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Budget: Bakery items to become expensive in Pakistan

Decision comes ahead of Eidul Azha

Published 14 Jun, 2024 05:50pm

Pakistan

Budget: Sindh increases salaries, penison, minimum wage

CM Murad says govt will give personal pay differential to those whose salary does not match minimum wage

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 06:59pm

Business & Economy

Moody’s says new budget will ‘support’ IMF talks

The budget, which aims for a modest 3.6% growth, prioritizes fiscal consolidation

Published 14 Jun, 2024 01:53pm

Pakistan

Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah presents worth Rs3,352 billion provincial budget

Budget does not include any new development projects

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 09:51pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan to raise up to $1 bln through international bonds in FY25

Upto $300 million will be raised

Published 13 Jun, 2024 04:49pm

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Budget 2024-25: Production of solar panels, inverters and batteries becomes cheaper

Duties reduced to zero on a host of items including equipment and raw materials

Updated 14 Jun, 2024 06:49pm

Pakistan

Post-budget presser: Pakistan to get rid of cash transactions, says Aurangzeb

Current tax-to-GDP ratio is unsustainable: Aurangzeb

Published 13 Jun, 2024 03:12pm

Pakistan

Govt earmarks Rs60b for higher education

Rs900m is allocated for Award of Allama Muhammad Iqbal 3000 scholarships to Afghan students

Published 13 Jun, 2024 02:25am

Pakistan

Govt allocates Rs27,000m for health sector

Over Rs1m allocated for establishment of Cancer Hospital in Islamabad

Published 13 Jun, 2024 02:19am

Pakistan

Over Rs130b subsidy proposed for various institutions, including KE

Rs65 billion allocated for Utility Stores Corporation

Published 13 Jun, 2024 02:18am

Pakistan

Pakistan to accelerate privatisation of major institutions, including PIA

Finance Minister Aurangzeb says 12 companies have expressed interest in PIA’s privatisation

Published 13 Jun, 2024 12:00am

Pakistan

BISP budget increased up to Rs593b

Beneficiaries under Benazir Kafaalat scheme increased from 9.3m to 10m

Published 12 Jun, 2024 11:34pm

Pakistan

Pakistan increases income tax rates for salaried class

Federal government has presented six slabs for salaried class

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 12:46am

Pakistan

Over half of Pakistan’s budget will go into interest payments

Pakistan announces Rs18,877 billion worth of budget for fiscal year 2024-25

Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:29pm

Pakistan

Pakistan decides to impose travel ban on non-filers

Proposes penalty of Rs10m for travel agencies that fail to implement new regulations

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 10:39pm

Pakistan

Budget 2024-25: Salaries, pensions and minimum wage increased

Salaries raised by 25% upto grade 1-16

Published 12 Jun, 2024 08:07pm

Pakistan

Budget 2024-25: Govt announces health insurance for journalists

The scheme will cover 15,000 journalists in total

Published 12 Jun, 2024 07:50pm

Pakistan

Solar panels get cheap while mobile phones, hybrid cars, cement, property, cigarettes become expensive

Pakistan presents its annual budget amid opposition’s noise

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 09:06pm

Pakistan

Federal govt makes major announcement regarding solar panels in budget

Aurangzeb says govt wants to save foreign exchange by avoiding imports

Published 12 Jun, 2024 07:25pm

Business & Economy

Pakistan earmarks Rs2,122 billion for defence, here’s where it will go

The budget has been increased from Rs1,854 billion

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 07:56pm

Pakistan

Finance Minister Aurangzeb unveils Rs18.87 trillion budget amid opposition noise

Says govt is following homegrown reform agenda

Updated 13 Jun, 2024 09:29am

Pakistan

Federal cabinet approves up to 25% increase in salaries

PM Shehbaz to make the announcement

Published 12 Jun, 2024 05:59pm

Pakistan

PPP agrees to participate in budget session

Deputy PM Ishaq Dar goes to Bilawal’s chamber to convince him

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 06:01pm

Business & Economy

Govt sets 3.6% GDP growth target for next year

The growth rate remained at 2.38% last year

Published 12 Jun, 2024 05:20pm

Pakistan

Opposition threatens to disrupt budget session

Assembly staff prepared to handle situation

Published 12 Jun, 2024 05:09pm

Pakistan

Federal cabinet gives nod to budget

Also approved package for industries, farmers, youth

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 05:29pm

Pakistan

Govt unveils PSDP, here’s how much will each ministry get

The PSDP is worth Rs1,400 billion

Updated 12 Jun, 2024 03:16pm

Pakistan

Pakistan’s literacy rate rising despite decline in education expenditure

The details were revealed in Pakistan's economic survey

Published 12 Jun, 2024 10:34am

Pakistan

PPP threatens to quit government over budget proposals

Party’s parliamentary committee will meet again today at 2:30pm

Published 12 Jun, 2024 01:00am

Business & Economy

Pakistan’s public debt soars to Rs67,525 billion

Increase on debt increased by Rs5,518b during July to March 2024-06-11

Updated 11 Jun, 2024 09:26pm