Rs659.5 bn released for development projects under PSDP 2017-18
ISLAMABAD: The government has released over Rs659.5 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2017-18 for various ongoing and new schemes...
Pakistan to secure another $2 bn from China to support reserves
ISLAMABAD: As the depletion of reserves continue, the government has planned to secure another $2 billion through the agreed short-term loan of...
Automobiles sales increase 23pc in July-April and 14pc MoM
The sales of automobiles grew to 25,567 units, up by 39 per cent YoY in April 2018
Weekly inflation rises 0.31 pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on May 10 for the combined income groups witnessed...
Govt launches scheme to provide relief for families of Shuhadas
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has announced a scheme to benefit the families of Shuhadas who offered sacrifices in the war on...
ECC approves Rs20bn to overhaul PIA’s aircraft engines
PM directed the Aviation Division and the Finance Ministry to ensure that the financing was strictly utilised only for the defined purpose.
Who has the right to our data?
How a lack of data protection legislation in Pakistan is hurting users and gives them no recourse to legal action in event of a data breach like the one that happened at Careem
Finance minister rebuffs Senate’s request to raise income taxes, reduce petroleum levies
An understanding on 80 percent of the proposals was said to have reached during a meeting conducted between the Finance Minister and senators from the opposition parties on Wednesday
Senate panel gives nod to revision in GIDC bill
CNG industry was said to have already paid Rs19b under GIDC and now Rs12b will be paid for the period of Jan 2012 to May 22nd,2015.
As Eurobond maturity looms next year, Pakistan to repay $1 billion
Pakistan would be required to payback $5 billion because of amortization of outstanding foreign in loans in next FY 2018-19
Iranian rial loses steam in local currency market, after US exit from nuclear deal
The Iranian rial has fallen sharply in the global currency market after the US decision to exit the nuclear deal on Tuesday
OGRA gives 150 permits for establishment of LPG auto-refueling stations
LPG at the moment constitutes 0.7 percent of the total primary energy supply in Pakistan and its present size of the market is around 1.21 million tons per annum
Remittances rose 3.92 percent during first 10 months of FY 2017-18
Remittances from Saudi Arabia posted a 9.46 percent decrease from SPLY during first 10 months of FY 2017-18 to touch $4.090 billion.
Legal limbo hampering FBR’s revenue collection drive
The stay granted by the super judiciary for these 583 duty and tax linked cases had crossed beyond six months
SBP with NAB and FIA ready to face future challenges posed to banks: Deputy governor
MULTAN: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Deputy Governor Shamsul Hasan said the central bank in collaboration with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...