Spotlight on 18th Amendment, NFC award EDITORIAL: Suddenly, the debate about fiddling with the 18th Amendment and NFC award formula is all the rage once... Published 25 Nov, 2023 05:19am
Print Agri dues: MoF may deduct Rs45.6bn from Balochistan’s NFC share ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry is likely to deduct Rs 45.6 billion from Balochistan’s NFC (National Finance Commission)... Updated 18 Nov, 2023 09:05am
Editorials Consolidated fiscal operations EDITORIAL: The Finance Ministry uploaded a summary of the consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations for... Published 27 Oct, 2023 05:16am
Editorials Equal sharing with provinces EDITORIAL: According to a Business Recorder exclusive, the caretaker federal government has directed all relevant... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
Print 50:50 sharing of expenditure on devolved functions: Ministries, provinces directed to finalise proposal ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has directed ministries of Finance, Planning and Special Initiatives,... Updated 19 Oct, 2023 09:35am
Pakistan Senate panel irked by absence of secretary of ministry of industries ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Industries and Production was annoyed over not attending the committee... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:02am
Print Upcoming NFC: FD seeks proposals from ministries, provinces ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has sought proposals from federal ministries and provinces for the upcoming National... Updated 03 Oct, 2023 09:14am
Print Provincial nature PSDP projects: Centre decides to make it mandatory for provinces to share 50pc cost ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government has reportedly decided to make it mandatory for the provinces to share... Updated 25 Sep, 2023 09:33am
Pakistan NFC award major reason behind govt’s inability to go after untaxed sectors: economist Dr Ashfaque Hassan Khan says Islamabad loses incentive to tax undocumented economy as it loses big chunk of additional revenue Published 04 Sep, 2023 05:26pm
Editorials Discos: political reality is not quite that simple EDITORIAL: A report on provincializing power distribution companies (Discos) and ending the uniform power tariff has... Published 25 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Pakistan Zubaida underscores need for revisiting Balochistan’s share in NFC QUETTA: Member National Assembly of Pakistan and Vice Chairperson of Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) Balochistan... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Pakistan Balochistan CM assails PDM govt QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo lashed out at the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) led... Published 17 Jul, 2023 03:47am
Business & Finance Govt urged to further strengthen ties with US KARACHI: Former Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Syed Shabbar Zaidi on Saturday said that Pakistan should... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
Print Balochistan budget today QUETTA: The Balochistan government will unveil fiscal year 2023-24 budget on Monday with an expected outlay of more... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:15am
Print 4-month budget: KP govt finalises expenditure proposals PESHAWAR: A high level meeting held here on Sunday with Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Azam... Updated 19 Jun, 2023 09:11am
Print Rs327bn hike in PL proposed ISLAMABAD: Federal government has proposed to increase the petroleum levy (PL) on petroleum products by Rs 327... Published 10 Jun, 2023 04:47am
Pakistan Influential political, tribal figures set to join PPP: Bacha PESHAWAR: Provincial president PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Minister of State for Water Resources, Mohammad Ali Shah ... Published 05 Jun, 2023 03:27am
Print Reconciled arrears of previous NFC share: PM asks finance division to make payment to KP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed Finance Division (FD) to take steps for payment of reconciled... Updated 31 May, 2023 08:59am
Editorials Stop incentivising population growth EDITORIAL: Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal while briefing the media emphasised... Updated 24 May, 2023 06:40am
Pakistan KP spent Rs500bn on security in 10 years, says PTI’s Jhagra ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Taimur Saleem Jhagra has stated that the provincial government... Published 04 Feb, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan PM asks who has brought militants back? ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Rs417 billion on account of one percent of the... Published 02 Feb, 2023 06:12am
Pakistan Centre owes Rs176bn to Punjab govt: minister LAHORE: Finance Minister of Punjab Mohsin Laghari has claimed that the federal government owes Rs176.353 billion to... Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am
Markets Oil, gas royalties: KP to receive Rs.31bn PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will receive an estimated amount of Rs.31 billion from the... Published 16 Jun, 2022 06:03am
Print Provinces to be asked to share subsidy burden Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin chairs meeting of Economic Coordination Committee Updated 23 Feb, 2022 09:59am
Print MoF and SBP oppose move: Senate panel approves Banking Cos (Amend) Bill In the bill, it was proposed to impose one-million-rupee fine and one year punishment for refusal to provide banking facilities to consumers on the ground of politically-exposed person (PEP) Updated 19 Feb, 2022 01:55pm
Pakistan Rs129.7bn allocated for merged districts of FATA ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Frontier Regions was informed that a total of Rs129.7 billion has been... Published 18 Feb, 2022 04:31am
Pakistan PSP chief demands Sindh govt transfer money to the grassroots KARACHI: Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal on Monday said that the most important point of the PSP’s... Published 01 Feb, 2022 04:07am
Opinion ‘Mini-budget’: Where are provinces? In one of his articles for this newspaper noted economist Dr Hafiz Pasha had argued, among other things, that... Published 01 Jan, 2022 04:07am
Pakistan FBR nominates senior official to coordinate with NAB ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has appointed a senior official to liaise/coordinate with the National... Published 16 Dec, 2021 04:00am
Editorials Improved fiscal operations EDITORIAL: The summary of consolidated federal and provincial fiscal operations 2021-22 for the first quarter of the... Published 16 Nov, 2021 04:26am