Government allocates Rs9bn for KP projects, slashes uplift budget for tribal districts
PESHAWAR: The federal government has allocated Rs9 billion for 19 separate projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) under the Public Sector Development Programme...
PM Imran says no to complete lockdown in Punjab
–PM says Pakistan can't afford a complete lockdown, warns of action against SOPs violation
–Says people are not taking Covid-19 seriously, 'they think...
Growers move IHC to become part of sugar inquiry case
ISLAMABAD: Sugarcane growers moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday seeking to be included as respondents in the sugar inquiry report case.
Ahsan...
Balochistan reopens restaurants, hotels despite rise in Covid-19 cases
QUETTA: While observing that the coronavirus cases in Balochistan may reach 100,000 by mid-July, the provincial government on Saturday allowed restaurants and hotels...
Govt looking at Rs480bn pension bill in FY21
Share of military pensions greatly outweighs that of ex-civil servants
KP traders irked by ‘mismanagement’ at Pak-Afghan border
PESHAWAR: Despite the federal government's permission to open Pak-Afghan border crossings at Torkham and Chaman, Afghan transit trade and export vehicles aren't...
HEC deplores reduction in higher education budget
ISLAMABAD: The governing body of Higher Education Commission on Saturday deplored the sudden cut in the higher education budget by another Rs5.90...
Govt wants private sector to create jobs PM Imran had promised
–Industries minister says private sector should generate jobs after up to Rs50bn relief in taxes, duties
–PM's finance aide says govt tried to...
PSMA directed to provide sugar to USC at Rs63 per Kg
Sugar will be available to non-commercial consumers at Rs70 per kg
Remittances fall 18.6pc YoY to $1.87bn in May
KARACHI: Remittances from overseas Pakistani workers in May 2020 fell 18.6 percent or $429.2 million compared to $2.3 billion recorded in May...
Rs23.2bn earmarked for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission under PSDP 2020-21
ISLAMABAD: The government has earmarked Rs23.29 billion for 18 ongoing and one new scheme of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) under the...
PSDP 2020-21: Govt allocates Rs12bn for agri sector uplift
ISLAMABAD: The government has allocated an amount of Rs12,000 million in its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-21 for the uplift of...
Rs24bn earmarked for 41 railway projects
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday allocated funds amounting to Rs24 billion for the execution of 41 ongoing and new projects of the...
Govt plans to obtain Rs2.17tr foreign loans in FY21
Rs1.22tr to be spent on repayment of loans already taken
Govt unveils Rs7.3tr ‘tax-free’ budget for FY20-21
–Health budget increases by 130pc; defence budget goes up by 11pc; education sector allocation increases by 7.9pc
–GDP growth target set at 2.1pc...