New govt grapples with withdrawing unsustainable Rs372b fuel subsidies

State department’s 2021 Pakistan report also highlights ‘pervasive corruption’ in politics, govt

South Asia Economic Focus report forecasts 4.3% growth in 2021-22

Would-be finance minister doesn’t rule out increase in prices of petroleum products

The average Pakistani is in the throes of a political scuffle, coloured by increasingly personal enmity

Govt-owned zone will help reduce construction time, address financing issues

Govt-run firm expresses inability to provide equipment for conducting headcount digitally

Asian Development Bank projects growth slowdown, double-digit inflation

PTI govt on average added Rs14.2b per day to debt in three and a half years

Deficit in Jul-Mar FY22 stands $14.6b higher than same period of previous year