Economic crisis

Cash-strapped govt struggles with rising costs of paper, printing and publishing

Increasing volume of trade activity between the troikas is cementing an economic alliance of sorts

Difficult to be free from the intricacies of rules of the statecraft that demand nothing but adjustments at all levels

Distributes cheques among AJK’s rain and landslide victims

HCCI president expresses concern, says pre-election uncertainty shows immensity of challenge

A real leader to give the nation a wake up call and a huge change in our attitudes and lifestyle to help the situation

Former finance minister says authority given to provinces under 18th Amendment not devolved at grassroots level

Analysts warn that Pakistan’s economic situation is at risk of following Sri Lanka, says FT report

President informed the cabinet that the economic crisis this year is going to be worse, says spokesperson

Finance minister says amount transferred as part of programme financing

Country's financial crisis is the result of economic mismanagement and the pandemic

Move desperate attempt to prevent country from default

SDPI proposes NESC to pave way for economic stability following NSC model

The crisis-hit nation also received a shipment of fuel arrived to provide some relief amid the crippling shortages

Thousands of men, women and children pouring into imposing state mansion queuing to sit on President Rajapaksa's chair

Federal minister assures her parliament will have an in-camera session on TTP talks

Finance minister assures foreign currency, RDA accounts will not be frozen

Current economic crisis means change is around the corner

Sri Lanka has been rocked by protests due to an unprecedented financial crisis

Rana Sanaullah hints at giving up power if not given space to act freely

Body ready to conduct polls by the end of this year, according to sources

Analysts say economic mismanagement weakened public finances, leaving national expenditure in excess of its income

People can be detained for up to 24 hours without warrants while private property can be searched by force

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

Afghani sagged to 130 against the dollar in Monday trade down from around 100 a week ago

Planning Commission terms Rs600b allocation for PSDP insufficient to boost economic growth

Focus shifts to emergency health needs and saving lives

Finance secretary says situation remains unclear, impact of relief may be $1.7b

SBP says measures in place to reduce risk of outflow, take maximum benefit of investment

Move comes due to spike in interest rates, refinancing risks of external debt

State Bank will try to cut rate slowly to avoid capital outflow

Standards for import of agri-products are likely to be more restrictive in face of deadly virus

Reduction in taxes on imports under consideration

Pakistan’s debt and liabilities increased only 2% to Rs41tr in Jul-Dec 2019

SAARC CCI calls for removing obstacles to promoting industries

Shah Mehmood Qureshi says India’s BJP facing defeat in Delhi polls due to contentious laws

PM Imran listens to Haroon Akhtar as he crunches numbers on inflation, revenue and economy in general

Export stopped to maintain prices of the sweetener in domestic market

Failure to boost tax collection, exports is pushing govt to continue to borrow

Premier says those responsible for flour, sugar price hike will be held accountable and penalised

Pakistan ranked the third-largest freelance economy in the world

Panellists at Adab Fest discuss state of economy and solutions needed

Highest level recorded in past over nine years due to rise in food and energy cost

PTI govt's Fiscal Policy Statement shows 28% rise in per capita debt at the end of FY19

The PTI govt had given permission to export 1.1 million tons of sugar

Spreads are widening since SBP started increasing benchmark interest rate

Economic crisis is like a time bomb and a major human security predicament for Pakistan

We are in a season of crises

Sugar rates reach Rs85 per kilo in Punjab, Rs78 in Karachi

PM Imran Khan meets FPCCI officials who share concerns about sick industrial units