By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) is expected to drop to a nine-year low in January, with inflation forecast to range between 2.5 percent and 3.0 percent year-over-year, a research report by brokerage Topline Securities showed.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Pakistan’s current account swung to a surprise surplus of $1.2 billion in the first half of the fiscal year 2025, driven by higher remittances and export growth.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic growth is expected to be 3 percent in 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, trimming its earlier forecast to match the central bank’s estimate of 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani accountability court on Friday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 14 years in prison, after finding him and his wife guilty of accepting a bribe in the form of land from a real-estate tycoon Malik Riaz in exchange for using £190 million in repatriated government funds from the United Kingdom to pay tycoon’s court fines.
By Staff Reporter The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has identified tax evasion due to smuggled tobacco as a key factor of tax losses to
By Staff Reporter
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reported that Pakistan’s tax compliance gap stands at 3.5 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with key sectors including retail, transport, and real estate contributing significantly to the shortfall.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition has secured crucial support from Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) for their proposed judicial reform package, aimed at overhauling the country’s judiciary.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Wednesday for greater regional connectivity and economic integration, as he inaugurated the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The parliament is set to convene over the next two days to approve contentious constitutional amendments on the country’s top judiciary, with a key opposition party pledging crucial support to the government move.
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ISLAMABAD: The government has increased diesel prices by 2 percent or 5 rupees per litre to Rs251.29, while keeping petrol prices steady at Rs247.03 rupees for the next fortnight, the Ministry of Finance said late on Tuesday.
