SOEs: experts raise alarm over ‘economic drain’ ISLAMABAD: Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Shahid Kardar, Wednesday, raised alarm over the economic... Published 19 Jun, 2025 05:53am
Business & Finance ‘Pakistan confronting significant economic challenges due to SOEs’ financial performance’ ISLAMABAD: Prominent international governance risk expert, Muhammad Ghazali Aqeeq, has stressed that Pakistan is... Published 18 Jun, 2025 06:51am
Business & Finance Rs354.8bn tagged for SOEs ISLAMABAD: The federal government has budgeted Rs354.817 billion to State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) under the Public... Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:27am
Budget 2025-26 Privatisation: Rs86.5bn target set ISLAMABAD: Federal government has budgeted Rs 86.550 billion collection from privatization proceeds in the next... Updated 11 Jun, 2025 09:25am
Opinion Who’s afraid of the Budget? Is it the government? If the budget is to be strategic, as the finance minister says, and if it has to reflect the... Updated 10 Jun, 2025 07:41am
Budget 2025-26 Budget FY26: APCC proposes historic Rs4.083trn outlay ISLAMABAD: The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) on Monday recommended the highest-ever national development... Updated 03 Jun, 2025 09:05am
Print Panel suggests review of USC sell-off decision ISLAMABAD: The 9th meeting of the Standing Committee on Privatisation held Friday under the chairmanship of Muhammad... Updated 31 May, 2025 09:00am
Business & Finance PIA privatisation: govt extends deadline for bids to June 19 The government has extended the deadline to submit Expression of Interest (EoI) for buying Pakistan International... Updated 27 May, 2025 07:34pm
Editorials Privatisation and the IMF EDITORIAL: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) first staff-level report uploaded on its website this... Published 20 May, 2025 05:58am
Print IMF projects Pakistan’s external debt to rise to $126.731bn by FY26 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected increase in Pakistan’s external debt to reach... Updated 19 May, 2025 09:54am
Business & Finance Privatisation revenue projected at ‘zero’ for current, next four years ISLAMABAD: Privatisation revenue is projected at zero for the current year as well as for the next four years. ... Published 19 May, 2025 06:15am
Business & Finance Constitution of ADRCs: Three SOEs directed to approach FBR ISLAMABAD: Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue, Islamabad has directed three leading State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to... Updated 14 May, 2025 06:17am
Print Pakistan govt’s debt stock soars to Rs73.6trn by March-end Rising domestic borrowings fueled by fiscal deficit financing push the debt burden up Updated 13 May, 2025 09:32am
Print SOEs’ performance: PM directs ministries, divisions to implement monitoring system Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises collectively incurred losses of Rs851 billion in fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Updated 03 May, 2025 03:49pm
Print China, KSA, UAE briefed about economy Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb hold meetings on sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington Updated 25 Apr, 2025 09:20am
Business & Finance Fresh criteria for pre-qualification: Govt aims to sell 51-100pc stake in PIA ISLAMABAD: The federal government is hoping to offload 51 to 100 percent shares in Pakistan International Airlines... Published 25 Apr, 2025 06:05am
Business & Finance PIA privatisation: govt restarts airline sale process with fresh EOI call Pakistan government announced on Thursday that it was seeking fresh bids for the privatisation of the Pakistan... Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:04pm
Print No deviation from framework: SOEs can frame own procurement rules: PPRA Board ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Board has affirmed that State-Owned Entities (SOEs)... Updated 24 Apr, 2025 09:29am
Business & Finance Insurance Industry: CCP offers strategic recommendations for reform ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has strongly recommended to end support to the State-Owned... Published 18 Apr, 2025 07:29am
Business & Finance ATIR Islamabad orders transfer of tax appeals involving SOEs to ADRC ISLAMABAD: In a major development in tax litigation, the Appellate Tribunal Inland Revenue (ATIR), Islamabad has... Published 18 Apr, 2025 05:52am
Business & Finance PC tells Senate panel: PIA, Roosevelt and ZTBL lead the sell-off list ISLAMABAD: The Privatization Commission, Friday, informed the Senate Standing Committee on Privatization that there... Published 12 Apr, 2025 05:40am
Business & Finance Govt to seek fresh bids for PIA, says adviser ISLAMABAD: The government will seek fresh expressions of interest for the sale of Pakistan International Airlines... Published 11 Apr, 2025 05:38am
Print PM announces cut in power tariffs Declares a decrease in electricity prices for residential consumers by Rs7.41 per unit Updated 04 Apr, 2025 03:29pm
Print Funding BMRL share in Reko Diq: ECC asks PD to examine Centre’s commitment Directs review of federal funding for Balochistan's stake citing project revenue, NFC share Updated 30 Mar, 2025 04:37pm
Editorials IMF-Pakistan SLA EDITORIAL: Exactly ten days after the end of a two-week mission on the first review of the 7 billion dollar... Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am
Business & Finance Reko Diq Project: OGDCL completes updated feasibility study ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced the completion of the updated... Published 26 Mar, 2025 05:25am
Print SLA delay: Trust deficit cited as possible cause ISLAMABAD: The delay in reaching a staff level agreement under the International Monetary Fund’s ongoing Extended... Updated 18 Mar, 2025 09:29am
Editorials One-year achievements EDITORIAL: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif highlighted his government’s one-year achievements though he hastened to... Updated 10 Mar, 2025 06:16am
Print PPRA lacks clarity about procurement powers of SOEs ISLAMABAD: The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) is reportedly unaware if the State Owned Entireties... Updated 08 Mar, 2025 02:51pm
Opinion IMF programme & our vulnerabilities Pakistan’s economy has been perpetually struggling through recurrent turbulent phases, facing severe fiscal and... Published 28 Feb, 2025 07:01am