Flood-affected areas: UNDP briefs Dar on recovery plan ISLAMABAD: The UNDP, Tuesday, briefed Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the ongoing institutional arrangements being ... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Pakistan Raphel, Dar discuss socioeconomic uplift ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Tuesday, informed the US ex-ambassador Robin L Raphel about the priorities of... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Some descriptive epithets for bitter or scornful laughter “So is there any possibility of some kind of rapprochement?” “What does that word mean?” “Well Zardari... Published 22 Mar, 2023 06:24am
Print Exchange losses: ECC approves Rs27bn TSG for Kuwait Petroleum ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, Tuesday, approved an immediate technical... Updated 22 Mar, 2023 09:00am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Maryam needs to overcome three challenges “Name calling is now routine. Notification Maryam Nawaz (NMN) was labeled the Queen of Liars and The Khan as a... Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am
Business & Finance IFAC president briefed on country’s economic outlook ISLAMABAD: Asmaa Resmouki, president of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), called on Federal... Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am
Business & Finance N-programme: Dar says he is being misquoted ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s said that his statement on the floor of the Senate on 16th March, 2023, in... Published 21 Mar, 2023 06:29am
Pakistan Statement on Senate floor regarding IMF programme being quoted out of context: Ishaq Dar Says remarks that Pakistan has sovereign right to develop its nuclear programme should not be linked with ongoing negotiations with IMF Updated 20 Mar, 2023 10:06pm
Pakistan Qureshi asks Dar to clarify his missile statement ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday demanded that Finance ... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Opinion Economic impasse is a ticking bomb waiting to go off Nothing is going right in the country. The sovereign default is inevitable without an IMF (International Monetary... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Opinion Things are still difficult for the Sharifs Miftah Ismail of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has been speaking his mind in a blunt way ever since he was... Published 20 Mar, 2023 06:12am
Pakistan Saad, Dar discuss important issues LAHORE: Minister for Aviation and Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique called on Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator... Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am
Pakistan Rs160m agreement signed for mausoleum’s extension LAHORE: An agreement for extension of the mausoleum of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh (RA) with the cooperation of Madina... Published 19 Mar, 2023 03:33am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: Shehbaz yet to defy his elder brother “Ishaq Dar has DOG.” “I don’t think so - I mean if he had a pet we would have known right!” “How would... Updated 18 Mar, 2023 06:48am
Business & Finance Pakistan receives $500m from China’s ICBC bank KARACHI: Pakistan has received a loan tranche from China of $500 million that will help the country shore up its... Published 18 Mar, 2023 06:14am
Business & Finance Ishaq Dar announces receipt of $500 mn from ICBC Says it will help shore up Pakistan’s forex reserves Published 17 Mar, 2023 09:07pm
Markets Back-to-back gains: rupee settles at 281.71 against US dollar Currency appreciates 0.25% in inter-bank market Updated 17 Mar, 2023 07:22pm
Print Friendly delay ‘last hurdle’ to IMF bailout Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says several countries had made commitments to support Pakistan during previous International Monetary Fund reviews Updated 17 Mar, 2023 09:18am
Editorials Dodging austerity EDITORIAL: While people are finding it harder and harder to grapple with the constantly rising cost of living, those... Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Documentation for ICBC-backed $500m disbursement complete: Dar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has stated that documentation for second disbursement of US 500 million ... Published 17 Mar, 2023 06:15am
Pakistan IMF asking for materialisation of commitment from ‘friendly countries’: Ishaq Dar Finance minister says there will be 'no compromise' on Pakistan's nuclear and missile programmes Updated 16 Mar, 2023 08:36pm
Pakistan Documentation for ICBC’s second $500mn disbursement complete: Dar Earlier this month, Pakistan’s central bank received $500 million from China’s ICBC, the first of three disbursements that were approved for rollover Updated 16 Mar, 2023 05:23pm
Pakistan Pakistan's ex finance chief Miftah warns against any kind of debt restructuring Difficult task to get China and the West to sit on one table for such an endeavour, he says Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:46am
Print Democracy, fiscal discipline must for uplift, says Dar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan’s stability, progress and prosperity hinges on the... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 09:56am
Print Urea production: Fertiliser plants to get gas till May 31st: ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to supply indigenous gas to urea... Updated 16 Mar, 2023 10:00am
Pakistan Govt increases petrol price by Rs5 per litre The price of high-speed diesel also increases by Rs13 per litre Published 15 Mar, 2023 11:59pm
Pakistan ECC greenlights supply of indigenous gas to fertilizer sector The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday approved the supply of indigenous gas to fertilizer plants to... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 09:51pm
Business & Finance Drug price adjustment: Pharma industry seeks support of govt ISLAMABAD: Pharma industry has sought the support of the government for addressing their issues related to price... Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:05am
Editorials Ever more elusive IMF tranche? EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a short statement shared by the Media Wing of the Prime Minister’s... Published 15 Mar, 2023 06:01am
Print ECC extends sugar export time period to 60 days ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has allowed an extension in sugar export time... Updated 15 Mar, 2023 08:51am