Tag: finance minister asad umar
No instant fix for economy, says Qureshi
--Foreign minister says Asad Umar cannot fix economy overnight
--Says NAB is autonomous, it cannot be pressurised
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday urged the...
ECC seeks revenue impact of withdrawal of duties on cotton imports
ISLAMABAD: As the government is already facing a revenue shortfall of Rs125 billion during the past six months due to the relaxation of taxes in...
BankIslami lost $6m within 23 minutes in cyber attack
--Finance Minister Asad Umar says according to SBP, no other bank had reported hacking of customers' data
--State Minister Hammad Azhar says 6,000 BankIslami accounts...
Pakistan averts financial crisis with Saudi, Chinese help
--Finance Minister Umar says no longer facing balance of payment crisis after $6bn package from Saudis, 'some assistance' from China
--Foreign Minister Qureshi says Islamabad...
Pakistan won’t need IMF again, Umar claims
--Finance minister says govt trying to bridge $12bn financing gap through policies, bailout programme
--Says economy improving as exports have increased, imports are down, remittances have...
PM chairs federal cabinet meeting
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet on Thursday.
The meeting discussed a 10-point agenda pertaining to the country's economic crisis...
Govt to announce housing policy on Oct 10
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan today chaired a meeting over the ‘Five million housing project’ at the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad.
The meeting was...
Restrictions on non-filers reimposed as NA approves amended finance bill
--Non-filers will be unable to purchase vehicles, properties worth over Rs4m until they pay their returns
--Bill exempts overseas Pakistanis, those inheriting property and people...
President Alvi, PM Khan move court for acquittal in terror cases
--PM's counsel Babar Awan claims 'there's no probability of conviction even if court takes up case for hearing'
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran...
FATF delegation set to visit Pakistan in Oct
ISLAMABAD: A Financial Action Task Force (FATF) delegation is set to visit Pakistan in October as the federal government and relevant departments launch preparations...
Investors assured of full support for timely completion of energy projects
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Asad Umar said that the government wanted timely completion of all projects under the energy corridor...