By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The consumer price inflation slowed to 6.9 percent in September from 9.6 percent in August, its lowest level since January 2021, as easing food and fuel rates helped tame price pressures, official data showed on Tuesday.
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Fuel prices drop for fourth time since July
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan cut fuel prices by 0.8-2.2 percent on Monday, the fourth consecutive cut since July 30, as global petroleum prices continue to fluctuate.
Pakistan revises up FY2023-24 GDP growth to 2.52 percent
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s GDP growth surged to 3.07 percent year-on-year in Q4 FY2023-24, exceeding forecasts, with the National Accounts Committee (NAC) revising its full-year estimate to 2.52 percent from 2.38 percent on stronger agricultural and services growth.
FBR extends tax return deadline to Oct 14
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has pushed back the deadline for filing income tax returns by two weeks to Oct. 14, as it struggles to meet its tax collection targets, already facing a shortfall of Rs87 billion in the first quarter.
Tax return filers surge 100pc to 3.2 million – FM Aurangzeb
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s tax return filers have surged by over 100 percent to 3.2 million, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said Sunday, as the government steps up efforts to widen the country’s narrow tax base and shore up its fragile economy.
Seven labourers slain in troubled Balochistan province
By Staff Reporter
QUETTA: Seven labourers were killed and one injured when armed men stormed an under-construction house in Panjgur town of the southwestern province of Balochistan, late Saturday, police said.
Helicopter crash kills six, injures eight
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A helicopter chartered by Mari Petroleum Company Ltd (MPCL) crashed in the country’s northwestern region on Saturday, killing six people and injuring eight, the company said.
IMF cautions on Pakistan’s structural challenges
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic recovery remains fragile, with the International Monetary Fund warning of persistent vulnerabilities and structural challenges that require sustained reform efforts.
Police, PTI supporters clash; Rawalpindi protest called off
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party called off a protest in Rawalpindi on Saturday after violent clashes with police left several injured, as authorities sealed off entry points to the garrison city and used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse supporters.
Pakistan reports 23rd polio case in 2024, vaccination gaps persist
By Staff Reporter
Pakistan reported its 23rd polio case this year, after a 10-month-old child in Kohat was paralyzed by the virus, underscoring the challenges facing the country’s efforts to eliminate the disease amid persistent vaccination gaps.