First-ever digitized census in Pakistan likely in March
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's first-ever digital population census is set to collect data from 185,000 blocks in March 2023 without the requirement of having computerized National...
UAE provides much-needed economic relief to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Thursday agreed to roll over the existing loan of $2 billion and provide an additional $1 billion...
Dar trashes rumors government seizing commercial banks’ dollars
ISLAMABAD: Finance czar has said that some vested interest elements are giving worst turn to his comments regarding the foreign exchange reserves to cause...
KPRA sealed a textile mill in D I Khan over tax non compliance
D I KHAN: To ensure tax compliance, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Revenue Authority (KPRA) sealed a textile mill in Dera Ismail Khan and issued warning...
Ishaq Dar claims forex reserves of Pakistan stand at $10bn
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves currently stand at $10 billion and not $4 billion as $6 billion...
Pakistan secures $570m more than targeted $8bn flood aid at Geneva donors’ conference
GENEVA: Pakistan on Monday secured pledges well over a targeted $8 billion in flood aid as it scrambles to mobilize funds to rehabilitate the...
Crunch talks on stalled IMF program likely today
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that the recent telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and its Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva took...
Pakistan receives $140m RDA inflows, lowest since December 2020
KARACHI: Foreign currency inflows from overseas Pakistanis through Roshan Digital Account (RDA) clocked in at $140 million in December, according to data from the...
Pakistan, UAE reaffirm resolve to further bolster bilateral ties
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan reaffirmed their resolve to further expand and...
Mini-budget on the cards as govt decides to take tough steps
ISLAMABAD: The federal government is working on a mini-budget including some tough measures like imposing a "flood levy" and increasing duty on petroleum products.
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