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PMLN

The budget criticism
Editorials

The budget criticism

EDITORIAL: Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal...
Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am
Dynastic democracy
Editorials

Dynastic democracy

EDITORIAL: There is nothing similar to or as good as intra-party elections in the country’s top political parties...
Published 22 Jun, 2023 05:45am
Old games, familiar faces
Editorials

Old games, familiar faces

EDITORIAL: Children of a political divorce have been moved to a new home. Many senior PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)...
Published 13 Jun, 2023 06:00am
PTI rejects budget
Print

PTI rejects budget

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday said that Ishaq Dar gave an “Instagramable budget with filters...
Updated 10 Jun, 2023 08:52am
PML(N)-led coalition govt struggles to strike a delicate balance between outright populism & fiscal discipline
Print

PML(N)-led coalition govt struggles to strike a delicate balance between outright populism & fiscal discipline

  • Dar presents Rs14.5trn budget
  • Budget closely watched by IMF
  • 3.5% economic growth target set
  • Fiscal deficit target set at 6.54% of GDP
  • Govt targets inflation at 21%
  • Total spending target of 14.46 trillion rupees set
  • Defence expenditure estimated at 1.8 trillion rupees
  • Targets total tax revenue of 9.2 trillion rupees
  • Targets total non-tax revenue of 3 trillion rupees
  • $30 billion export target set
  • No new tax on industrial sector
Published 10 Jun, 2023 05:00am
It’s just too late
Opinion

It’s just too late

It’s impossible to reach the state of maximum uncertainty in Pakistan. Two caretaker provincial governments...
Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
PTI’s meltdown
Opinion

PTI’s meltdown

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan is imploding. The initial trickle of ‘seasonal sparrows’ (fasli...
Updated 06 Jun, 2023 05:57am