Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary picxrued launching the software for the upcoming 7th Population and Housing Census at PBS headquarters at Islamabad on June 20, 2022. Photo courtesy of APP.

Funds routed to the wrong ministry stall census prep

In urgent need of funds to purchase digital equipment for the census, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has been denied access to PKR 5 billion earmarked for that very purpose. By Muhammad Ali.

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Pakistan to defend $900 million fuel subsidy on exports at next IMF review

By Staff Reporter

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has to defend over $900 million recently announced gas and electricity subsidy package for exporters during the upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme review meeting scheduled next month, officials said, hoping the country doesn’t see a halt it faced earlier this year due to a similar unbudgeted subsidy given by the previous PTI government.

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