In a fiery exchange during a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today, Member of National Assembly (MNA) Aamir… Read More
MNAs Blame Govt for Defrauding Nation of Rs. 287 Billion With Artificial Sugar Price Hikes
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday held a heated session on the sugar crisis, with members blaming the government… Read More
Highnoon Partners with Bangladesh’s Beximco to Bring Advanced Respiratory, Diabetes, and Cardiac Treatments to Pakistan
Pakistani pharmaceutical firm Highnoon Laboratories Limited (PSX: HINOON) Tuesday announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Beximco… Read More
Govt Presses Banks, Forex Companies to Cut PKR/USD Rate ‘At All Costs’
The federal government is bullying banks and exchange companies to push the US dollar rate below the current rate. Banks… Read More
Electricity Prices Could Get Cheaper Soon
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has scheduled a public hearing for August 4 to give a discount on… Read More
Govt to Launch New EV Policy on August 14 With Rs. 100 Billion IMF-Backed Subsidy
The federal government will launch a new five-year electric vehicle (EV) policy on August 14, backed by the International Monetary… Read More
Billions Lost As Hundreds of Challans of Oil and Gas Companies Go Missing
The Directorate General of Petroleum Concessions (DGPC) has revealed that hundreds of payment challans submitted by private oil and gas… Read More
Govt Likely to Abolish Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency
A confidential draft prepared by the Rightsizing Committee of the federal government has proposed the dissolution of the Pakistan Environmental… Read More
SBP’s Dollar Purchases from Interbank Market Cross $7 Billion After 11 Months
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $473 million worth of foreign currency (USD) from the interbank FX market in… Read More
Chinese Firms Seek Licences to Legally Export Donkey Meat from Pakistan
Two companies based in China have applied for licences to export donkey meat and bones from Pakistan. The applications cover… Read More
Top Post at FBR Reassigned After Sudden Retirement of Senior Tax Officer
Following the retirement of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Member Inland Revenue (Operations) Dr. Hamid Ateeq Sarwar, the FBR has… Read More
Finance Minister Leaves for US for Crucial Trade Talks
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb left for Washington on Monday to hold the final round of talks under the Pakistan-US Trade… Read More
