-Govt completes only 38 per cent work on mega water project ISLAMABAD: While Sindh government has already complained about slashes in revenue shares from divisible pool, the centre has gone ahead with…
ISLAMABAD: Resolving the longstanding issue of payment of dues to teachers of Basic Education Community Schools (BECS), the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved a payment of Rs4.058…
ISLAMABAD: As the government is already facing a revenue shortfall of Rs125 billion during the past six months due to the relaxation of taxes in income, mobile and other sectors, the Economic Coordination…
–25 secretaries, three commissioners, ten deputy commissioners among officers authorised to purchase Rs92,000 smartphone ISLAMABAD: In what is being termed as “mockery” of the centre’s austerity drive, the government of Gilgit Baltistan (GB)…
–PM Khan opposes proposals of high-level committee, says it will undermine Kashmir dispute, sources say ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Thursday refused to accept a summary to make Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) a special…
–Chief of project laments closure of first underground gasification project at Thar — Official says Finance Ministry satisfied with non-viable project’s closure ISLAMABAD: The Sindh government has submitted a forensic audit of…
–Three seats each proposed for GB in both houses of parliament besides representation in constitutional bodies ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet will discuss on Thursday the summary of the ministry of Kashmir affairs…
–Amendments in Article 257 proposed to federal government’s committee ISLAMABAD: As a high-powered committee constituted by the federal government will be submitting its recommendations regarding further empowerment of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) to the…
–PTI govt digs in heels over increasing tax rates, raising power tariff, devaluing currency and revealing details of financial deals with China –IMF says both parties to finalise programme over coming weeks…
–IMF suggests Pakistan increase GST, interest rate, gas and electricity tariff –Pakistan asked to further devalue its local currency by Rs10 to Rs15 against dollar ISLAMABAD: The government is reportedly in a fix…
ISLAMABAD: As the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan is hearing the case related to the boundary dispute between Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the residents of GB’s area, Thor, have requested the…
–Finance Minister Umar says tariff increase will generate additional Rs130bn, will not affect 70pc consumers –Asserts no conditions attached to Saudi bailout, Pakistan to plan for IMF after receiving estimates of financial…
—PM Khan against burdening masses with increase in power tariff, orders alternative solutions —Asks officials to work on tariff rationalisation, curtailing line losses and electricity theft ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC),…
—Govt defers matter as authorities asked to work on tariff rationalisation, curtailing line losses and electricity theft —Energy ministry says improvement in distribution, transmission systems requires time, investment —ECC to meet again…
—The Asia Pacific Group (APG) has reportedly identified loopholes in real-estate brokerages where large business transactions have remained outside the ambit of legal records. ISLAMABAD: With the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force…
ISLAMABAD: Media management at the Ministry of Planning and Development is in a mess ever since the new government took over as confusion prevails over the roles of various officials working for…
–Finance Minister Asad Umar says Pakistan will contemplate all other options if bailout terms are unacceptable –Admits former FM Ishaq Dar had no option but to approach IMF due to Pakistan’s poor…
