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The 9th National Finance Commission meeting held in Lahore

Lahore : The 5th meeting of the 9th National Finance Commission (NFC) was held today at Lahore with Federal Finance Minister, Asad Umar, in thechair. The six sub-groups, formulated during the first meeting in February,gave presentation on various aspects of resources distribution as per the terms of reference assigned to ... Read More »

Punjab government launches Job Asaan services for women

Lahore : Punjab government is providing every possible opportunity to the womenfolk for their holistic inclusion in the process of national development and economic prosperity. Establishment of women employment facility center entitled “Job Asaan-Employment Facilitation Hub for Women” is an important step towards that goal. The female job-seekers will be ... Read More »

Govt has no plans to go to IMF: Ishaq Dar

Lahore : Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Monday said that government was making all out efforts to achieve 6 per cent growth rate target, and assured that the government had no plan to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for any bailout package, as now the country could stand on ... Read More »

Senator Ishaq Dar may rejoin federal cabinet as finance minister

Lahore : PML-N is mulling seriously for the induction of Senator Ishaq Dar as a federal minister for finance, in the new cabinet being formed under the premiership of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The sources revealed that the apex court had not disqualified Ishaq Dar and ordered NAB to file reference ... Read More »

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar notice rise of the US Dollar

Lahore : Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Wednesday took serious notice of the spike in the interbank rates of the US dollar versus the Pakistani rupee. During an emergency meeting of the officials of Finance Division, he took notice and expressed deep concern, indignation and disappointment at the fact ... Read More »

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar budget speech complete draft

Lahore :  Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has presented budget 2017-18 in National Assembly. Following is his budget speech complete draft .   Mr. Speaker, 1. Today I present the fifth consecutive budget of the PML(N) government with Allah’s (SW) blessings and mercy. Mr. Speaker, 2. It is for the first ... Read More »

Finance Minister Announce New Petroleum Prices with Effect From 1st January 2017

Lahore : Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar announced today the Government’s policy regarding petroleum products prices for the month of January 2017. He said that Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources and OGRA have recommended an increase in prices from 1st January 2017 by 0.5% in MS 92 RON Petrol, ... Read More »

Political opponents fear defeat due to economic performance: Ishaq Dar

Lahore : Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar said that due to government’s prudent policies, the country’s economy has made a turnaround from the verge of collapse to stability, however opponents were unable to digest this progress. The opponents are aware that if the current government completes its tenure, it ... Read More »

Government approves 86 recommendations forwarded by Senate : Ishaq Dar

Lahore: Finance Minister, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar Friday informed the National Assembly that the government has approved as many as 86 recommendations, forwarded by the Upper House for incorporation in the Finance Bill 2016-17. The Senate had forwarded 139 recommendations to be incorporated in the budget document, out of which 86 have been approved by the government, ... Read More »

Punjab Chief Minister contacts PM in Norway and Finance minister in Islamabad on traders reservations

Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif contacted Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in Norway and Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar in Islamabad today. Apprising Prime Minister of Pakistan and Federal Minister for Finance regarding reservations of the traders’ community about the tax imposed on transactions with banks, the Chief Minister said that ... Read More »

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