Budget 2024 25
Ehsan Malik, CEO of the Pakistan Business Council, explains why — despite a gloomy outlook — they are hopeful of a positive change.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 11:03am
Led by PM, 13-member council aiming for 3.6pc economic growth rate; expected to consider 13th five-year plan.
Updated 10 Jun, 2024 08:54am
Worry about potential deregulation of wheat trade and whether federal govt plans to fully devolve agriculture to provinces under 18th Amendment.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 09:10am
KP CM sends letter to PM Shehbaz; the estimated throw-forward cost for these projects is Rs1.327 trillion.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 11:04am
Since 2018, Fund has shifted its focus from budget deficit to ‘primary balance’.
Updated 09 Jun, 2024 11:14am
PkMAP's Achakzai urges army to "get out of politics".
Published 09 Jun, 2024 07:31am
One proposal being floated to increase FBR revenue is to raise GST from 18pc to 19pc.
Updated 08 Jun, 2024 08:59am
Gender equality should be promoted because the ability to live with independence, dignity and freedom is a fundamental human right.
Updated 08 Jun, 2024 09:06am
There appears to be a strong emphasis on indirect taxes, particularly sales taxes, in the upcoming budget.
Updated 08 Jun, 2024 07:59am
PM nominates Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif and Muhammad Aurangzeb to be part of 13-member body.
Published 07 Jun, 2024 11:32pm
What is ‘stabilising’ about taking on even more debt?
Updated 07 Jun, 2024 09:39am
NA speaker forms three interim committees to get approval for pending bills.
Updated 07 Jun, 2024 10:20am
This is the fourth consecutive session where bears have taken over the market.
Updated 07 Jun, 2024 07:53am
Analyst says "fear of increase or change in treatment of dividend and gain tax" affecting market sentiments.
Published 06 Jun, 2024 04:37pm
We should be looking somewhere else to ascertain what the purpose of the China trip really is.
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 09:47am
Bourse urges govt to consider its proposals to ensure domestic growth, foreign inflows.
Updated 06 Jun, 2024 08:20am
Survey shows 90pc participants think cut is likely, but differ over extent of reduction.
Updated 05 Jun, 2024 08:32am
Meeting of the pivotal National Economic Council yet to be scheduled; PM, finmin unavailable until June 8 to lead key consultations.
Published 04 Jun, 2024 07:38am
Government must focus on debt sustainability by curtailing its spending and mobilising more resources.
Updated 03 Jun, 2024 08:52am
PSDP size falls from 1.7pc of GDP in 2013 to 0.9pc in 2023-24; budgetary resources being diverted to "constituency politics".
Published 03 Jun, 2024 07:06am
According to SBP data for March, debt is almost three quarters of the economic output.
Updated 02 Jun, 2024 10:22am
“We see the local currency at Rs295 to a dollar by December-end and interest rate at 15pc with a key assumption of political stability,” says one expert.
Published 02 Jun, 2024 06:53am
There is no ambiguity about whether very high inflation devastates society; but economists are not entirely sure how much influence high interest rates hold in controlling inflation.
Updated 01 Jun, 2024 09:07am
Adamant on collecting utility charges via electricity bills; says the tax will generate Rs4.5bn for KMC.
Published 01 Jun, 2024 07:11am
Overall federal, provincial development spending to go beyond Rs3.5tr; energy sector gets largest share while social sector funding drops 59pc.
Updated 01 Jun, 2024 03:03pm
It is abundantly clear that the prime minister, caught between public expectations and harsh IMF demands, is in a fix.
Updated 31 May, 2024 10:35am
Members complain about "poor" law and order situation, enforced disappearances.
Updated 31 May, 2024 10:59am
Special meeting floats proposals for "drastic cut" in govt expenditures; budget may be delayed to 2nd week of June due to PM’s China visit.
Updated 30 May, 2024 09:14am
Insists Peshawar BRT has become white elephant.
Updated 30 May, 2024 09:59am
Proposed Rs1.2tr worth of PSDP for next fiscal year is almost 27pc higher than the Rs940bn allocation during current FY.
Updated 30 May, 2024 10:29am
