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Pakistan ‘seeks’ $1.2bn Saudi oil facility for 12 months
September 12, 2024
Pakistan ‘seeks’ $1.2bn Saudi oil facility for 12 months
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to bridge the $2-2.5 billion financing gap pointed out by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for…
Negotiations underway with IPPs to slash power tariffs as current rates unaffordable: Leghari
September 8, 2024
Negotiations underway with IPPs to slash power tariffs as current rates unaffordable: Leghari
The coalition government led by the PML-N is renegotiating contracts with independent power producers (IPPs) to rein in “unsustainable” electricity…
Nepra allows Rs1.743 per unit hike from Sept to Nov
September 7, 2024
Nepra allows Rs1.743 per unit hike from Sept to Nov
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has approved an additional charge of Rs1.743 per unit for the next…
Pakistan’s annual inflation slows to 9.6%, first single-digit stat in nearly 3 years
September 3, 2024
Pakistan’s annual inflation slows to 9.6%, first single-digit stat in nearly 3 years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s annual consumer price inflation rate slowed to 9.6% in August, the first single-digit reading in almost three years, the…
PM Shehbaz ‘satisfied’ with drop in inflation, economic stability
September 2, 2024
PM Shehbaz ‘satisfied’ with drop in inflation, economic stability
ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction over the “nosediving of inflation rate” in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the…
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…