The provincial revenue problem Updated 06 Oct, 2026 05:48am EDITORIAL: Sindh government spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani’s recent observation that federal revenue shortfalls are...
Reflections on provincial budgets FY27—III Published 12 Jul, 2026 03:02am Just like other provinces, the messages in the ‘white paper’ of Balochistan are once again generic, and lack any...
Outlook for public finances Published 01 Jul, 2025 06:01am The federal and provincial budgets for 2025-26 have generally been approved by the respective legislative fora....
The provincial budgets of FY26 Updated 24 Jun, 2025 07:51am The four provincial budgets were announced last week. The first budget presented was that of Sindh, followed by...
Provincial budgets – constraints Published 23 Jun, 2025 06:42am Provincial budgets are formulated under constraints sourced to the federal budget on two counts: how much of the...
An appraisal of provincial budgets Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:37am Provincial budgets for Punjab, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the fiscal year (FY) 2025–26 reflect a precarious...
Provincial budgets of 2025-26 Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:34am There is generally a greater focus on the prospects for and likely features of the federal budget in the days before...
National Fiscal Pact Published 22 May, 2025 06:08am EDITORIAL: The formation of a high-level political committee to oversee the implementation of the National Fiscal...
Rationalizing priorities for federal and provincial budgets Updated 09 May, 2025 08:01am For a country to be among the top ten countries in the world in terms of population, and with more than 60 percent ...
IMF-govt talks conclude Updated 16 Nov, 2024 03:04pm ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday concluded the five-day talks with a...
Provincial budgets for FY2024-25 Published 23 Jul, 2024 06:58am The provincial budgets for 2024-25 have all been presented last month in the respective Provincial Assemblies....
Thoughts on the provincial budgets Updated 15 Jul, 2024 08:14am Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) budget was announced on 25 May, two and a half weeks before the federal budget was ...
SC concerned at no budgetary allocation for climate fund Updated 06 Jul, 2024 09:18am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed concern that the federal and provincial governments have not allocated any...
Punjab cabinet approves Rs4480.7bn budget Published 19 Mar, 2024 04:53am LAHORE: Punjab cabinet, which met here Monday with Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in the chair, approved provincial...
Sindh budget 2022-23 Updated 16 Jun, 2022 06:27am EDITORIAL: A 33.84 billion rupee deficit budget was presented by the Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah amidst the...
Budgets prepared on dictation of IMF, says JI chief Published 14 Jun, 2022 05:56am LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq has said the federal and provincial budgets are anti-poor and prepared...