Tag: Budget 2016-17

Says grant is aimed at mainstreaming Madrassahs, and those objecting to the govt’s ‘noble intentions’ are the ones responsible for Talibanisation of the country Khyber...

A strong foundation for achieving overall inclusive growth has been laid in the budget for 2016-17 through strong incentives for all sectors of the...

The Balochistan Provincial Assembly on Saturday passes the budget for the financial year 2016-17 with total outlay of over Rs 287 billion, including over...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Thursday began a debate on the supplementary budget for the financial year 2015-16. Opposition Leader Maulana Lutfur Rehman opened...

The Punjab Assembly on Thursday approved demands for Rs 396.366 billion grants for agriculture and development for the upcoming fiscal year 2016-17, turning down...

Budget includes Rs 218.174 billion of non-development expenditures while Rs 71.182 billion have been allocated for Annual Development Programme Govt employees to get a 10%...

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has lauded the government for its budget measures to uplift the agriculture sector of...

Education and health schemes in federal capital given precedence in allocation of funds The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) has been allocated funds exceeding...

Following is the text of budget speech delivered by Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar in the National Assembly on Friday: Bismillahir-Rehmanir-Rahim PART-I Mr Speaker, As I rise to...

All major opposition parties, including the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Friday denounced the budget for fiscal year...

The government seems all set to deliver on its election promise of ridding the country of load shedding as it has allocated Rs 130...

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has decided to cut down 20 per cent developmental budget on local Annual Developmental Programme (ADP) for the fiscal...

The Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday received copy of budget documents signed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London. The budgetary documents will be...

Public officeholders, however, will be exempted from filing the declaration.

The government has approved an allocation of Rs 33.2 billion for 24 development projects during the next financial year 2016-17 under the China Pakistan...

Also calls for broadening the tax base, reorienting PSDP to increase allocation for productive sectors, controlling recurrent expenses, reducing number of PSDP projects to...

Pakistan’s GDP growth is estimated to hover around 4.5 per cent for the current financial year which will be finally decided in the meeting...