Rs17.57 trillion outlay represents overall decrease in spending by 7 percent GDP/DEFICIT * GDP growth projected to be 4.2 percent * Nominal GDP seen at 129.57 trillion rupees * Fiscal deficit expected ...

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has unveiled the federal budget for fiscal year 2025-26, laying stress on the government’s focus on economic stability and growth. In his budget speech in the ...

The government has announced major allocations for defence, civil administration, pensions, subsidies, and grants in its ...

The federal cabinet has given the nod of approval for a 10% hike in the salaries of government employees and a 7% increase in pensions of retired public servants. Although the cabinet, which convened ...

A Pakistani parliamentary delegation visiting key global capitals in the wake of last month’s military standoff with India told British lawmakers Islamabad remains committed to ensuring the revival of ...

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Tuesday that the ongoing heatwave in several parts of the country is expected to continue until June 12, advising citizens to take precautionary ...

Pakistan’s government this month announced that China has offered to sell it its new military equipment, including 40 of its advanced fifth-generation J-35 fighter jets and ballistic missile defense ...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met with US Chargé d’Affaires Natalie A. Baker and US Consul General Kristin K. Hawkins, here on Tuesday. The CM extended a warm welcome to both diplomats and ...

An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Tuesday reserved its decision on the police’s request, seeking more time for conducting the polygraph and photogrammetric tests of former prime minister and ...

First Lady and MNA Aseefa Bhutto Zardari has condemned the murder of teenage social media influencer Sana Yousaf in Islamabad ...