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Industry demands revival of confidence

BusinessDecember 23, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakis�tan Business Forum (PBF) on Monday sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif�s urgent intervention for revival of business confidence and Pakistan�s economic competitiveness. In a letter ...

Tax-to-GDP ratio to stall over five years, IMF expects

BusinessDecember 22, 2025

ISLAMABAD: With a 1.4 percentage-point increase in the tax-to-GDP ratio last year, mostly through additional revenue measures worth Rs2.5 trillion, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now expects th...

Double benefit restored for re-hired retirees

NewsDecember 20, 2025

� Govt withdraws ban on drawing pension, salary upon re-employment� Finance ministry cites �recruitment difficulties� in commissions, tribunals ISLAMABAD: In a major policy reversal amid a slight impr...

Only 9pc of development budget used in five months

BusinessDecember 19, 2025

� Govt rations funds to meet IMF�s contingency measures for growing revenue shortfall� Health, energy allocations mostly unspent; better used in foreign-funded projects ISLAMABAD: Develop�ment spendin...

Pakistan seeks massive ADB loan to tackle remaining Rs1.7tr circular debt

BusinessDecember 18, 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday sought substantive additional debt from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to payoff remaining Rs1.7 trillion circular debt and refinance part of recently acquired Rs1.2...

Diesel price slashed by Rs14 as petrol remains unchanged

NewsDecember 16, 2025

The government on Monday decreased the high-speed diesel (HSD) price by Rs14 and kept the petrol price unchanged for the fortnight ending December 31, owing to favourable international market prices. ...

Diesel price slashed by Rs14 as petrol price remains unchanged

NewsDecember 15, 2025

The government on Monday decreased the high-speed diesel (HSD) price by Rs14 and kept the petrol price unchanged for the fortnight ending December 31, owing to favourable international market prices. ...

Govt agrees to new IMF targets after missing about a dozen

BusinessDecember 12, 2025

� Additional taxes, spending cuts planned to offset revenue shortfalls� Govt commits to raising federal excise duty on fertilisers, pesticides� FED to be introduced on sugary items; goods to be shifte...

ADB lifts Pakistan�s growth outlook

BusinessDecember 11, 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday upgraded Pakistan�s economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year due to a less severe-than-anticipated impact of flooding, increased pu...

Tariff raised by 33 paise amid rising inefficiencies

NewsDecember 10, 2025

ISLAMABAD: With a damning additional note on the cost of institutional inefficiencies, theft and mismanagement, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday approved 33 paise pe...