Aurangzeb eyes fresh staff-level agreement with IMF by end of this fiscal year Finance minister says imposition of super tax, windfall tax not sustainable Updated 29 Mar, 2024 10:37pm
Print IMF-WB meetings in April: Talks on privatisation likely ISLAMABAD: Privatisation may come under discussion between the Pakistani economic team and the International... Updated 29 Mar, 2024 02:46pm
Print Privatisation of Discos, various IPPs projects under study ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan and Federal Minister for... Updated 23 Mar, 2024 09:18pm
Print SOEs: three-phased privatisation programme being chalked out ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Commission is said to be chalking out a three-phased privatisation programme of State Owned... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 08:29am
Print 15 to 20 institutions: Govt seeks swift privatisation ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation and Board of Investment Abdul Aleem Khan has said that in the present... Updated 15 Mar, 2024 09:17am
Print PIA privatisation: PM seeks ‘final’ schedule ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has sought final schedule for the implementation of the privatisation of... Updated 07 Mar, 2024 09:16am
Print Discos: Govt refuses to appoint IFC as TA of privatisation ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has reportedly refused to appoint International Finance Corporation (IFC) as the... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 08:58am
Opinion G-to-G privatisation: no cakewalk One key sales pitch that the powers that be are making on taking the Pakistan’s economy from the perpetual balance... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
Print Govt shares in FWBL likely to be sold to UAE ISLAMABAD: The government is likely to sell GoP shares in First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) to United Arab Emirates... Updated 15 Feb, 2024 09:33am
Print PM says IMF has no issue with sell-off process Pakistan is continuing talks with the IMF, adds the caretaker PM Updated 13 Feb, 2024 10:06am
Print PIA sell-off, outsourcing of airports: Caretaker setup for speeding up process Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar directs that the process of privatisation of the PIA and outsourcing of airport operations should be accelerated in a transparent manner Updated 10 Jan, 2024 10:13am
Print SOEs: PM briefed about privatisation process ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Privatisation and Inter-Provincial Coordination Fawad Hassan Fawad called on... Updated 22 Dec, 2023 09:47am
Print SPV 21 seeks govt help to assert its position regarding KE ISLAMABAD: Infrastructure Growth Capital Fund LP (IGCF) SPV 21 claims to own 53.8 per cent shares of KES Power... Updated 09 Dec, 2023 12:28pm
Print FWBL sell-off: Minister briefed about status of accounts ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad Hasan Fawad chaired a meeting of the Privatisation... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:16am
Opinion Discos: the tug-of-war is anything but respectable The power sector circular debt is growing unabated despite successive increases in power tariffs and much-hyped ... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Editorials FBR reforms: it’s never too late to do something EDITORIAL: Reforming the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has become a hot topic again. The caretaker finance minister... Published 04 Dec, 2023 05:35am
Print PC takes up sale of govt properties with FA ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation, Fawad Hasan Fawad chaired a meeting of Privatisation Commission with... Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:18am
Pakistan Privatisation of SOEs: caretaker PM Kakar says ‘tangible results’ expected by mid-January Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on priority in sell-off list Interim prime minister also dismisses notion that people leaving Pakistan sign of failure Updated 24 Nov, 2023 10:03pm
Print Alteration in PD’s draft summary on KE issues proposed ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Privatisation has proposed alteration in Power Division’s draft summary on K-Electric (KE)... Updated 24 Nov, 2023 08:59am
Print Economic growth has to be backed by structural reforms: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar has said political and economic instability... Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:44am
Print Bilawal reiterates support to PIA employees KARACHI: Completely throwing his weight behind the Pakistan International Airlines’ employees protest against... Updated 20 Nov, 2023 09:03am
Print SIFC satisfied with SOE sell-off progress Ministries present progress on projects identified in key sectors Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:06am
Print All set to hand over PSM to MoI&P ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Privatisation is all set to hand over Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) to the Ministry of... Updated 13 Nov, 2023 09:50am
Editorials Privatisation: tread the path with care EDITORIAL: The Caretaker government has reportedly assigned Pakistan Institute of Management (PIM) to re-evaluate ... Published 07 Nov, 2023 06:54am
Print Cabinet likely to discuss factors assisting privatisation ISLAMABAD: Federal cabinet is expected to deliberate on the factors that would assist in the determination of... Updated 07 Nov, 2023 09:15am
Print PSM’s issues: SIFC-formed group seeks meeting with MoI&P officials ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) Stakeholders Group has sought appointment from Ministry of Industries and... Updated 26 Oct, 2023 09:29am
Print Discos: PC set to move Cabinet for annulment of provincialisation option ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission (PC) is all set to submit a summary to the Federal Cabinet to scrap the... Updated 18 Oct, 2023 09:08am
Print Planned PSMC sell-off: PC asked to scrap bidding process Secretary Industries and Production and Secretary Privatisation have been directed that further alienation of PSMC land be stopped forthwith Updated 18 Oct, 2023 09:55am
Print Privatising Discos to create private-sector monopolies, warns World Bank ISLAMABAD: The privatisation of distribution companies (Discos) may lead to private-sector monopolies in the absence... Updated 10 Oct, 2023 08:46am
Pakistan ‘PTD to boost revenue through privatisation’ LAHORE: Punjab Transport Minister Ibrahim Murad has announced that the Punjab Transport department aims to boost its... Published 07 Oct, 2023 06:01am
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