Tag: Ishaq Dar

KP govt to move SC against Centre over power generation: Khattak

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that the provincial government has taken up the matter of the provision of new industrial gas...

Foreign exchange reserves cross $15b!

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday congratulated Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and his team for the foreign exchange reserves crossing $15 billion. Dar briefed the...

Govt assured PTI of ISI, MI role in rigging probe

PML-N had agreed with PTI that besides forming Judicial Commission, it would also form a Special Investigation Team comprising officials from federal and leading intelligence agencies to probe rigging allegations

Dar announces more provincial funds in NFC meeting

Biannual meeting of NFC Award supports broadening of tax base, increase in tax-to-GDP ratio

19th Pak-Iran JEC meeting steps up economic integration

Pakistan, Iran agree to promote trade, discuss import of electricity from Iran and export of Pakistani fruit to Iran

Govt ‘sincerely’ wants to resume talks with PTI, says Dar

Says govt, NA opp will decide on name of CEC by Dec 5 Federal Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar said Tuesday that the government is...

IHC moved for disqualification of Ishaq Dar from senate, NA

A constitutional petition has been filed in Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking the court’s order to disqualify Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar...

Submission of reform committee’s recommendations to take 6-8 weeks: Dar

Federal Minister of Finance Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that the electoral reforms committee needs six to eight weeks for the preparation of recommendations...

Jatoi quits ministry over ‘meddling’ by PML-N bigwigs

*Sources say Jatoi reduced to ‘powerless’ minister by Hamza Shahbaz, Ishaq Dar and Saad Rafique *Jatoi’s spokesman says minister has told PM to reign in...

They pulled us down hard but we’re going up: Dar

Finance minister says sit-ins affected foreign transactions but the economy is improving as forex reserves will reach $15 billion by December end Finance Minister Senator...

Govt tells Khan judicial probe constitutes judges, not ISI or MI

Finance minister says if intelligence personnel are involved in probe on Khan’s demand, it would be called a ‘joint investigating team’, not a judicial commission

Pakistan to get $1.1b from IMF in December: Dar

The IMF has said Pakistan's economic reforms are on track and that the Executive Board would meet in early December for approval of the combined release

Rehabilitation of IDPs top priority, trade not aid guiding principle for...

A liberalised trade regime benefits the economy with efficient infrastructure linking local producers to domestic, regional and global markets and a regulatory environment that encourages a vibrant private sector

Shh… No interruption while Dar works on economy

Finance minister says govt all set to achieve sustained economic development after disrupted sessions in previous years Speaking at the NationalDefenceUniversity in Islamabad on Wednesday,...

Govt won’t have PTI’s way

The parliamentary leaders who met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his parliament chambers Wednesday disapproved of PTI’s Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the judicial commission proposed to investigate the alleged rigging in last year’s election.

Five PTI demands accepted, Dar tells Parliament

ISLAMABAD- Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wedneday said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) put forth six demands, of which the government accepted five demands except...

Dar says IDPs’ rehabilitation is govt’s top priority

Rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) who have been forced to leave North Waziristan due to Operation Zarb-e-Azb is the government’s top priority said...