If agreed, govt will have to spend Rs32b on purchase of 0.7m tons.

Investors may be given incentive to declare hidden incomes by paying nominal tax.

Commerce committee orders State Life Insurance Corporation to withdraw its Rs4b term deposits from NBP.

Inordinate delay between the population and housing census has already rendered last year’s data irrelevant.

Govt to go for prosecutions, shuns out-of-court settlement idea.

The move is part of Beijing’s attempts to offer the Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar.

Projects had become a tool for foreign trips, vehicles and double salaries.

FBR insiders fear politicking may influence investigation.

Central bank and ministry paint contrasting pictures of the economy.

The $300 million was intended to finance small and medium enterprises in the private sector.