Govt extends closing time for grocery stores till 10pm
A meeting of the Committee for Monitoring and Implementation of Fuel Conservation and Additional Austerity Measures, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, was held in Islamabad. The Committee reviewed several cases submitted by various Ministries and Divisions seeking exemptions from the applicability of certain austerity measures and finalized its recommendations…
PM expresses satisfaction over record $4.3b remittances in May
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over sending of record four point three billion dollars remittances by overseas Pakistanis during the month of May this year. In a statement, he said sending of twenty point two percent more remittances on monthly basis during the May this year and fifteen…
Economic Survey 2025-26 to be launched on Thursday
The Pakistan Economic Survey for the outgoing financial year 2025-26 will be launched tomorrow afternoon. Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb will release the Economic Survey-2025-26 at a ceremony to be held in Islamabad. The Economic Survey provides a comprehensive overview of the country’s economic performance during the outgoing…
Protecting citizens from rising global fuel prices Govt’s top priority: Aurangzeb
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has reaffirmed commitment that protecting citizens from rising global fuel prices remains the government’s top priority. Responding to a calling attention notice in the Senate today, he said the government gave 129 billion rupees subsidy on petroleum products over a three-week period during the initial phase of…
Pakistan’s economic improvement measures restored confidence of Int’l investors
Pakistan’s economic improvement measures have restored the confidence of international institutions and investors. According to the IMF, improved economic policies have played a key role in stabilizing the economy and restoring confidence. The global credit rating agency Moody’s has stated that Pakistan’s economy is improving, with stronger prospects for long-term growth…
Pakistan values its partnership with Global Fund: PM
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to eliminating tuberculosis (TB), HIV and malaria from the country. He was talking to a delegation of the Global Fund, led by Head of the Grant Management Division, Mark Edington, in Islamabad today. Welcoming the delegation, the Prime Minister said the government…
