Iqbal seeks role in IMF talks
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s intervention to include his ministry in parleys with the International…
Category: Business
Closed steel mill causes Rs79b loss
ISLAMABAD: The closed Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) cumulatively caused a whopping loss of over Rs79 billion in the past three…
CANADA’S $500 BILLION INVESTMENT SURGE: CANADA IS BUILDING BIG
Report By: Mehboob Ali Shaikh Canada’s first ever Canada Investment Summit has resulted in nearly $500 billion in new investment commitments for Canadian businesses,…
PAC halts sugar export despite green light from advisory board
ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday barred the government from exporting sugar without its recommendations, putting on hold…
GB unveils Rs218.8bn budget after long wait
GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Tuesday presented a three-month delayed budget of Rs218.845 billion for fiscal year 2026-27, with a…
FBR, traders to register shops
ISLAMABAD: The government and leaders of traders’ associations have agreed that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials and trader…
Ministers sound alarm as energy crunch looms
ISLAMABAD: With Gulf energy transit routes effectively closed and fuel prices spiralling, members of the federal cabinet on Tuesday sounded…
FWO seeks 4-year payback for $432m Azeri-funded pipeline
ISLAMABAD: Supported by the federal government, the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) has sought recovery of about $432 million in investment…
Pakistan faces uphill GSP+ battle
• As Islamabad negotiates its reapplication for critical trading scheme, EU envoy says GSP+ benefits ‘can’t be taken for granted’•…
Govt jacks up petrol price by Rs12.90, HSD by Rs3.72
The government on Monday jacked up the price of petrol by Rs12.90 per litre while increasing the price of high-speed…