Economic prosperity hinges on end to terrorism: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday linked end to terrorism in the country to economic stability,... Updated 19 Feb, 2025 02:49pm
Opinion The upside of IMF engagement While the economists and critics of the country widely debate the downside of the IMF (International Monetary Fund)... Updated 08 Feb, 2025 07:10am
Print Climate change: PM demands grants for developing nations ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Friday the need for more predictable, flexible, and grant-based... Updated 08 Feb, 2025 01:59pm
Business & Finance SOEs: PM for rapid, transparent sell-off process ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said the privatisation of the designated institutions should be... Published 07 Feb, 2025 06:32am
Pakistan Food safety a must for heath, economic objectives: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that... Published 04 Feb, 2025 06:29am
Print Cut in power tariff for SEZs: SIFC directs PD to take concrete measures PM presides over Apex Committee meeting attended by army chief, Chief Ministers and high level civil and army officials Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:07pm
Print Real estate: PBC urges PM to order crackdown on ‘black money’ ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Council (PBC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to tackle the issue of black... Updated 01 Feb, 2025 02:53pm
Pakistan Minister says need to start crash programme to promote literacy ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has stressed the need to... Published 25 Jan, 2025 06:22am
Print OICCI briefed about Uraan plan: Govt reaffirms commitment to private sector engagement KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal reaffirmed the government’s... Updated 24 Jan, 2025 09:41am
Business & Finance Parliamentary secy praises role of NPO in national uplift ISLAMABAD: Shahid Usman Ibrahim, parliamentary secretary Ministry of Industries and Production has said that the... Published 23 Jan, 2025 06:14am
Markets Aurangzeb says Pakistan’s taxation, stabilisation measures offer lessons for other developing economies Country addressing structural inefficiencies in revenue collection, energy, SOEs, and privatisation, finance minister writes in World Economic Forum Updated 21 Jan, 2025 10:16pm
Pakistan Ministries directed to prioritise objectives in line with Uraan Pakistan Planning minister Ahsan Iqbal on Monday asked all concerned ministries to prioritise their objectives in line with... Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:23pm
Pakistan No new PSDP uplift scheme next year ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Planning has proposed that no new development project be included in the... Published 18 Jan, 2025 05:45am
Technology ‘AI implementation plan’ discussed threadbare ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Tuesday, held a meeting of the National AI... Published 15 Jan, 2025 02:59am
Opinion Export growth not possible without policy reforms While the government celebrates its ambitious five-year Transformation Plan: The URAAN Pakistan, (2024-2029), the... Published 13 Jan, 2025 03:06am
Opinion ‘Uraan’ success hinges on unity, stability… With limited access to external funding, government debt has increasingly been taken up by the banking sector and,... Published 10 Jan, 2025 03:51am
Business & Finance ‘Businessmen fully support PM’s economic plan’ KARACHI: The Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President of the Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals... Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:23am
Opinion Review of the IMF programme This is the appropriate time to review progress on implementation of the reforms committed to the IMF in the new IMF... Updated 07 Jan, 2025 07:22am
Editorials Financial fallout of internet shutdowns EDITORIAL: Amidst all the high-sounding goals of the government’s much-touted Uraan Pakistan initiative, the one... Updated 07 Jan, 2025 07:21am
Opinion ‘Uraan Pakistan’: another dose of misplaced optimism? According to a report carried by Business Recorder yesterday, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special... Published 06 Jan, 2025 05:47am
Opinion Uraan Pakistan: if wishes were horses The Uraan Pakistan seems more like a wish list than a practical roadmap, listing ambitious growth targets without... Updated 06 Jan, 2025 06:48am
Print Uraan Pakistan to lead country towards progress: Ahsan NAROWAL: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says ‘Uraan Pakistan’ Program will lead the country... Updated 06 Jan, 2025 09:06am
Opinion 2025 - A year of more challenges The year 2025 starts with many carry-forward challenges from last year’s and further add to new challenges in the... Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:20am
Business & Finance ‘Uraan Pakistan’ a journey to $3trn economy by 2047: minister ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that “Uraan... Published 04 Jan, 2025 06:30am
Editorials ‘Uraan Pakistan’ – time to act EDITORIAL: The government’s five-year economic transformation plan, ‘Uraan Pakistan’, unveiled at the cusp of... Updated 04 Jan, 2025 08:18am
Pakistan Uraan Pakistan designed to avoid pitfalls of previous initiatives: Ahsan Iqbal Planning minister says Vision 2010, Vision 2025 derailed due to political instability, policy discontinuity Updated 03 Jan, 2025 11:00pm
Business & Finance ‘Uraan Pakistan’ to help achieve economic targets: FCCI FAISALABAD: Economic Transformation Plan (Uraan Pakistan) will help the government to achieve the new economic... Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:15am
Pakistan PM urges authorities to address revenue shortfall, meet IMF targets Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed the tax collection authorities to meet the revenue targets... Updated 01 Jan, 2025 09:51pm
Print Economic plan launched: A mandate for a new approach ISLAMABAD: In order to improve the economic conditions, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has launched an ‘Uraan... Updated 01 Jan, 2025 03:03pm
Pakistan What is the National Economic Plan 2024-29 Shehbaz-led govt introduced? The government on Tuesday unveiled ‘Uraan Pakistan: Home-grown National Economic Plan 2024-29’, a five-year national... Published 31 Dec, 2024 09:20pm