Khaleeq Kiani

Int­er­national Finance Corpo­ration chief urges Pakistan to ensure macro-economic stability

Makhtar Diop arrives on 2-day visit; says IFC is weighing investment in manufacturing, services, sustainable infrastructure, IT & tech start-ups. Updated 13 Feb, 2025 10:02am

‘Anomalies’ found in coal purchase for Sahiwal plant

Bidders accused authorities of collusion, inflated pricing and restrictive bidding. Published 11 Feb, 2025 06:52am

IMF mission to inspect regulatory, judicial system

Team to engage with finance, revenue, election bodies; assessment report with measures to address corruption, governance expected in July. Updated 10 Feb, 2025 07:46am

Fitch acknowledges Pakistan’s economic recovery

Says progress on difficult structural reforms key to IMF programme reviews Published 08 Feb, 2025 06:00am

Petroleum minister for mixed pricing to avoid isolated bankruptcies

Musadik says policy on biofuel-ethanol within a month. Published 07 Feb, 2025 07:56am

Senate panel questions 78 luxury vehicles for Wapda

Deplores inquiries remain unfinished for decades. Published 07 Feb, 2025 07:52am

Female employment in federal govt remains low

Despite making up half the population, women hold only 5pc of federal jobs. Updated 06 Feb, 2025 11:34am

ECC concerned over rising prices of sugar, vegetables and edible oil

Okays changes to export refinance scheme to check tax evasion. Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:48am

Aurangzeb thanks provinces for passing agri tax law

Sindh Assembly’s passage of AIT ensures law to be implemented nationwide from July 1. Updated 04 Feb, 2025 10:42am

Gas companies cry foul amid IMF-driven policy shake-up

SNGPL warns of financial crisis, excess RLNG supply over captive power plants’ exit from gas grid. Updated 03 Feb, 2025 09:49am

‘Political’ development schemes for lawmakers make a comeback

Allocation to Rs50bn SDG Achievement Programme doubled; PPP request for rollover of unspent funds declined. Updated 03 Feb, 2025 09:25am

HSD, petrol prices raised by Rs7, Re1 for fortnight

ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday increa­sed the prices of high-speed diesel (HSD) and petrol by Rs7 and Re1 per... Published 01 Feb, 2025 05:28am

Purchase of over 1,000 vehicles for FBR stopped, Senate panel told

Senator Vawda says he has received death threats from FBR officials for "whistleblowing". Updated 31 Jan, 2025 11:01am

Govt moves to integrate captive power plants into national grid

Power division directs distribution companies, K-Electric to sign service-level agreements. Updated 31 Jan, 2025 10:46am

Petroleum prices may see another fortnightly rise

Petrol price likely to go up by Rs2-3 per litre while diesel prices estimated to rise by about Rs6. Updated 30 Jan, 2025 09:07am

Govt hints at cheaper industrial power, tax relief for the salaried

Power companies seek 400pc hike in consumers’ security deposits. Published 29 Jan, 2025 08:02am

CDWP refers seven projects worth Rs232bn to Ecnec for approval

Approves another nine projects with a total cost of Rs27.40bn. Updated 29 Jan, 2025 10:29am

Govt to use gas firms’ profits to cut domestic price

Musadik Malik says govt will pay Rs82bn to offset increase from amount allocated for circular debt adjustments. Published 28 Jan, 2025 08:32am

Senate body orders fresh audit of solar imports since 2018

Raises red flags over ‘staggering’ transactions by two companies. Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:54am

Govt admits contraction in industrial, agri sectors

Hopes growth momentum to pick up pace with falling interest rates. Published 28 Jan, 2025 06:54am