ECC approves Rs17bn support package for PIA

Committee approves to raise fresh financing of Rs35.806bn for PHPL through a syndicate of banks SSGCL directed to withdraw gas load...

Naeemuddin Khan resigns as BoP’s president

Mr Khan took over as President of BoP in Oct 2008 when it was besieged by the threat of bankruptcy and allegations of financial misappropriation to the tune of billions of rupees

PM warns of disbanding FBR, terms performance unsatisfactory

PM expresses displeasure over the tax regulator's performance, states a new institution could be established for this purpose

Pakistan to hold policy-level talks with IMF this week

IMF also likely to visit NAB, review anti-corruption framework

Thar 660MW lignite coal power plant all set to become operational by Jan 2019

‘It’s time we start working in the direction to produce gas through coal’, says Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company's CEO. 

Alleged use of foreign data services behind hacking of banks

Agents of a foreign company are allegedly offering lucrative incentives to the high-ranked officials of the banks ISLAMABAD: Despite the availability of a...

Pakistan to repay $1.7 billion on account of foreign debt till December

According to finance ministry projections, Pakistan will have to repay around $700 million to multilateral creditors, $400 million to bilateral creditors, $76 million to the IMF, $298 million in shape of commercial loans and $200 million due to bond repayments in October-December period

Naeemuddin Khan resigns from BoP, govt mulling to appoint Citi banker as next NBP president

Atif Bukhari, Nadeem Lodhi, Arif Usmani, Wajahat Hussain and Javed Kureishi were shortlisted for the post of NBP president

Govt provides details to IMF team about ‘wealth fund’

In regard to the wealth fund, the IMF was informed it would shortly create it with a focus to make these loss-incurring SOEs operational and profitable via financing from the fund

Interloop, manufacturer of socks for Adidas, Nike set for IPO

Interloop intends to raise over Rs6.8 billion ($51 million) for expanding its sock manufacturing capacity by approximately 20% and enter the denim business

Amreli Steels to set up Rs 6.5 billion state-of-the-art rolling mill at Dhabeji

Expansion at SITE scrapped; Dhabeji to become the prime location

IMF expresses worry over energy deals reached under CPEC

The variation of $9 billion could create problems in making accurate projections linked to future CPEC related outflows, said sources in the Ministry of Finance

SBP, FIA versions differ on ‘banking fraud’

FIA Cyber Crime Wing has cautioned that security of every Pakistani bank had been compromised because many complaints from various parts of Pakistan were coming in regarding money being transferred via security breach

IMF tells Pakistan to ‘do more’

Technical team expresses reservations on Pakistan’s failure to implement its 14-point agenda formulated four years ago The technical team of the International...

‘No comprise’ on national security in IMF deal, Asad Umar assures

Finance minister says conditions presented by IMF will be taken to National Assembly for discussion Finance Minister Asad Umar confirmed on Wednesday...