Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday announced a power subsidy package for Pakistan’s export industries with per unit electricity cost set at Rs19.99. In a media talk after negotiations with the Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) in Islamabad, he termed the demand for energy subsidies “just” and promised that the government would bear the difference مزید پڑھیں

Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar says the government is taking measures to bring down dollar price to 200 rupees after which the prices of daily commodities would also come down. Talking to a private television channel, he said there is also a strong will to reduce inflation from 12 to 14 percent and مزید پڑھیں

The Pakistani rupee continued to manage its upward trend on the eighth consecutive working day as it gained 0.73% (or Rs1.65) to close at a new one-month high at Rs225.64 against the US dollar in the interbank market. The domestic currency maintained its momentum following Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s remark that the fair value of مزید پڑھیں

UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salim Al-Zaabi called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad on Tuesday. They exchanged views on enhancing and strengthening the bilateral economic relations between both the brotherly countries. The Finance Minister said the government is focusing on various avenues of mutual interest to take the bilateral relations to a new مزید پڑھیں

The Pakistani rupee on Monday managed to post more gains against the US dollar as the local unit jumped by Rs1.70 against the greenback during early trade in the interbank market. The rupee was changing hands at Rs226.75 after gaining 1.70 against the dollar in the interbank market at around 1pm, up from Friday’s close مزید پڑھیں

 Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Monday accused PTI Chairman Imran Khan of destroying the economy and assured the masses that he would bring the dollar value below 200 with the help of his policies. “The actual value of the Pakistani rupee is less than 200 against the greenback and it will be brought down as it مزید پڑھیں

Officials of the Ministry of Commerce on Monday told the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce that China is interested in importing donkeys from Pakistan. During the briefing, officials maintained that China was a big market for exporting meat. Dinesh Kumar, a member of the standing committee, said that China is asking Pakistan to export donkeys مزید پڑھیں

Pakistan railways have notified an increase in fares of trains including Khyber Mail express, Karakoram Express and Rehman Baba. According to the notification issued by the Ministry of Railway, Khyber Mail’s AC Sleeper class fare for Karachi-Peshawar has been raised to Rs11,000, AC business class to Rs6,200, and AC standard class to Rs5,700. According to مزید پڑھیں

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has stressed that fiscal and monetary policy coordination is imperative for sustainable and effective economic growth. During a meeting with State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmed on Saturday, Mr Dar discussed the measures for the stabilisation and growth of the economy. The SBP governor stated that the market sentiments have مزید پڑھیں

 Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has given seven of its landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport — one of the world’s most important and busiest airports — to two foreign airlines. After the ban on PIA flights by the European Union, PIA has entered into an agreement with foreign airlines for landing slots at London’s Heathrow مزید پڑھیں