Punjab presents Rs2.5tr budget for next fiscal year
LAHORE:Â Punjab Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht has presented the budget of the new fiscal year 2021-22 in the traditional blare of...
Govt unveils budget for FY21-22; GDP growth target set at 4.8pc
Amid a ruckus and uproar from the opposition benches, Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin unveiled the Rs8.478 trillion budget for the next...
Pakistan’s public debt surges to Rs38bn in 9MFY21
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s total public debt was recorded at Rs38,006 billion at the end March 2021, registering an increase of Rs1,607 billion during...
NEC approves 4.8pc GDP growth target for FY22
ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) which met here on Monday has approved the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projections for the...
PSX at four year high as KSE-100 shoots past 48,000 barrier
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday continued its upward trajectory, with the benchmark KSE-100 index rising by 294.92 points, or 0.62...
FBR exceeds May collection target by 8pc
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) surpassed its collection target by 7.82 per cent to hit Rs386 billion in May, the third...
Pakistan’s first $500m green eurobond launched to finance Diamer, Mohmand dams
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the country’s first green Eurobond by Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) to meet...
Revenue collection to rise up to Rs5.8tn in FY22: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the Rs4.8 trillion revenue collection this year would be the highest in the country's...
PM lauds FBR over ‘historic’ tax collection of over Rs4,000bn
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday commended efforts of the Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR) over crossing tax collection of Rs4,000 billion...
PSX improves highest volume record to 2.2bn in 24 hours
KARACHI:Â The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) broke its highest volume record set on Wednesday on the very next day after the market recorded...
Export oriented sectors to get subsidised power on accrual: Tarin
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that power subsidies for the next budget will be allocated on the...
Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway among 10 projects approved by ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved 10 development projects, including the Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway, worth Rs361.5...
Virgin Islands court unfreezes PIA assets in Reko Diq case
The High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) on Tuesday decided the Pakistan International Airlines would retain its two assets —...
GB airports become country’s busiest
ISLAMABAD: Skardu and Gilgit airports on Tuesday saw a massive rise in flight operations, at par with major cities of Pakistan, when...
Women’s financial inclusion crucial to fast-track poverty alleviation: Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said women’s financial inclusion was crucial to fast-track poverty alleviation, thereby contributing to the national...