No new taxes in upcoming budget: Hafeez Shaikh

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the people fighting against coronavirus pandemic in the country would...

Fiscal deficit may surge to 9.4pc of GDP, Senate told

Hammad Azhar says FBR's collection likely to plunge by up to Rs900bn in the last quarter of FY20

‘Not a favour’: the govt had to cut fuel prices

With a maxed-out petroleum levy and a GST that can't go any higher without a mini-budget, the Rs7 discount wasn't even debatable

ADB, Pakistan sign $300m Covid-19 emergency loan agreement

'The assistance will help govt continue with the provision of emergency cash to poor families'

PM says economic stability, job creation his top priorities amid Covid-19

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday that the priority of his government was to stabilise the economy with a focus...

Weekly inflation falls 0.42pc

ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)-based weekly inflation for the week ended on June 4 witnessed a decrease of 0.42pc, Pakistan Bureau...

Stocks bounce back to recover overnight losses

Late buying helps KSE-100 Index gain 231 points

Tobacco growers seek relief, favour tax on products

LAHORE: Tobacco farmers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have said that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government must intervene and fix...

Govt foresees 2pc growth economic growth in FY21

ISLAMABAD: As the economic growth has come down to a negative 0.4 per cent after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the...

Exports plunge 33pc to $1.39bn in May

ISLAMABAD: In line with the expectations, the country's exports witnessed a major setback during the month of May 2020, mainly due to...

Imran promises ‘special funds’ to Balochistan for uplift

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has vowed that a special portion will be allocated to Balochistan under the Public Sector Development Programme...

CCP initiates enquiry into possible malpractices in petroleum sector

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has taken notice of public concerns and complaints about the shortage of petroleum products in...

In a first, Pakistan earns $6.2m through cigarette exports

Although Pakistan has been exporting tobacco raw material, this is the first time the country exported finished products

Foreign investors taking keen interest in Pakistani airports: Dawood

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce & Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday that different global investors have shown a...

Food inflation on the rise despite reduction in POL prices

PESHAWAR: The prices of edible items remain high in provincial capital despite a record cut in oil prices and declining international rates...