Shahbaz Rana

Govt takes loan at highest rate

ISLAMABAD: The government has struck a $600 million commercial loan deal with a European bank at dou...

Defence firms exempt from SOE law

ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday exempted all defence goods production-related entities from th...

IMF pressure halts new EPZ plan

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday withdrew a proposal to establish a new Export Processing Zone...

Govt accepts IMF bar on new SEZs

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, Pakistan has accepted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) condi...

IMF names new country head

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund has appointed Mahir Binici as the new country head for Pa...

PIA buyers seek investment protection

ISLAMABAD: Local prospective buyers of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have demanded protectio...

PIA bidders reject major conditions

ISLAMABAD: The potential buyers of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) have refused to make the gu...

Officers suspended for valid refunds

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has suspended two tax officers for processing what appears to be a...

Govt barred from setting crop prices

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has imposed a major condition on Pakistan's federal...

Inflation slows to three-year low

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's annual inflation rate has decreased to 9.6% in August, the lowest level in nea...

Rs476b trade liberalisation plan made

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has finalised a trade liberalisation plan aimed at drastically reducing import t...

Govt misses IMF-dictated tax target

ISLAMABAD: In a significant setback, the government has missed its two-month tax collection target b...

Slim prospects for PIA privatisation

ISLAMABAD: The government disclosed on Thursday that out of six selected parties, only two appear se...

Traders exempted from giving asset, account details

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday issued a simple bilingual income tax return form for traders ...

Govt fails to secure $9b loan rollovers

ISLAMABAD: An official report on disbursement of foreign loans confirmed on Tuesday that the governm...

Govt urged to protect PIA jobs

ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel on Monday recommended that the government mandate the buyer of ...