Roti to cost Rs10 from next week
LAHORE: The Muttahida Naan Roti Association has decided to increase the price of roti and naan by Rs4 and Rs5, respectively, from...
SOPs go down the drain as people throng markets
LAHORE: Despite the tall claims, the district administration and Punjab government have badly failed to enforce anti-coronavirus SOPs in local markets.
The scribe...
No new taxes in upcoming budget: Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the people fighting against coronavirus pandemic in the country would...
Fiscal deficit may surge to 9.4pc of GDP, Senate told
Hammad Azhar says FBR's collection likely to plunge by up to Rs900bn in the last quarter of FY20
‘Not a favour’: the govt had to cut fuel prices
With a maxed-out petroleum levy and a GST that can't go any higher without a mini-budget, the Rs7 discount wasn't even debatable
ADB, Pakistan sign $300m Covid-19 emergency loan agreement
'The assistance will help govt continue with the provision of emergency cash to poor families'
PM says economic stability, job creation his top priorities amid Covid-19
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the priority of his government was to stabilise the economy with a focus...
Tobacco growers seek relief, favour tax on products
LAHORE: Tobacco farmers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have said that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government must intervene and fix...
Imran promises ‘special funds’ to Balochistan for uplift
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed that a special portion will be allocated to Balochistan under the Public Sector Development Programme...
CCP initiates enquiry into possible malpractices in petroleum sector
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has taken notice of public concerns and complaints about the shortage of petroleum products in...
In a first, Pakistan earns $6.2m through cigarette exports
Although Pakistan has been exporting tobacco raw material, this is the first time the country exported finished products
Foreign investors taking keen interest in Pakistani airports: Dawood
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce & Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday that different global investors have shown a...
Food inflation on the rise despite reduction in POL prices
PESHAWAR: The prices of edible items remain high in provincial capital despite a record cut in oil prices and declining international rates...
PM calls for expediting petroleum sector reforms
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed Special Assistant on Petroleum Nadeem Babar to further accelerate the process of reforms in...
PSM privatisation to help govt save Rs700m per month: minister
ISLAMABAD: Industries and Production Minister Hammad Azhar said on Thursday that the government had decided to privatise Pakistan Steels Mills (PSM), as...