Iran-Israel tensions threaten Pakistan’s fragile economic recovery The world is holding its breath as tensions between Iran and Israel reach a boiling point. What began as a shadow... Updated 20 Jun, 2025 06:12pm
Opinion Policy issues in the EFF programme — III Covid-19 pandemic, and then the catastrophic floods in 2022, both of which had significant climate change causality... Updated 20 Jun, 2025 12:53pm
Print PM for finalising industrial policy at the earliest ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday issued a bold call for the rapid finalisation of long-awaited... Updated 20 Jun, 2025 09:40am
Business & Finance National Electric Vehicle Policy 2025–30 launched ISLAMABAD: The government has officially launched the National Electric Vehicle (NEV) Policy 2025–30, aiming to... Published 20 Jun, 2025 06:20am
Perspectives Stability or survival? The truth behind economic optimism Celebrating the “success” of IMF discussions, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, has tried to paint an optimistic... Published 19 Jun, 2025 03:45pm
Business & Finance World Bank’s Benhassine lauds Pakistan’s economic turnaround Najy Benhassine, the outgoing country director of the World Bank, has lauded Pakistan’s economic turnaround, terming... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 10:59pm
Opinion Between optics and austerity Pakistan’s economic policies resemble a car with two drivers, each pulling the wheel in opposite directions. One... Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:56am
Opinion Health system suffers as cigarette tax left untouched The federal budget for 2025-26, announced amidst a backdrop of fragile economic recovery, signals a continuation of... Published 19 Jun, 2025 06:52am
Print Power sector circular debt plan okayed by Cabinet Plan aims to eliminate Rs1.275 trillion in circular debt over six years without adding pressure to the national budget Updated 19 Jun, 2025 03:19pm
Editorials Maintaining the policy rate EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 11 percent in spite of ... Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am
Print MoF raises over Rs1.2trn through major govt bond auction ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has successfully raised over Rs1.2 trillion through a major auction of government... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:22am
Print Jul-May exports up 5.15pc ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports have witnessed an increase of 5.15 percent during the first 11 months (July–May) of... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:23am
Print MoF signs 1bn loan facility backed by ADB guarantee ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has signed a syndicated term finance facility of $1 billion partially guaranteed... Updated 19 Jun, 2025 09:24am
BR Research LSM: Time machine the wrong way The latest data from Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector paints a troubling picture: not of a... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 08:46am
Business & Finance ‘Pakistan confronting significant economic challenges due to SOEs’ financial performance’ ISLAMABAD: Prominent international governance risk expert, Muhammad Ghazali Aqeeq, has stressed that Pakistan is... Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:51am
Business & Finance Export-oriented sectors on the brink, PRGMEA tells PM LAHORE: Pakistan’s $11 billion value-added export-oriented industry —contributing nearly one-third of the... Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am
Print ‘IT exporters, freelancers’: SBP eases reporting formats KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has revised the reporting formats of the electronic Proceed Realization... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:31am
Print Apr LSMI output grows 2.29pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The large-scale manufacturing Industries (LSMI) of the country has registered an increase of 2.29 percent... Updated 18 Jun, 2025 09:30am
Budget 2025-26 PTI says ‘federal budget favours elite, ignores masses’ ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday sharply criticised the federal budget for... Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am
Business & Finance July-May C/A posts $1.8bn surplus KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account recorded a surplus of $1.8 billion during the first 11 months of the current... Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:10am
Business & Finance Status quo: MPC keeps policy rate unchanged at 11% Regional tensions may keep SBP from easing policy further, say analysts Updated 16 Jun, 2025 10:06pm
Pakistan PTI assails govt for growing unemployment in country ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram on Sunday accused the... Published 16 Jun, 2025 07:09am
Opinion 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
Opinion The assumptions in FY26 budget The budget 2025-26 makes one implicit and three explicit assumptions that enable its architects to present a set of... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:03am
Opinion Currency chaos in Pakistan: crises by design If currency crises were rare catastrophes, one might chalk them up to bad luck. But in Pakistan’s case, they’ve... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 08:15am
Print Aurangzeb-led body to monitor oil price impact ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a high-level committee headed by Finance Minister Senator... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:02am
Print TORs reforms: DGTO initiates consultative sessions ISLAMABAD: In a pivotal move to embed inclusivity, gender equality, and grassroots representation into Pakistan’s... Updated 16 Jun, 2025 09:00am
Opinion Fragility not recognized The history of Pakistan’s economy can be aptly summarised in three words: fragility not recognised. That since... Updated 14 Jun, 2025 08:02am
Opinion Pakistan’s vision amidst FY26 Budget Pakistan’s annual budget has traditionally been more of a routine fiscal exercise conducted every year, covering... Published 14 Jun, 2025 06:04am
Markets Status quo likely as rising oil prices play on SBP’s mind, say analysts The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to hold the key policy rate at... Published 13 Jun, 2025 04:41pm