• Additional taxes, spending cuts planned to offset revenue shortfalls• Govt commits to raising federal excise duty on fertilisers, pesticides• FED to be introduced on sugary items; goods to be ...
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan’s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to a less severe-than-anticipated impact of flooding, increased ...
ISLAMABAD: With a damning additional note on the cost of institutional inefficiencies, theft and mismanagement, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday approved 33 paise pe...
• Vehicle import rules tightened; only transfer of residence, gift schemes retained, personal baggage scheme discontinued• Chloroform imports restricted to Drap-certified companies due to health, ...
• Vehicle import rules tightened; only transfer of residence, gift schemes retained, personal baggage scheme discontinued• Chloroform imports restricted to Drap-certified companies due to health, ...
• Move aims to manage renewable intermittency, reduce frequency fluctuations, minister says• Clean energy share rises to 46pc, surpassing 2025 capacity target ISLAMABAD: The government is workin...
• Civil administration costs jump 13pc to Rs161.2bn in July-Sept• Pension bill soars 125pc over five years; subsidy payments rise six times to Rs120bn• Surge persists despite ‘aggressive right...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed three contracts for financing totalling $61.8 million (approximately Rs17 billion) to advance three development projects to th...
• Expenditures swell 11.9pc against revenue growth of 11.4pc in July-October• Public debt records first quarterly decline of Rs1.371tr in five years• Key crops cotton, rice see production fall; ...
• Major crops down 13.5pc amid water crisis, restricting agriculture and overall GDP growth • Industry, services underperform; large-scale manufacturing struggles for t...