PARTLY FACETIOUS: An increase in Diesel’s price “The price of diesel was raised by Rs 8.37 per litre.” “And that to me shows that the twice consenting to... Published 17 Feb, 2024 05:51am
Print ECC directs officials to look into G-B wheat issue ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has directed the Secretary Finance, Secretary... Updated 11 Feb, 2024 09:25am
Pakistan Bilateral relations: Pakistan, Belgium agree on continued engagement ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belgium have agreed on continued engagement and collaboration to strengthen bilateral... Published 03 Feb, 2024 05:46am
Print 7th population, housing census: ECC likely to approve proposal today ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet is likely to approve the Ministry of Planning... Updated 01 Feb, 2024 08:58am
Print Revamp plan approved after months of deliberations: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has stated that the FBR restructuring and digitisation plan... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 09:12am
Editorials Babus’ clamour for pay increase EDITORIAL: The government has pledged to refrain from any further increase in salaries and pensions beyond those... Published 24 Jan, 2024 05:07am
Print Vulnerability of economy: Shamshad highlights five critical areas ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar said on Thursday, that Pakistan’s vulnerability has... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 09:11am
Editorials LSM growth EDITORIAL: The latest Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) growth figures released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics... Published 17 Jan, 2024 06:02am
Print First credit guarantee co launched for SMEs ISLAMABAD: The government, Friday, launched the first National Credit Guarantee Company Limited (NCGCL) for small... Updated 13 Jan, 2024 05:04pm
Business & Finance Shamshad highlights importance of Exim Bank ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has stated that Exim Bank will play an important role in... Published 22 Dec, 2023 05:22am
Print Fertilizer at notified rates directed: Energy price hike propelled inflation to 29.2pc in Nov, ECC told ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday directed the relevant ministries to... Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:13am
Business & Finance Insurance industry: Shamshad for significant transformation KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan’s (SECP) two-day International InsureImpact Conference... Updated 14 Dec, 2023 09:12am
Business & Finance Poly bags for sugar, cement and wheat: PBC urges Shamshad to make QR-Code printing mandatory ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has been requested to make mandatory printing of QR-Code on... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Editorials Monetary policy blues EDITORIAL: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its meeting of 12 December 2023 kept the discount rate unchanged... Published 14 Dec, 2023 05:24am
Business & Finance SECP all set to host ‘International InsureImpact Conference’ KARACHI: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) will be hosting the International InsureImpact... Published 13 Dec, 2023 05:33am
Print Saudi minister seeks govt’s intervention for resolution of KE issue ISLAMABAD: Saudi Minister for Investment Khalid A Al-Falih has sought intervention of Caretaker Minister for Finance... Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:47am
Print Digitising budget process: Shamshad chairs IMF mission meeting ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs Dr Shamshad Akthar chaired the kick-off... Updated 07 Dec, 2023 09:48am
Business & Finance Nov Economic Update, Outlook not uploaded ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has not uploaded “Economic Update and Outlook” for the month of November 2023 due to... Published 02 Dec, 2023 05:09am
Opinion PARTLY FACETIOUS: All the King’s men and all the King’s horses are in Dubai “A see saw comes to mind.” “What as in a playground?” “Yes and you know in a see saw you may be up but... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:09am
Pakistan Shamshad-led panel likely to assess, finalise availability of 282 MHz spectrum for auction ISLAMABAD: The advisory committee for the IMT/5G spectrum auction, headed by Caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
Print Inflation will go down gradually, says Shamshad Effective policies of the caretaker government were resulting in improvement in the economic conditions, adds caretaker finance minister Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:34pm
Editorials DOC meeting: it’s not money for nothing EDITORIAL: A Donors Coordination Committee (DOC) meeting was convened by the Caretaker Finance Minister with... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
Print Economic growth has to be backed by structural reforms: Shamshad ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance Dr Shamshad Akhtar has said political and economic instability... Updated 24 Nov, 2023 09:44am
Editorials The IMF staff-level agreement EDITORIAL: Caretaker finance minister Shamshad Akhtar, together with Governor State Bank of Pakistan, successfully... Updated 20 Nov, 2023 07:07am
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
Business & Finance Restructuring of FBR: Customs to be separated from revenue collection mechanism, says Dr Shamshad Notification expected next week Published 16 Nov, 2023 10:58pm
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 IMF wants SOEs under CMU oversight ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking the inclusion of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) -... Updated 11 Nov, 2023 08:57am
Print Non-filers, documentation of economy: FBR shares strategy with Shamshad ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Finance Minister Dr Shamshad Akhtar has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to... Updated 03 Nov, 2023 08:59am
Print Shamshad urged to extend tax returns filing deadline ISLAMABAD: Tax practitioners, tax advisers, chartered accountants and tax experts have requested caretaker Finance... Updated 02 Nov, 2023 10:01am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees
