Budget with mixed signals This is a contractionary budget, aimed at delivering a consolidated fiscal deficit of 3.9 percent of GDP—the ... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:38am
Budget 2025-26 Food sector: PVMA Chairman terms Federal Budget disappointing KARACHI: Sheikh Umer Rehan, Chairman of the Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA), has termed the... Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Business & Finance Federal budget not beneficial for industrial sector: UBG KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) President Zubair Tufail, Core Committee members Malik Khuda Bakhsh, Syed Mazhar... Published 13 Jun, 2025 07:07am
Business & Finance Budget: LCCI urges govt to address concerns ahead of NA debate LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the government to ensure immediate ... Published 13 Jun, 2025 06:58am
Budget 2025-26 Long-term industrial policy on the anvil ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries and Production in close collaboration with all the stakeholders including the... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:36am
Budget 2025-26 Aurangzeb tells Senate body: Govt eyes $2bn loan to boost reserves ISLAMABAD: Amid expectation of borrowing $2 billion from commercial banks to shore up reserves to $14 billion by the... Updated 13 Jun, 2025 09:25am
Opinion Beyond the divide: rethinking federal-provincial collaboration for economic transformation—II Agriculture, livelihoods, and forests: climate impacts and systemic constraints Agriculture remains the backbone... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:01am
Budget 2025-26 No truths and a lie If there is one thing governments do really well, it is self-congratulation at minor victories that mask deeper... Updated 12 Jun, 2025 08:15am
Budget 2025-26 Post-budget press briefing: Govt warns of Rs500bn more revenue steps Says there is need for enabling amendments and legislation to plug leakages in the system Updated 12 Jun, 2025 09:37am
Business & Finance KATI concerned at imposition of 18pc GST on imported solar panels KARACHI: The President of the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), Junaid Naqi, has termed the Federal... Published 12 Jun, 2025 06:18am
Budget 2025-26 Analysis: More of the same, just tighter If the tax rate on bank deposit income is increased by one-third, what exactly is bold about this budget? There is ... Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Budget 2025-26 Rs17.6trn FY26 Budget unveiled under the shadows of IMF conditions, US tariff tensions and war threat Federal expenditure cut by a hefty 7% Published 11 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Print July-March 2025: LSM experiences 1.5% negative growth ISLAMABAD: Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) has experienced a negative growth of 1.5 percent during July-March 2025... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:49am
Opinion Provincial budgets of 2025-26 There is generally a greater focus on the prospects for and likely features of the federal budget in the days before... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:34am
Budget 2025-26 Analysis: Economic Survey Economic Survey 2024-25, with most data limited to nine months as all previous surveys, emphasized progress... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 08:38am
Business & Finance Pakistan agri sector misses growth target in FY25 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s agriculture sector has missed its growth target for the outgoing fiscal year, expanding by... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 10:47am
Editorials Economic Survey: an objective survey? EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb began traditional press conference on the Economic Survey... Published 10 Jun, 2025 06:07am
Budget 2025-26 Growth target missed: Economic Survey ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Monday said inflation has significantly declined from 29 percent ... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:30am
Opinion Fixing budget to unleash growth Every year, Pakistan’s federal budget arrives with familiar choreography: a frantic scramble for revenue, a... Updated 07 Jun, 2025 05:46am
Print Power tariff hike: govt reaches ‘understanding’ with IMF Both sides agree that any additional financial needs will be met through tariff adjustments, sources say Updated 07 Jun, 2025 02:40pm
Business & Finance UBG calls to explore Africa’s vast economic potential KARACHI: United Business Group (UBG) leaders have stressed the urgent need to explore Africa’s vast economic... Published 07 Jun, 2025 04:59am
Budget 2025-26 ‘Monthly Development Plan’ unveiled: Pakistan upbeat about 4.2pc growth ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal reaffirmed confidence in... Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm
Print Modernising KICT, SAPT: $1bn investment with Hutchison Port Holdings on the anvil ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, while underscoring the key role of... Updated 06 Jun, 2025 02:51pm
Opinion Economic realities and export While macroeconomic indicators have achieved feeble stability over the past year, on-the-ground conditions remain as... Updated 05 Jun, 2025 08:12am
Editorials Budget consultation with IMF EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif while speaking to a group of journalists in Peshawar stated that ongoing... Updated 05 Jun, 2025 07:57am
BR Research The great myth of ‘crowding out’ Each time the conversation turns to Pakistan’s credit-to-GDP, a familiar chorus follows: the sovereign is crowding... Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am
Budget 2025-26 Budget FY26: APCC proposes historic Rs4.083trn outlay ISLAMABAD: The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) on Monday recommended the highest-ever national development... Updated 03 Jun, 2025 09:05am
Business & Finance Pakistan targets FY26 GDP growth of 4.2%: Ahsan Iqbal ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is targeting GDP growth of 4.2% for the financial year 2025-26, the country’s Planning Minister... Published 02 Jun, 2025 05:41pm
Print CA balance incorporated: PKR kept artificially undervalued at 282.2 vs $1: Tola LAHORE: The value of the rupee (PKR) is 249.2/USD after incorporating the Current Account balance of the Jul-April... Updated 31 May, 2025 09:19am
Opinion Pakistan’s blue economy: an ocean of missed opportunity Pakistan’s coastal waters hold the key to a multi-billion-dollar economy; nonetheless, this potential remains... Published 30 May, 2025 06:47am