Fly Jinnah launches direct Faisalabad-Karachi flights, eyes international routes

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Saturday, said that due to untiring efforts of the incumbent government and its economic...

Public disclosure of officials’ assets not IMF condition: Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has clarified that making public the assets of government officials is not an additional...

Aurangzeb meets Standard Chartered Bank delegation to deepen collaboration on investment, reforms

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance and Revenue Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb met a delegation comprising Standard Chartered Bank Pakistan Board in Islamabad, led...

SBP likely to maintain policy rate at 11pc in December 15 meeting

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to maintain its benchmark policy rate at 11% in the upcoming monetary...

Sargodha Customs seizes smuggled goods worth Rs119.38m

SARGODHA: The Collectorate of Customs Enforcement, Sargodha has seized multiple consignments of smuggled goods with a total value of Rs....

Govt mulls petroleum levy increase to clear gas circular debt

ISLAMABAD: The government is considering increasing the petroleum levy by Rs5 per litre as part of a strategy to settle...

Transport unions announce nationwide wheel-jam strike on December 19

ISLAMABAD: Multiple transport bodies, including the All Pakistan Transport Federation, Inter-City and Inter-District Transport Unions, goods transporters, and pickup-and-drop services...

Over Rs1b worth of gold goes missing from jewellery shop in Lahore

LAHORE: Police have launched an investigation after more than Rs1 billion worth of gold was reported missing from a shop...

Pakistan, Binance sign MoU to explore blockchain use for govt assets

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with global cryptocurrency exchange Binance to explore the use of...

Abbottabad RTO seizes fully operational illegal cigarette manufacturing setup

ABBOTTABAD: In a major crackdown on the illicit tobacco trade, the Regional Tax Office (RTO) Abbottabad has seized a fully...

World Bank approves $400m financing for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has approved $400 million in financing for water and sanitation projects in Punjab, Pakistan. The global...

Customs seizes smuggled diesel, prime movers worth Rs190m in Quetta raid

QUETTA: Collectorate of Customs Enforcement Quetta has seized 275,000 litres of smuggled diesel and two prime movers, together valued at Rs190...

FinMin Aurangzeb, Saudi minister discuss economic cooperation in Riyadh

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held talks with Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister of Finance Abdulmuhsen Al-Khalaf in Riyadh, with both...

Pakistan offers Turkmenistan access to Karachi & Gwadar ports

ASHGABAT: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has offered Turkmenistan access to Karachi and Gwadar ports to expand its trade routes into South...

IMF slaps 11 new conditions to Pakistan’s $7b loan programme

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has added 11 more stringent conditions on Pakistan under the latest staff-level review of its...

SBP likely to hold rate at 11pc as IMF flags inflation risks

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is expected to retain interest rates at 11% on Monday, a Reuters poll...

IMF lowers FBR revenue target to Rs. 13.98 trillion for FY2025-26

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) revenue collection target for the fiscal...

KP Finance department exposed in Rs440m recruitment scandal

11/12/2025

PESHAWAR: A major scandal has emerged within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Finance Department, revealing 88 illegal recruitments, which have caused...

DG Valuation revises customs values for aroma chemicals used in perfumes vide VR No. 2029/2025