Normal Gas Supply Restored To All Sectors: Hammad Azhar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Monday said that government is restoring gas supply to all sectors from today. Hammad Azhar, in a...
CNG Stations Opened After Two Weeks
Karachi: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations have opened today after 14-day closure all across the province. With the opening of the CNG stations, per kg...
Weekly Inflation Goes Up By 0.53pc
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) based weekly inflation for the week ended on July01, 2021 for the combined consumption group witnessed an increase of...
Loadshedding To End Soon: Hammad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar says all-out efforts are being made for uninterrupted power and gas supply to consumers. Talking to a private news...
KSE 100-Index Gains 440 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued with bullish trend for third consecutive day on Thursday, gaining 444.55 points, with a...
OGRA Proposes Increase in Petroleum Prices
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has started preparations to make petroleum products more expensive from July 1. In this regard, a summary has been sent to...
PSX 100-Index Gains 135 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around on Tuesday and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 135.42 points, with a positive change...
ECC Okays Subsidies On Various Commodities
ISLAMABAD: Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) meeting headed by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday approved an extension of 15 days on subsidy of five commodities...
Gas Crisis Intensifies in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After Karachi, the gas crisis in the country began to take a serious turn. After Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab industries are also feared...
Flour Mills Call off Strike After Tarin’s Assurance
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) on Friday announced to end countrywide strike after their meeting with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin remained successful. According to...
Oil Tankers Association Calls Off Strike After Successful Talks With Govt
ISLAMABAD: The Oil Tanker Association has announced to end the strike after successful talks with the federal government and acceptance of all demands. This was...
FATF Announces Pakistan To Remain On Grey List
Paris: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced that Pakistan will continue to remain on the watchdog’s “increased monitoring list” also known as the...
Govt Imposes Tax On Call Rates Exceeding 5 Minutes
Islamabad: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said the government will focus on growth strategy to create new job opportunities and enhance the income levels of...
SA Approves Budget For Fiscal Year 2021 Amid Ruckus From Opposition Benches
KARACHI: Sindh Assembly on Friday approved the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, amid ruckus from the opposition benches. The house met with Speaker...
FB Launches Financial Education Initiative For Women-led Businesses In Pakistan
Facebook is expanding its women-empowerment focused initiative, ‘SheMeansBusiness’ to bolster financial inclusion and resiliency of women-led businesses in Pakistan. Implemented in partnership with State Bank...
OTCA Closes Oil Supply To Whole Country As Protest
Karachi: Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) has gone on strike today (Thursday) for the fulfillment of their demands. On the first day of strike, the...
ECC Approves Various Grants
ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet was held in Islamabad today (Wednesday) with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in the chair. The...
FATF To Announce Its Strategy Regarding Pakistan On June 25
Islamabad: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will announce its strategy regarding Pakistan on June 25. Finance Ministry has issued clarification regarding Pakistan name be on...
Oil Tankers Association Announces Strike Across The Country
Karachi: Oil Tankers Contractors Association (OTCA) has announced strike tomorrow (Thursday) for the fulfillment of their demands. President OTCA Abid Ullah Afridi announcing to close...
Gold Prices Witness Increase
KARACHI: On the second day of the business week, the price of gold per tola has also increased in the country. According to the Sindh...
LPG Prices Hiked For Third Time
ISLAMABAD: The prices of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have been raised in the country for the third time within a span of four days...
Gold Prices Increase by Rs1,550 Per Tola
KARACHI: On the first day of the business week in the country, the price of gold per towel has increased significantly. According to the Sindh...
Pakistan’s IT Exports Increases By 47%
KARACHI: Pakistan's IT exports increased by 47%. Pakistan's IT exports also continue to grow. Usman Nasir, Managing Director, Pakistan Software Export Board, says that IT...
Pakistan To Exports 150,000 Tonnes of Mangoes This Year
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani mangoes are loved all over the world for its delicious taste and nutrition. A target has been set to export 150,000 tonnes of...
PSX Gains 81.04 Points to Close at 48,238 Points
ISLAMABAD: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned around Friday and witnessed bullish trend, gaining 81.04 points, with positive change of 0.17...
KP Announces Rs1118b Record Budget
Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tax free budget for the next fiscal year with a historic outlay of eleven-hundred and eighteen billion rupees was presented on Friday....
Dasu Dam To Generate Low-cost Clean Energy: PM
ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan says Dasu Dam will generate low-cost clean energy that will help reduce inflation and promote industrialization in the country. He was...
KSE 100-Index Loses 323 Points
KARACHI: The KSE 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on Thursday, losing 323.27 points, with negative change of 0.67 per cent,...
SBP Governor Updates Finance Minister On Progress Of Different Policy Initiatives
Islamabad: Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Reza Baqir called on Minister for Finance and Revenue, Shaukat Tarin in Islamabad on Thursday. The Governor updated...
National Savings Certificates Profit Rates Revised
Islamabad: The Finance Ministry has revised the profit rates on National Savings Schemes certificates, a notification issued in this regard said Thursday. The profit rate...
Economic Coordination Committee Approves NGO Policy
Islamabad: Economic Coordination Committee has approved provision of five hundred thousand metric tons of wheat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the current crop year. The Committee...
AJK Govt To Present Budget For Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Today
Muzzafarabad: Azad Jammu and Kashmir government will present its final budget for the next fiscal year today (Wednesday). AJK Minister for Finance Dr Najeeb Naqi...
Govt Increases Price of Petrol
ISLAMABAD: Government on Tuesday approved an increase of Rs2.13 per litre in the price of petrol. According to a notification issued by Finance Division, the...
NEPRA Defers KE Plea Seeking Hike in Tariff
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Tuesday deferred a decision on a petition filed by the K-Electric seeking a hike in electricity...
Sindh Cabinet Approves Budget For Fiscal Year 2021-2022
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Tuesday approved the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 with an overall outlay of Rs 1.47 trillion. Chief Minister...
Sindh Budget For Fiscal Year 2021-22 To Be Presented Today
Karachi: Sindh budget for the next fiscal year 2021-22 will be presented in provincial assembly in Karachi on Tuesday. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah...
PSX Witnesses bullish Trend, Closes at 48,726 Points
KARACHI: As many as 413 companies transacted shares in the stock market, 238 of them recorded gain and 161 sustained losses whereas the share price...
Punjab: FY 2021-22 Budget With Total Outlay Of Rs2653 bln Announced
Lahore: Punjab government has presented a public friendly provincial budget with a total volume of 2653 billion Rupees for next fiscal year in the newly...
OGRA Proposes Hike In Petroleum Products
Islamabad: Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has sent a summary to the finance ministry for fortnightly changes in the petroleum products. Sources said that...
Punjab Cabinet Approves Budget For Fiscal Year 2021-2022
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday approved the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2021-22 today with an estimated total budget outlay of Rs 2.653...
Tarin For Balance Between Imports and Exports
Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said the budget 2021-22 focuses on uplift of the poor and sustainable economic growth through incentives for various sectors including...
Govt Proposes Rs91b For Ensuring Water Security In Budget: Tarin
ISLAMABAD :Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Friday said that the government had proposed a total of Rs 91 billion in the budget...
Subsidy Proposed For Citizens Buying Houses
ISLAMABAD: Presenting the budget in the National Assembly, the Finance Minister said that Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to change the course of history by...
Rs25.4 Billion Allocated For Karachi Development
ISLAMABAD: Presenting the Budget 2021-2022, the Federal Minister for Finance said that Rs. 20 billion has been allocated for the development project of South Balochistan....
Reduction in Excise Duty For Vehicles Upto 850cc Proposed
ISLAMABAD: In the budget for the new financial year 2021-22, a reduction in federal excise duty on locally manufactured vehicles up to 850 cc was...
Govt Imposes Federal Excise Duty On Mobile Phone Calls, Internet Data And SMS
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has made a reduction in withholding tax rate for mobile services from 12 per cent to 10 per cent in the...
Budget 2021-2022 In Regard To Different Sectors and Incentives
POVERTY ALLEVIATION The Finance Minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to change the course of the history by uplifting four to six million low...
Power Generation From Tarbela Dam Increases
ISLAMABAD: With the rising water level in Tarbela, hydropower generation has improved, a WAPDA spokesman said, adding that hydropower generation will increase further in the...
Remittances Increase to Near $2.5b in May
Islamabad : Remittances from overseas workers increased 34% year-on-year, amounting to $2.49 billion in May 2021, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Thursday....