Prime Minister has authority to appoint DG ISI, says Fawad Says relations between Prime Minister Imran Khan and COAS Bajwa are ideal Updated 12 Oct, 2021 06:34pm
Business & Finance With high hope, Tarin leaves for US for IMF, World Bank annual meetings Finance minister is expected to hold policy-level talks with the IMF during his visit Published 12 Oct, 2021 02:05pm
Print Special Economic Zones: PM for fully facilitating Chinese cos PM Khan chairs a meeting on facilitating Chinese investors in Special Economic Zones Updated 12 Oct, 2021 09:31am
Print Tarin to become adviser to PM? ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin is likely to be appointed as Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance on... Updated 12 Oct, 2021 09:41am
Print Pak Arab, FFBQL: ECC approves maximum provision of gas ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, Monday, approved maximum provision of gas to ... Updated 12 Oct, 2021 09:47am
Pakistan Inclusive, sustainable growth direly needed: Tarin LAHORE: Federal Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin Saturday said the country was in dire need of inclusive and... Published 10 Oct, 2021 04:26am
Print IMF talks on power sector reform pace remain inconclusive Technical level talks were to conclude on Friday and policy level talks are scheduled in Washington DC Updated 09 Oct, 2021 11:52am
Print Up to December: ECC finalises 280,000 MTs of wheat requirement for USC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has finalised 280,000 metric tonnes wheat... Updated 08 Oct, 2021 09:17am
Print PM for provision of targeted subsidy on essential items ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Thursday, directed government officials to expedite preparations for the... Updated 08 Oct, 2021 09:15am
Print Power tariff main reason behind stalled IMF talks ISLAMABAD: The parleys between International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Power Division on new Circular Debt Management... Updated 07 Oct, 2021 08:54am
Pakistan People must know how to avail targeted subsidies: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed that a comprehensive awareness programme should be launched to... Published 07 Oct, 2021 04:25am
Editorials Blame game EDITORIAL: Inter-ministerial coordination and cooperation, the hallmark of smooth government functioning, appears to... Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am
Print Pandora-tainted ministers may face questions today ISLAMABAD: The members of Imran Khan's Cabinet whose names are mentioned in the Pandora Papers are likely to be... Updated 05 Oct, 2021 07:06pm
Print MoC shifts blame for rising imports to other quarters Federal Cabinet in its previous meeting expressed concerns at the 'extraordinary' growth in imports and directed to constantly monitor them to keep the current account deficit at a manageable level Updated 05 Oct, 2021 03:51pm
Editorials The food inflation spectre EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin's recent revelation that the government would intervene in the market to... Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:34am
Print Rich and powerful deny wrongdoing WASHINGTON: The Czech prime minister, the king of Jordan and the chairman of a well-known Indian conglomerate were... Published 05 Oct, 2021 04:05am
Business & Finance Kamyab Pakistan Programme launch: PM says govt taking measures to curb inflation Initiative envisions disbursement of loans amounting to Rs1.4 trillion among 3.7 million families across country Updated 04 Oct, 2021 07:41pm
Print 'Links' to offshore companies: Tarin, Moonis, others named in Pandora Papers The probe is said to be based on more than 11.9 million confidential files from 14 offshore services Updated 04 Oct, 2021 10:02am
Print PTI govt to launch its 'mega' socio-economic programme today ISLAMABAD: The much awaited government's flagship "Kamyab Pakistan Programme" is finally being launched by the Prime... Updated 04 Oct, 2021 09:35am
Print Tarin for allowing import of 50,000MT of sugar despite opposition ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin is said to have decided to allow import of 50,000 tons of sugar despite... Updated 04 Oct, 2021 09:46am
Pakistan Over 700 Pakistanis named in ICIJ's 'Pandora Papers' Finance minister Shaukat Tarin, PTI Senator Faisal Vawda among those named Tarin clarifies position on Twitter PM Imran says 'all citizens mentioned in Pandora Papers' to be investigated Updated 04 Oct, 2021 12:16am
Business Govt likely to re-examine terms of ‘non-filer’, ‘under-filer’ KARACHI: In response to Karachi Chamber’s concerns over amendment in tax laws through Tax Laws (Third Amendment)... Published 03 Oct, 2021 04:16am
Print Pakistan to seek some space from IMF: Tarin Finance minister says he will try to convince IMF during the 6th review that an increase in electricity tariff is not the solution to the problem Updated 02 Oct, 2021 05:01pm
Print Tarin explains new Saudi oil facility JHELUM: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said Friday that Saudi Arabia would provide a $3.6 billion facility for... Updated 02 Oct, 2021 12:32pm
Pakistan Tarin moves to pacify public after petrol price hike Finance minister says govt has absorbed much of the impact by reducing petroleum levy Stresses that prices 'still lower than other oil-importing countries' Updated 01 Oct, 2021 08:00pm
Print Income tax return filing deadline extended till 15th KARACHI: After listening to the problems being faced by taxpayers in filing income tax returns, which were... Updated 01 Oct, 2021 10:02am
Pakistan ADB official briefs Tarin about vaccine support project ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday that Pakistan’s reform process in the power sector as... Published 01 Oct, 2021 04:07am
Print Wheat-urea import tenders approved by ECC ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved award of two tenders with the first... Updated 01 Oct, 2021 10:10am
Print Deferred payments: KSA once again turns oil tap on for Pakistan Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin says an agreement to get oil from Saudi Arabia on deferred payment has been finalised Updated 30 Sep, 2021 10:38am
Pakistan Tarin proposes Pakistan Post-banks JVs ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has proposed that Pakistan Post (PP) should enter into Joint Ventures ... Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am