ECC likely to increase electricity tariff by Rs3.81 per unit
Consumers will have to bear an additional burden of about Rs406 billionISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has decided to go ahead with Rs3.81 per unit hike in electricity tariff and an official announcement in this regard will be made today (Monday).The committee has...
Dearth of economic experts in Finance Ministry irks PM
‘There is not a single ministry official who holds a PhD degree in the field of economics and finance’
‘Secretaries have mostly been...
Pakistan won’t need IMF again, Umar claims
–Finance minister says govt trying to bridge $12bn financing gap through policies, bailout programme–Says economy improving as exports have increased, imports are down, remittances...
Pakistan ‘gifts’ 15,000 livestock animals to Gulf countries despite ban
'Influentials sitting in important ministries and those belonging to foreign missions were involved in the export after taking permission from former PM Abbasi' ISLAMABAD: Despite a...
Saudi shares slump amid crisis over Khashoggi killing
Saudi stocks dropped as world leaders pressed the kingdom to come clean about how and why government critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed.The Tadawul All...
Alibaba vs Tencent in Pakistan?
The battle between China’s internet giants is about to come to Pakistan, and transform the country’s tech industry… but who will it be good for?
Power Cement gears up for infrastructure spending spree
The company will increase its production capacity to 3.4 million tons per year, with a new plant expected to come online by June 2019
From rags to riches, chasing the Pakistani dream
The story of a man who took the world head on and is winning while coining a new phenomenon ‘the Pakistani dream’.
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What is the PTI’s energy game plan?
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On the budget, Asad Umar capitulates to the Q-Block babus
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From an academic to leading Punjab’s digital revolution, PITB Chairman Umar Saif has overseen the largest land record digitisation in Pakistan in an effort to not just end corruption and land grabbing but in a bid to promote land as a liquid asset
How Pakistan dealt with the 2008 financial crisis
The country’s crisis was not directly tied to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the United States, but was indirectly hit by the global fallout of the US crash
Pakistan needs to get out of the comfort zone, end cycle...
Pakistan is stuck in a repeated cycle of borrowing to pay back money it already owes to other countries. The scary part - it seems like it has become too comfortable with it.
Editor’s Note: Policy Reversals
There is no clearer indication that the current administration has absolutely no clue what they are doing on matters of fiscal policy than the...
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Dearth of economic experts in Finance Ministry irks PM
‘There is not a single ministry official who holds a PhD degree in the field of economics and finance’
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has generated an additional revenue of Rs1 billion in the first 50 days of the present government due to the concentrated efforts...
Indus Motors jacks up prices of Corolla for fourth time this year
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FBR increases regulatory duty on 570 imported items by 5 to 10pc
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has increased the regulatory duty (RD) by 5 to 10 per cent on the import of 570 luxury...
FBR unearths 16,000 tax evaders with investments in realty sector
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WSJ accuses Abraaj founder Arif Naqvi of ‘heavy embezzlement’
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ECC forms special committee to resolve stalled K-Electric sale
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