EFF revival OK but IMF being unsympathetic EDITORIAL: As expected the board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the 1.17 billion dollar tranche... Published 31 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Print Govt censures PTI for ‘acting against national interest’ ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail stated Monday that the government would consider duty-free import of... Updated 30 Aug, 2022 09:34am
Pakistan Petty moves by PTI jeopardising IMF programme: Miftah Ismail Khyber Pakhtunkhwa finance minister Jhagra defends letter, allegedly written on Shaukat Tarin's directive, to IMF Updated 29 Aug, 2022 05:07pm
Business & Finance Political instability destroying economy: Tarin LAHORE: Former federal finance minister Shaukat Tarin has said that political instability is destroying the economy,... Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:08am
Editorials The belligerence of Sensitive Price Index EDITORIAL: The year on year Sensitive Price Index (SPI) for the week ending 18 August 2022 rose to 42.31 percent ... Published 23 Aug, 2022 05:56am
Editorials Growing uncertainty must be addressed EDITORIAL: Federal Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has yet again contended that the rupee will stabilise vis-a-vis ... Published 28 Jul, 2022 04:41am
Editorials Treacly sentimentality pervades market? EDITORIAL: The Federal Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail, held yet another press conference with the ostensible... Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am
Pakistan General elections only way out of ‘economic mess’, says Shaukat Tarin Former finance minister reiterates call for holding elections Updated 20 Jul, 2022 08:44pm
Editorials IMF, Moody’s, Fitch: dire warnings EDITORIAL: Moody’s report on Pakistan refers to the continuing protracted negotiations with the International... Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan Tarin calls for general elections to 'kill this uncertainty' after Punjab by-elections Shares screenshot of rupee's massive depreciation on Monday Updated 18 Jul, 2022 02:40pm
Print Inflation rate will soar to 40pc, claims Tarin LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader and former Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the... Updated 17 Jul, 2022 09:34am
Markets Tarin ‘worried’ over rupee’s fall despite IMF nod Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin on Friday expressed his concern over decline in the rupee's value against the... Published 15 Jul, 2022 05:43pm
Print IMF for strengthening of anti-graft institutions including NAB: Tarin Says a committee will be formed that will oversee changes in NAB laws and their implementation Updated 15 Jul, 2022 10:24am
Pakistan Country heading towards default, says Tarin KARACHI: Ex-finance minister Shaukat Tarin said the country is heading towards default, which may compromise its... Published 09 Jul, 2022 03:57am
Pakistan Speculators driving dollar value upwards: Shaukat Tarin Former finance minister says currency, based on REER, should not be over Rs185 per dollar Criticises govt for not securing fuel shipments and resorting to load-shedding Updated 07 Jul, 2022 08:30pm
Pakistan Govt compromising security to get loans, says Imran ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former premier Imran Khan on Tuesday alleged that the... Published 29 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Print PTI criticises govt for taking ‘regressive’ economic steps ISLAMABAD: While lashing out at government for imposing and hiking taxes, former foreign minister Shaukat Tarin... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 10:01am
Editorials Rewriting the finance bill 2022 EDITORIAL: Never before has a finance bill after its presentation in parliament been revised, nay re-written, and... Updated 27 Jun, 2022 06:30am
Business & Finance Supertax to destroy economy, stoke inflation: Tarin KARACHI: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin Friday hit hard at incumbent rulers for levying 10 percent supertax ... Published 25 Jun, 2022 04:42am
Print Govt fails to satisfy IMF despite big hike in POL prices: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Former federal minister for finance and revenue, Shaukat Tarin Friday said that the “imported regime”... Updated 18 Jun, 2022 09:56am
Opinion The challenge of price hike That the then finance minister Shaukat Tarin was regularly monitoring the prices of essential kitchen items on a... Published 15 Jun, 2022 05:47am
Print Budget based on unrealistic assumptions, insists Tarin ISLAMABAD: Casting aspersions on the government’s ability to achieve its targeted 5pc growth rate, Pakistan... Updated 12 Jun, 2022 08:57am
Pakistan New fiscal year budget based on 'unrealistic assumptions': Shaukat Tarin Former finance minister says govt should take the country's economy seriously and stop misleading the people Updated 11 Jun, 2022 07:55pm
Opinion A budget amid economic impasse The overarching objective of the budget is not pro-poor, an acute political compulsion today with 13.8 percent... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:41am
Print Tarin terms budget ‘a pack of lies’ KARACHI: Former Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has termed the Budget 2022-23, presented by the coalition government,... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:08am
Pakistan IMF deal not in the interest of the public: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Former finance minister Shaukat Tarin has asserted that the agreement with International Monetary Fund... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Opinion Survey makes no overt political statement The most carefully watched aspect of the Economic Survey 2021-22 is not the data that is usually limited to March... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am
Pakistan ISPR denies allegations ISLAMABAD: Pakistan military on Wednesday categorically denied allegations hurled against its top leadership by... Published 09 Jun, 2022 06:59am
Pakistan ISPR warns of legal action over 'malicious allegations' against Army leadership Insinuations on social media quoting former finance minister are baseless propaganda, says the military’s media wing Updated 08 Jun, 2022 11:37pm
Print Pandemonium in Senate as opposition protests hike in fuel prices ISLAMABAD: The opposition lambasted the government in the Senate on Friday for increasing fuel prices up to Rs60 in... Updated 04 Jun, 2022 10:01am
