High courts’ role in privatization ends
President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday issued an ordinance to end the role of high courts in privatisation matters aimed...
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IMF wants increase in tax on salaried class
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to cut the number of tax slabs for the salaried and business...
Investment-friendly visa facility launched
The executive committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) on Thursday formally launched a business and investment-friendly visa facility,...
ADB says Pakistan’s public debt around 80pc of GDP
Amid rising public debt touching close to 80 percent of GDP, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday that...
$2bn Thar power plant achieves financial close
ISLAMABAD: The Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) — a one-window facility of the federal government — on Wednesday announced...
ADB keeps growth forecast at 1.9%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday kept Pakistan’s economic growth forecast unchanged at 1.9% due to a moderate level...
Rs15b annual profit from Balakot HHP expected: PEDO chief
Chief Executive, of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO), Engr Naeem Khan here on Tuesday said that the ongoing Balakot...
WB official suggests sustained economic growth to alleviate poverty in Pakistan
"To alleviate the rising poverty levels, the country must prioritise the attainment of a sustainable high growth rate as its...
Rupee hits 6-week high
The Pakistani currency surged to a six-week high, standing just below Rs284 against the US dollar in the interbank market...
