Business & Finance Jul-Nov trade deficit shrinks 33.59pc to $9.378bn YoY ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit contracted by 33.59 percent to $9.378 billion during the first five months... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Print Once in every 5 years: Govt would be required to design ‘SOEs policy’ ISLAMABAD: The federal government would be required, at least once in every five years, to prepare and prescribe a... Updated 01 Dec, 2023 12:41pm
Print Policy envisages transformation of non-strategic SOEs ISLAMABAD: The State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ownership and Management Policy envisages that the line ministries and... Updated 30 Nov, 2023 09:39am
Business & Finance Solar panel importers: Banks penalised for failing to check money laundering, over-invoicing ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has imposed penalties on certain banks for not checking massive money... Published 30 Nov, 2023 04:53am
Print Seven MoUs on investment with Kuwait approved ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the caretaker federal cabinet has approved seven memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for... Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:57am
Pakistan PM briefed about action plan to deal with disasters ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar was informed that under National Disaster Management ... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
Business & Finance Rabi: ECC allows import of urea on G2G tender basis ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided to allow import of 200KMT urea on... Updated 24 Nov, 2023 08:59am
Print Hydel projects: PM orders payment of arrears to KP ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed that Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa should immediately be... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 09:24am
Print COP-28 in UAE: Institutions, depts must present stand on climate finance: PM ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has directed all the relevant departments and institutions... Updated 23 Nov, 2023 09:23am
Print PSWF given ownership of 7 profit-making SOEs’ assets ISLAMABAD: The government has transferred shares/ assets of seven profit making public sector entities to Pakistan... Updated 22 Nov, 2023 10:06am
Pakistan PM forms body comprising experts from PCCC ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has approved formation of a committee under the Ministry of... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:01am
Print PM terms genocide of children ‘holocaust’ ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said that “a genocide and holocaust” is going on in Gaza... Updated 21 Nov, 2023 08:47am
Print Nomination date for appointment of VP ECO ETDB extended ISLAMABAD: The Finance Division has extended nominations for the appointment of vice president in the Economic... Updated 19 Nov, 2023 10:20am
Business & Finance Gwadar soon to be hub of sea trade, says Kakar ISLAMABAD: A delegation of Gwadar Shipping Clearing Agents Association has requested the caretaker Prime Minister... Published 18 Nov, 2023 06:03am
Print SIFC satisfied with SOE sell-off progress Ministries present progress on projects identified in key sectors Updated 17 Nov, 2023 10:06am
Print Shamshad says another gas price hike to take place in Jan ISLAMABAD: While emphasizing the importance of remaining in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme for... Updated 17 Nov, 2023 08:38am
Print 200 KMT fertiliser: ECC decides to explore option of import through G2G arrangement ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has decided that the option of import of 200... Updated 16 Nov, 2023 09:51am
Print Revised SOE policy approved by Cabinet body ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) has approved revised SOE policy... Updated 16 Nov, 2023 09:21am
Print Foreign exchange transactions: Cabinet approves levy of 40pc tax on banks’ windfall profits ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal cabinet, on the recommendation of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), approved... Updated 16 Nov, 2023 09:51am
Print Import of 0.2MMTs of urea: TCP may be granted exemption from procurement rules ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to grant exemption from the applicability of Public Procurement Rules, 2004... Updated 15 Nov, 2023 08:52am