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Pakistan loan approval ‘not on IMF board agenda before September 4’
August 27, 2024
Pakistan loan approval ‘not on IMF board agenda before September 4’
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its Executive Board meeting schedule up to September 4, 2024, with financially-struggling Pakistan…
Pakistan has highest power tariff in region, admits energy minister
August 21, 2024
Pakistan has highest power tariff in region, admits energy minister
ISLAMABAD: Energy Minister Awais Leghari on Tuesday admitted that the electricity tariffs in Pakistan were the highest in the region…
District disparities and gender shifts
August 20, 2024
District disparities and gender shifts
The Council of Common Interest (CCI) approved the summary findings of the 7th Population and Housing Census during its 50th…
FBR mulls options to rope in traders into tax net
July 6, 2024
FBR mulls options to rope in traders into tax net
ISLAMABAD: Amid the dismal performance of Tajir Dost Scheme registering only 44,830 retailers, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is…
Petrol dealers observe strike as association remains divided
July 5, 2024
Petrol dealers observe strike as association remains divided
Petrol pumps across the country on Friday observed partial strike as the petroleum dealers remained divided over the call for…
Trade deficit shrinks 12.3% to $24.09bn in FY24 as exports surge
July 3, 2024
Trade deficit shrinks 12.3% to $24.09bn in FY24 as exports surge
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s trade deficit decreased by 12.3% in FY2024, dropping to $24.09 billion from $27.47 billion in FY23, according to…
Petrol price in Pakistan jacked up by Rs7.45 per litre
July 1, 2024
Petrol price in Pakistan jacked up by Rs7.45 per litre
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has jacked up the petrol price in the country by Rs7.45 per litre from Rs258.16 to…
Pakistan suffers loss worth Rs600bn a year due to electricity theft: minister
June 24, 2024
Pakistan suffers loss worth Rs600bn a year due to electricity theft: minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Energy Minister Awais Leghari Sunday said the country was suffering a loss worth a whopping Rs600 billion a…
Nepra imposes fixed charges of Rs200-1,000 a month on domestic consumers from July 1
June 21, 2024
Nepra imposes fixed charges of Rs200-1,000 a month on domestic consumers from July 1
ISLAMABAD: Nepra has introduced a new electricity tariff design by imposing from July 1, fixed charges of Rs200-1,000 a month…
Loaded with taxes, budget to rake in additional Rs3.8tr under IMF diktat
June 13, 2024
Loaded with taxes, budget to rake in additional Rs3.8tr under IMF diktat
ISLAMABAD: The government has heavily raised both direct and indirect taxes to a historic high in the budget, showing that…