IMF agreement: business community praises PM LAHORE: The business community on Saturday has welcomed government’s successful negotiation of a $ 3 billion deal... Published 02 Jul, 2023 03:13am
Print Dar, SBP governor ink LoI on SBA LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad on Friday inked a Letter... Updated 02 Jul, 2023 10:27am
Markets Component-wise breakdown of petrol price in Pakistan Government raises PDL to Rs55 per litre to fulfil key condition of IMF Published 01 Jul, 2023 01:40pm
Pakistan Govt keeps petrol price unchanged, increases rate of high-speed diesel by Rs7.5 Says hike in HSD due to increase of $3.5 per barrel in the international market Updated 01 Jul, 2023 07:39pm
Pakistan As it happened: Pakistan’s last-gasp IMF bailout KARACHI: Pakistan finally reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release $3... Updated 01 Jul, 2023 08:56am
Pakistan A new stand-by arrangement with the IMF: here are some key points After a massive delay, govt succeeds in convincing IMF to allot it more money than expected Published 30 Jun, 2023 12:39pm
Pakistan Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level agreement on new $3bn stand-by arrangement Agreement subject to approval by the IMF Executive Board, with its consideration expected by mid-July Updated 30 Jun, 2023 11:11pm
Pakistan Dar says Pakistan expects IMF deal in next 24 hours Country is racing against time to unlock funds ahead of the scheduled end of the programme today Updated 30 Jun, 2023 10:15am
Business & Finance Bonded Bulk Storage Policy will end fuel hoarding, reduce pressure on rupee: Musadik Malik Minister says second Russian oil shipment has reached Pakistan Updated 28 Jun, 2023 08:16pm
Print Infrastructure, water: Ecnec approves projects worth over Rs280.53bn ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved different... Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Print Foreign supplier’s account thru customs bonded storage facilities: Import policy guidelines approved by ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) on Tuesday approved policy guidelines for the... Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Print Dar says 9th IMF review ‘will be done’ The programme expires on June 30 Updated 28 Jun, 2023 08:58am
Print FBR collects record Rs7trn till 26th: Dar ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Tuesday said the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), for the first time in... Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:02am
Pakistan Dar says govt ‘making efforts’ to secure more than $1.1bn in IMF funding Finance minister expresses hope that Pakistan would get 'balance amount' which stands at nearly $2.6bn Published 27 Jun, 2023 09:40pm
Markets FBR’s tax collection hits Rs7tr, says Dar The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has collected Rs7 trillion in tax revenue till June 26, said Finance Minister... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 05:40pm
Pakistan Airports’ outsourcing: Dar-led body takes decisions on roadmap ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired a meeting of the steering... Published 27 Jun, 2023 06:15am
Business & Finance Dar launches new Shariah-compliant products of NSS ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday launched new Shariah-compliant products of the National Savings... Updated 27 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Business & Finance Budget 2023-24: ‘high earners’ to pay a higher income tax as govt revises rates Budget proposals originally maintained income tax rates before govt amended the Finance Bill Updated 26 Jun, 2023 06:40pm
Business & Finance Govt launches Shariah-compliant savings, term accounts Dar says government committed to promoting Islamic finance in Pakistan Updated 26 Jun, 2023 05:10pm
Pakistan Qureshi demands resignation of Dar MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that International Monetary Fund has... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Print Amended finance bill sails through NA: Key steps taken to keep IMF in good humour Revenue target of Federal Board of Revenue goes up from Rs9.2 trillion to Rs9.415 trillion Updated 26 Jun, 2023 12:52pm
Print NA approves 54 supplementary demands for grants ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Sunday approved 54 supplementary demands for grants for fiscal year 2021-22 and... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:21am
Print Elections Act, 2017: Bill seeking amendment passed by NA ISLAMABAD: In a huge relief to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the National Assembly on Sunday passed a bill... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:15am
Print Expert speaks about PKR’s real effective exchange rate ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) could have been Rs322 by the end of June 2023 as most... Updated 26 Jun, 2023 09:15am
Pakistan Information minister criticises previous government for bulldozing IMF agreement Marriyum Aurangzeb says the previous government violated the conditions of the agreement and suspended it Published 25 Jun, 2023 07:15pm
Pakistan National Assembly approves IMF-aligned budget FY24 Revised budget imposes additional taxes of Rs215 billion and cuts expenditures by Rs85 billion Updated 25 Jun, 2023 10:42pm
Print Govt revisits Budget FY24: A last-ditch effort to secure stalled IMF tranche Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says changes in the budget made after PM Shehbaz's meeting with IMF MD Updated 25 Jun, 2023 07:23pm
Print Dar presents over Rs41.367trn charged expenditure in NA ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar on Saturday presented more than Rs41.367 trillion charged... Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:36am
Print NA approves 97 demands for grants worth Rs6.282trn Finance Minister Ishaq Dar presented demands for grants which were approved after voice voting without any cut motion Updated 25 Jun, 2023 07:23pm
Markets Pakistan will look to impose Rs215bn additional taxes after IMF talks: Dar Finance minister says 'we have ensured impact of these taxes will not be passed to downtrodden' in address to wind up Federal Budget 2023-24 debate in National Assembly Updated 25 Jun, 2023 09:00pm
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees