Government to bag Rs837bn in foreign assistance during FY 2017-18Â
by Shah Nawaz Mohal
 Provinces will take loans, grants of Rs195bn, autonomous bodies like WAPDA, PEPCO, NHA will borrow Rs141bn
The government of...
Rs 8bn allocated in loans to low-income segments through microfinance banks
In order to increase access to financial services for the vast majority of the people, the government has announced a National Financial...
Rs16.79 billion allocated for development division
ISLAMABAD: Public Sector Development Programme 2017-18 has allocated Rs 16.79 billion to Planning, Development and Reform Division for a total 34 schemes,...
Government to present an unprecedented Rs1t development budget: PM
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Friday said his government would present an unprecedented Rs1t development budget for the next year, as it sincerely believed in...
NEPRA approves reduction in power tariff of Rs 1.96/unit
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Thursday approved Rs1.96/unit reduction in the power tariff under fuel price adjustment for the...
Public health system improved during 2016-17: Economic Survey
According to an Economic Survey of Pakistan 2016-17 announced by Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Muhammad Ishaq Dar in a...
Literacy rate falls by 2pc: Economic survey 2016-17
In the Economic Survey 2016-17, it was reported that the literacy rate had fallen by 2pc this financial year (FY) 2016-17. According to...
Upcoming budget to make certain consumer items more expensive
The upcoming budget for financial year 2016-17 to be presented by Ishaq Dar today is expected to make many items being used...
Ishaq Dar to present budget FY 2017-18 today
The Federal Budget for the financial year 2017-18 will be presented today at 4m today in the National Assembly.  The Finance Minister will...
Recoveries from power consumers reach 94.4pc: Economic survey 2016-17
Pakistan’s installed capacity of power generation reached 25,100 megawatts in financial year 2016-17 in comparison to 22,900 MW a year ago. This...
Tax exemptions rise 5pc to reach Rs415b: Economic Survey 2016-17
Economic Survey 2016-17 has reported that tax exemptions had seen an increase of 5pc to reach Rs415b during first ten months of...
Pakistan’s war on terror losses decrease to $3.9b in FY 2016-17
The Economic Survey 2016-17 unveiled on Thursday revealed that Pakistan’s losses from the war on terrorism had reached $123b. Besides this, the...
Agri-sector posts significant growth of 3.46% in 2016-17
The agricultural sector witnessed significant growth of 3.46 percent during the fiscal year 2016-17 as against the set target of 3.5 percent....
Negotiations on Pak-Turkey FTA to be held on June 6-7
The seventh round of negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Pakistan and Turkey would be held from June 6-7,2017 in Turkey...
PM inaugurates first unit of Sahiwal Coal Power Project
The first unit of Sahiwal Coal Power Project having 660 MW capacity was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on...