By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has allowed 100,000 tonnes of sugar exports, the finance ministry said on Thursday, as it seeks to generate foreign exchange for state coffers and revenue for cash-hungry mills.
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PTI to announce plans to dissolve provincial assemblies on December 17
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan will hold a public gathering on December 17 to announce his plan of dissolving two provincial assemblies ruled by his party.
PTA celebrates export success of Pakistani cell phone maker
Inovi Telecom has become the first domestic manufacturer to export 120,000 mobile phone handsets from Pakistan. By Staff Reporter.
ADB sees global slowdown hurting Asia-Pacific growth
Even with the downgraded forecasts, developing Asia will still do better than other regions globally, both in terms of growth and inflation. By Staff Reporter.
Pakistan weighs cut to pump prices
The masses badly need relief, but the government needs more revenue to keep a minuscule primary surplus it promised the IMF to turn at the end of the current fiscal year. By Naveed Naqvi.
Saudi winter package brings relief to 175,000 flood victims
The relief goods were distributed in 14 districts of Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, Sindh, and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces under the auspices of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre. By Naveed Naqvi.
IMF says having ‘productive’ talks with Pakistan as part of program review
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund said it was having ‘productive’, ongoing discussions with Pakistan as part of a ninth program review of a $7 billion rescue package.
Election Commission summons Khan next month
The PTI legal team argued that it will be appropriate let the decision in an appeal pending in the Supreme Court of Pakistan to arrive before proceeding further with the case. By Naveed Naqvi.
Academic sees Afghan Taliban a force for stability
Obaidullah Baheer says the de facto rulers of Afghanistan are a permanent fixture of the regional landscape, and any effort to remove them from the table could lead to a new war. By Naveed Naqvi.
19 new TVET centres under USD 100 million ADB project
The project will fund demand-driven and gender-focused training expected to boost livelihoods and support industries that are key to Pakistan’s recovery and future growth. By Staff Reporter.