Tag: Privatisation

Govt expects Rs1tr in non-tax revenue, says finance adviser

--Hafeez Shaikh says reforms bearing fruit, economy moving towards stability --Says privatisation of National Bank, State Life Insurance under consideration ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister...

No privatization plan underway for National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases

KARACHI: National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) Spokesman Nasir Bhutto on Tuesday rejected rumours of privatization, stressing the hospital will continue to function as a...

‘PIA not to be privatised without employees’ consent’

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Aviation Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan said on Monday said that no decision would be made regarding the privatisation of...

Miftah says privatisation should be top agenda for upcoming elections

Says tax amnesty scheme introduced to give tax evaders a chance to declare their undeclared wealth ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and...

Is there any intention to privatise PIA, SC asks federal govt

--Court tells govt to explain whether certain profitable routes of PIA had been given to other airlines, including Airblue KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday asked...

PTI to organise protest rallies against PIA, PSM privatisation

--Senator Azam Khan Swati formally nominated as party's candidate for the slot of leader of opposition in Senate --Party decides to launch a nationwide election...

SC resumes hearing petition against stopping PSM’s privatisation

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday resumed hearing on the petition against its judgement of 2006 which stopped the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). The...

Govt has no right to privatise national institutions: JI

LAHORE: Jamaate Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch on Monday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led government had “no right to privatise major national...

FPCCI supports PIA, PSM privatisation

LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Monday endorsed the privatisation of two major state-run entities – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)...

PPP moves calling attention notice against PIA privatisation

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Monday submitted a calling attention notice in Senate against the privatisation of PIA and Pakistan Steel Mills. Drawing...

Government allows ‘restructuring’ of PIA

Cabinet committee discusses issues of PIACL, Steel Mills after detailed presentations ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation, which met with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi...

Teachers all set to launch protest movement against privatisation

As the government schools in all over the Punjab are going to be resume on August 15 after the summer vacation, all the groups...

Teachers call off protest temporarily in honour of Ramzan

Sit-in shelved following a meeting between Punjab School Education Department officials and protesting teachers The teachers protesting against proposed privatisation of government schools across Punjab...

Teachers out against privatisation of schools

The Punjab Teachers' Union (PTU) staged a protest rally on Thursday against government’s decision to hand over 5,500 educational institutions to the Punjab Education...

Privatisation Commission recovers Rs 698.87 mln from TIBL scam

The Privatisation Commission in collaboration with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has recovered the Voluntary Return offer of Rs 404.5 million from Asif Kamal,...

Central bank favors Steel Mills privatisation

    The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has also expressed support to the proposed privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) that is currently facing...