Power rates were 31.5% higher than a year ago and almost all kitchen items recorded a double-digit rise in prices

Expansion comes as exports grow at half the pace of increase in imports in March

Reiterates earlier decision of excluding closed industrial giant from CPEC framework

New finance minister says difficult decisions will be taken to consolidate economic stability

Achievement comes from indirect taxes, which account for over 60% of revenues

ECC allows import of sugar, cotton via land, sea routes

Global lender says public debt risks remain high and growth low

Offers high interest rates to lenders to build foreign exchange reserves

Shibli says Hammad Azhar is the new finance minister

Meeting called to review impact of monetary policy on economic growth