ECC fixes wheat support price at Rs1,365 per 40kg
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday raised the minimum support price of wheat from the previously announced...
Govt establishes business council to create jobs and enhance exports
From a total of 20 private sector members, four are from the textile sector, two from the cement sector and others from sports goods, automobile, logistics, retail, petrochemical, engineering and computer businesses
Weekly inflation drops 1pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Index (SPI)-based weekly inflation dropped one per cent during the week ended 11th March, data released by the...
Market Daily: KSE 100 gains 504.74pts, settles at 45876.7
LAHORE: Market watchers in Tuesday’s session disregarded the decision of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance to unanimously reject two bills...
Nepra approves Rs1.86 per unit cut in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The power regulator refused the request to raise electricity tariff by 44 paisa per unit and directed power distribution companies (DISCOs)...
Tax amnesty scheme to help expand tax net: Haroon
LAHORE:Â Assistant to Prime Minister on Revenue Haroon Akhter Khan said on Friday that the Tax Amnesty Scheme is a big breakthrough and...
Govt raises Rs1.1tr in short-term debt as T-bill yields decline slightly
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) raised Rs 1.09 trillion in short-term debt via a treasury bills (T-bills) auction held on Wednesday....
MoF rebuffs Indian media reports of FATF blacklisting Pakistan
The Ministry of Finance has rejected Indian media reports about Pakistan being blacklisted by the Asia Pacific Group (APG) — the regional...
Cabinet approves budget strategy paper for FY 2018-19, 2020-21
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet Tuesday approved the Budget Strategy Paper for financial years 2018-19 to 2020-21 after holding discussions at length and...
PM chairs ECC meeting, accord approvals for power sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here at the Prime...
Govt on course for timely completion of industrial zones, NA told
ISLAMABAD:Â Parliamentary Secretary for Textile Aliya Hamza Malik told the National Assembly on Thursday that the government has expedited its work on industrial...
Finance Ministry to provide ‘real picture’ of public debt: Shamshad
Dr Shamshad said public debt mainly increased due to fiscal deficit, IMF loan, balance of payments requirements and rupee depreciation against the dollar.
Govt approves scheme to offer one million additional gas connections before elections
ISLAMABAD: As countdown to election starts, the PML-N government has accelerated the drive of offering one million additional gas connections for domestic...
1,130 new companies registered in Dec 2018
ISLAMABAD:Â The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 1,130 new companies in December.
As compared to the corresponding month of the last...
Reko Diq case: Pakistan files plea in US court to stop over $6bn fine
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has requested a US federal court to pause an Australian copper company’s bid to enforce a $6 billion arbitral award...