No sell-off will be allowed in the name of IMF terms: PPP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would not allow the caretaker government to privatise the government... Updated 29 Oct, 2023 09:57am
Business & Finance Fuel supply to PIA not suspended despite limited payments: PSO ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has once again stated that it has not suspended fuel supply to Pakistan... Published 29 Oct, 2023 03:25am
Editorials The trainwreck that is PIA EDITORIAL: It seems the time has come for the curtain to fall on PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) – the... Published 26 Oct, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Bid to smuggle electronic gadgets foiled KARACHI: Pakistan Customs Airport Collectorate, Karachi on Tuesday foiled an attempt to smuggle substantial quantity... Published 25 Oct, 2023 06:19am
Opinion Unending travails of PIA, other SOEs That the national air carrier has been in dire straits for quite some time is well known. Like Pakistan Steel Mills,... Published 24 Oct, 2023 05:05am
Business & Finance PSO restores fuel supply to at least 20 PIA flights ISLAMABAD: Pakistan State Oil (PSO) restored fuel supply to at least 20 flights of Pakistan International Airlines... Updated 24 Oct, 2023 08:40am
Business & Finance Govt to provide all possible support to crisis-hit PIA, says Kakar Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday stated the government would provide all possible support to... Updated 23 Oct, 2023 09:28pm
Print PIA suspends its operations? KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) flight operations were ‘completely suspended’, as 77 flights were... Updated 23 Oct, 2023 08:44am
Editorials SOEs: one step forward, two steps back EDITORIAL: That successive governments have failed to complete much-needed reforms in a meaningful manner is a grim... Published 20 Oct, 2023 05:17am
Pakistan PIA grounds dozens of flights over fuel bills ISLAMABAD: Country’s embattled national airline carrier this week cancelled dozens of domestic and international... Published 19 Oct, 2023 05:10am
Business & Finance PIA, Indonesian leasing company finalise deal on custody of two planes ISLAMABAD: An agreement between the Indonesian company and Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has been finalized... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Opinion Loss-making SOEs must be privatized The SOEs are required to be privatised. This compulsion is driven by no other reason than that going forward, no... Updated 14 Oct, 2023 06:09am
Print Almost all its vacant posts filled: PC moves to quicken SOEs’ sell-off process ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission filled on Thursday almost all the posts which had been lying vacant for long... Updated 13 Oct, 2023 09:25am
Print PIA, other loss-making SOEs: PM for accelerating privatisation process ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Wednesday directed the Privatization Commission to... Updated 12 Oct, 2023 08:45am
Pakistan SOEs running into losses add to economic woes: PM Kakar Interim prime minister directs for accelerating privatisation process of PIA Published 11 Oct, 2023 10:58pm
Print Only core business of PIA to be offered: Fawad ISLAMABAD: The core business of the PIA would be offered to potential buyers with current liabilities and assets... Updated 11 Oct, 2023 08:44am
Business & Finance Pakistan to appoint adviser as it privatises money-losing national airline ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will appoint an adviser to draft a plan to privatise its money-losing national airline, the... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 10:40pm
Opinion South Asia towards greater regional air connectivity: Prospects and challenges Air connectivity in South Asia needs a 360-degree vision. At the same time, air connectivity in the region will not... Published 08 Oct, 2023 03:12am
Opinion Implementation – a key challenge The World Bank issues ‘policy advice’ to Pakistan, from time to time, on key reforms, structural weaknesses and... Updated 07 Oct, 2023 06:42am
Print PIA tops sell-off list, World Bank told Meeting takes place between Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hasan Fawad and Najy Benhassine, the country head of the World Bank Updated 06 Oct, 2023 10:16am
Pakistan ‘PIA flight operation to Canada is continuing on regular basis’ KARACHI: PIA flight operation to Toronto, Canada is continuing on a regular basis and there is no probability of any... Published 05 Oct, 2023 06:23am
Editorials Privatisation as the way out of current impasse EDITORIAL: Caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hassan Fawad has been tasked to expedite the... Published 21 Sep, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Restructuring of PIA discussed ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hasan Fawad chaired a meeting with different stakeholders... Published 20 Sep, 2023 06:28am
Pakistan PIA privatisation: high-level huddle ‘agrees on timelines’ Advisor to PM on Aviation, senior management and PIA's legal/financial consultants also attend meeting Published 19 Sep, 2023 10:59pm
Opinion Moving from failure to failure successfully? Winston Churchill said, ‘Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm’.... Published 18 Sep, 2023 07:14am
Pakistan Legal framework allows interim govt to take PIA sell-off decision: PM ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar has expressed optimism that the fruit of the Special... Published 16 Sep, 2023 03:03am
Pakistan Pakistan’s flag carrier PIA struggling to pay bills LAHORE: Pakistan’s national flag carrier admitted Friday it was struggling to pay bills and wages after local media... Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:08pm
Pakistan Appointment of PIA employees on fake degrees: FIA submits comprehensive compliance report to aviation committee ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), on Thursday, submitted a comprehensive compliance report to the... Published 15 Sep, 2023 06:32am
Print PIA privatisation: PM directs minister to oversee process ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar directed all relevant stakeholders to find an immediate... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 09:53am
Pakistan Caretaker PM directs to complete PIA’s privatisation on fast track basis Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed to complete the privatisation process of Pakistan... Updated 14 Sep, 2023 10:55pm
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