Super tax: PBC says Pakistan taxing 'productivity and growth' Advocacy platform questions who will benefit from the govt's latest taxation measures Updated 25 Jun, 2022 06:36pm
Opinion Taxing nation’s savings – but at what cost? The budget 2022-23 is continuation of a series of budgets for the last several years that have been increasing tax... Updated 25 Jun, 2022 05:16pm
Pakistan 'Corporate layoffs a possibility now': Experts react to govt's imposition of 'super tax' In a major development, the government on Friday imposed an extra one-time 10% tax called the super-tax on the... Updated 24 Jun, 2022 07:45pm
Print Oil prices hiked to avert default, says Miftah ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has termed the next fiscal year budget as progressive and... Updated 24 Jun, 2022 10:19am
Business & Finance Malaysian delegation visits FCCI FAISALABAD: Malaysia is making serious endeavors to mitigate the supply chain problems in the wake of Pandemic and ... Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:22am
Business & Finance Record $57m landed in RDAs, says PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked overseas Pakistanis for sending $ 57million inflow, ... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am
Business & Finance Stability largely depends on emerging macroeconomic dynamics: SBP KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Tuesday said that the financial stability largely depends on emerging... Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:06am
Print FSR for CY21 unveiled: Financial system has performed well: SBP KARACHI: Despite legacy economic challenges and uncertainties surrounding the path of pandemic, the financial sector... Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:03am
Print Economic recovery: PM signals announcement of more tough decisions ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Tuesday stated that the coalition government would not hesitate to take... Updated 22 Jun, 2022 10:00am
Markets Pakistani Rupee Asia's worst-performing currency during 2022 The PKR has depreciated 16.5% against the US dollar since December 31, 2021 Published 21 Jun, 2022 07:49pm
Opinion Textile sector: removing structural inefficiencies The textile sector continues to steer Pakistan’s economy through difficult conditions, consistently outperforming... Published 21 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Opinion Economy: the best case scenario The worst case economic scenario has already been shared with the public: be ready for more hikes in electricity and... Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Editorials Blaming IMF is easy EDITORIAL: Fuel prices have been raised for the third time, effective 16 June, in exactly three weeks — this time... Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Opinion Price hike and rising inflation It is quite unfortunate that the incumbent government is hardly doing anything but blaming its predecessor ... Published 20 Jun, 2022 07:25am
Print FATF development will augur well for economy: Bilawal ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has welcomed what he has described as the Financial Action Task... Updated 20 Jun, 2022 09:58am
Business & Finance Experts call for increasing reliance on indigenous resources for power LAHORE: While the country looking for borrowings from IMF, analysts called for introducing a long-term strategy to... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance PBIF chief favours reducing burden on people KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan and president Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum... Published 20 Jun, 2022 05:51am
Opinion Pakistan towards the journey of digital revolution The digital transformation of economies across the globe is accelerating with ever-increasing pace. Disruptive... Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am
Opinion Blame game, once again A successor government blaming its predecessor government for all the ills is nothing new. Therefore, Pakistan ... Published 18 Jun, 2022 06:00am
Opinion FY23 budget: need for fiscal reforms “He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think but the will to act” – Plato The... Updated 17 Jun, 2022 07:01am
Business & Finance Chaudhary Salik participates in D-8 Investment Conference in Istanbul ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Board of Investment (BOI) and Special Initiative, Chaudhary Salik Hussain, and... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
Print Exports up 27.89pc: Jul-May imports soar 44.51pc to $72.297bn YoY Imports in May 2022 were $6.777 billion as compared to $6.661 billion in April Exports during May 2022 were $2.626 billion as compared to $2.897 billion in April Updated 17 Jun, 2022 10:45am
Business & Finance Jul-Apr LSMI output grows 10.7pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has registered a growth of 10.7 percent during... Published 17 Jun, 2022 06:37am
Pakistan Imran asks nation to hold 'peaceful demonstrations' against inflation on June 19 Former premier warns inflation would increase further in the coming days if the nation kept sitting idly Published 16 Jun, 2022 10:55pm
Business & Finance Did not ask Pakistan to renegotiate CPEC energy deals: IMF IMF says it supports Pakistan's multipronged strategy to restore energy sector viability Updated 16 Jun, 2022 12:58pm
Business & Finance PM Shehbaz blames spike in fuel prices on previous govt's 'worst-ever deal' with IMF Says he will soon share details of the IMF deal with public Updated 16 Jun, 2022 02:46pm
Pakistan 3rd time's a charm?: Govt hikes price of petrol by Rs24.03, diesel by Rs59.16 Petrol now priced at Rs233.89 per litre, while diesel now at Rs263.31 per litre The hike comes as Pakistan looks to quickly appease the IMF to revive its bailout programme Updated 15 Jun, 2022 11:58pm
Pakistan Govt wants to rig Punjab by-polls with ECP's help: Imran Khan Former premier asks PTI workers to get ready for his next march call Published 15 Jun, 2022 07:37pm
Opinion What’s right? Perhaps a lot. Certainly more Right than what’s wrong. Pakistan came into existence about 75 years back, which in... Published 15 Jun, 2022 05:47am
Print Pakistan facing debt in ‘excess of $250bn’: UNDP ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that Pakistan is currently facing a challenging... Updated 15 Jun, 2022 12:52pm