LASBELA: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the government was taking practical measures to provide relief to the common man along with development of economy. He said this while talking to a delegation of local industrialists during his visit to the world’s third largest ship breaking yard at Gadani in Balochistan. Read … Read more
Just like the whole world, Pakistan’s economy also showed signs of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 but rising twin deficits and inflationary pressures eroded the gains and made the life of a common man miserable. Unlike 2020, in which lukewarm economic activity was witnessed, the year 2021 remained better for the economy. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Terming the hue and cry over supplementary finance bill as totally unjustified, Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin on Thursday said that the government had proposed to review tax exemptions of Rs343 billion in the supplementary finance bill, 2021 out of which Rs272 billion taxes were refundable or adjustable, while the rest Rs71 … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the relevant authorities to take necessary measures for bringing down the prices of essential commodities so that maximum relief could be provided to the common man. Chairing a meeting to review the overall economic situation in the country, the prime minister was apprised of inflationary trend in the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday terming energy sector as vital for the country’s economic progress said reduction in electricity price, energy reforms and overcoming power losses was the priority of the government. According to the sources of APP, The prime minister was chairing a high-level meeting on proposals to reduce the cost of electricity, … Read more
