tribal area tax exemptions expire on June 30 ISLAMABAD: The tax exemptions granted to the industrial units of iron/ steel, plastics, ghee, textile and other... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Print Elections in July or September? Govt-PTI talks give birth to hope Final round of negotiations to take place on Tuesday Updated 29 Apr, 2023 11:42am
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
Business & Finance CEO Etisalat International Pakistan meets Dar ISLAMABAD: Abdul Rehman Al Raheem Al Nooryani, CEO Etisalat International Pakistan called on Federal Minister for... Published 29 Apr, 2023 06:04am
Opinion Govt in a state of denial Prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and finance minister Ishaq Dar have been telling the nation — day in, day out —... Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am
Business & Finance Benazir Nashonuma Programme: ECC approves Rs500m more ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet has approved additional financing of Rs500... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 08:49am
Editorials Towards achieving revenue target EDITORIAL: The Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) reportedly shared a detailed plan with Finance Minister Ishaq... Published 28 Apr, 2023 06:08am
Editorials C/A surplus: little to celebrate? EDITORIAL: The country registered a current account surplus of 654 million dollars for March 2023 — the first... Updated 28 Apr, 2023 12:35am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?