Electricity price hike on cards to revive IMF program
A substantial hike in the base price of electricity – up to Rs7-7.50 per unit – is expected from July 1, 2022, onwards to ensure the restoration of the IMF program. Federal Minister for Power
A substantial hike in the base price of electricity – up to Rs7-7.50 per unit – is expected from July 1, 2022, onwards to ensure the restoration of the IMF program. Federal Minister for Power
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenues Miftah Ismail stated Friday that the government would not add to the burden of the salaried class and pensioners in the upcoming budget. Ismail also said the government would
On Saturday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif testified in a hearing of the Rs16 billion money laundering case against him that he did not receive any salary or benefits when he was CM of Punjab. He
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Thursday that the federal government had devised an economic plan to steer the country out of financial turmoil. To tackle the current state of affairs, a complete ban has been
On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto reached New York on a maiden three-day visit to the US since holding office to attend a food security meeting. Bilawal is visiting the US at the exclusive invitation
The newly-elected government has altered rules related to the Exit Control List (ECL). Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah announced Friday that the names of several thousand people had been removed from the list. Sanaullah was addressing
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa has said that “misinformation and propaganda” are the most significant threat to the integrity of Pakistan. He said the challenges the country was facing required a “unified and
A special committee of the PML-N submitted its report to PM Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday regarding consultations with the allies on the upcoming federal cabinet. The special committee held extensive talks with all the coalition
PM Shehbaz Sharif has given the go-ahead to his economic team to contact the International Monetary Fund (IMF). His order comes as the new government grapples with fiscally unsustainable fuel subsidies. On Thursday, the Ministry
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price refuted Thursday former Prime Minister Imran Khan's allegations, saying that he agreed with the statements made by the Pakistan Army in a press conference. Ned Price held a regular