PM assures merit, transparency in Ehsaas programme
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday that the provision of funds under Ehsaas Programme is purely made on the basis of...
No Ramzan bazaars in Punjab this year
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Sardar Usman Buzdar has recommended that ramzan bazaars should not be set up anywhere in the province this year...
CDWP defers PC-I of Main Line-I Project for further evealuations
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has deferred till its next meeting the PC-I of the $9.2-billion Karachi-Peshawar Main Line (ML-I)...
Manufacturing sectors seek tax deferment to avert corona crisis
LAHORE: The country's manufacturing sectors have demanded the government to defer the imposition of taxes, suggesting that instead of giving subsidies, taxes...
NDMA to procure anti-corona protective gear from local market: chairman
ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal on Wednesday announced that from now onward the entire personal protection...
Provinces agree to reopen construction sector, says minister
ISLAMABAD: Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar has said that all provinces have agreed to reopen the construction sector amid coronavirus lockdown.
Addressing a...
COVID-19: Hafeez Shaikh hopeful of ‘debt relief’ for developing countries
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Tuesday expressed hope that financial and other forums...
‘Kamyab Jawan’: PM decides to enhance loaning limit up to Rs25m
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday decided to further provide greater entrepreneurship opportunities to the country’s youth by enhancing loan limits...
FBR directs field officers to complete ST refund process by 20th
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has directed all chief commissioners (Inland Revenue) to complete the sales tax refund process by...
IMF acknowledges Pakistan’s measures to contain spread of Covid-19
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has acknowledged Pakistan's measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Radio Pakistan reported on Tuesday.
IMF's recent...
Global Investment Consortium mulls investing billions of dollars in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: At the time when coronavirus pandemic has unnerved global economies and Pakistan is no exception, Pakistan holds good news for the...
IMF approves debt relief for 25 poor countries to fight coronavirus
The International Monetary Fund has announced immediate debt relief for 25 poor countries to help them free up funds to fight the...
Punjab govt bars eviction of tenants for two months
–Govt directive says no landlord shall evict any tenant over non-payment or delay in rent during lockdown period
–Also bars quarantined persons from...
Economic affairs division becomes new ministry
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs has been bifurcated into two ministries, namely the Ministry of Finance and the...
ECC approves 200,000MT additional wheat for utility stores
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Monday approved the allocation of additional 200,000 metric tonnes of wheat for...