ISLAMABAD: A meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) parliamentary members was held at the Parliament House on Wednesday. The meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Asad Umar and attended by Minister of State for Revenue…
ISLAMABAD: Regulatory amendments in the Export and Import Policy Order 2016 were approved by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday in order to improve east of doing business in the country.…
–SC directs finance minister to update court regarding dam-related discussion during ECNEC session ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday told Finance Minister Asad Umar that the government is…
–Finance minister says Pakistan not considering IMF bailout for now –Says budget will remove tax anomalies, facilitate investors –PPP’s Sherry opposes budget, says new taxes are being imposed every month KARACHI: Finance…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied terming Finance Minister Asad Umar as “arrogant”, as claimed by a Pakistani journalist earlier this week. Economic analyst Ihteshamul Haq had on Thursday attributed such remarks…
A short clip of a talk show aired on the local TV channel is making rounds on social media on Friday where Economist and journalist Ihteshamul Haq claimed that the International Monetary…
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that her father, incarcerated prime minister Nawaz Sharif was in “high spirits” as she met him in jail. Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Captain (r)…
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar is expected to chair a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Tuesday. It has been reported that the meeting will be in reference to an agreement…
ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman called on Finance Minister Asad Umar on Thursday to discuss development schemes in the region. The GB CM apprised the finance minister about the…
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday summoned three federal ministers, namely Asad Umar, Faisal Vawda and Khusro Bakhtiar, in the case pertaining to the construction of Nai Gaj dam in Dadu district…
–Finance minister tells senators about proposals for increase in taxes, says govt could consider decreasing taxes instead –Says financial aid received from Saudi Arabia, China and UAE is sufficient to cover current fiscal…
–Finance minister says reviewing agreements related to CPEC ‘not off the table’ –Says Pakistan will not take ‘any kind of unilateral step’ in granting India MFN trade status Pakistan is in no…
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) came out to justify why Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mention from its interview was omitted during a tete-a-tete with Finance Minister Asad Umar after it garnered a whole lot…
After criticism from Twitterati in Pakistani, the BBC has clarified that the omission of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav’s mention from its interview with Finance Minister Asad Umar was “not an act of censorship”, adding…
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Asad Umar said on Thursday that Saudi Arabia is about to make “the largest foreign investment in Pakistan’s history” which he will announce soon. While addressing a ceremony,…
–Finance minister govt devalued rupee, increased gas tariff without waiting for IMF –Says domestic resource mobilisation, export-oriented economy will end ‘begging-bowl syndrome’ Finance Minister Asad Umar on Wednesday defended the recent hike…
–PM says info minister failed to highlight govt’s 100-day performance, scuttle fake news –‘Paglay, Ab Rulaye Ga Kya?’, PM mocks Vawda at his plight ISLAMABAD: During the longest cabinet meeting of the…
