In order to conserve fuel and energy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a recent cabinet meeting, constituted a committee to devise an energy conservation plan. The committee came up with several out of the box ideas, which seem harsh and desperate but might prove effective.

Miftah said that abolishing petroleum subsidy till July is necessary to make an agreement with the IMF and save the country from default

KP government announced remarkable allocation for the Annual Development Program

Punjab government announced an increase of 30% in salaries of government employees

Generation of electricity from Dasu Hydro power project would start in the year 2026 which will enormously contribute to dealing with the increasing demand

Pakistan and Turkey are all set to sign an agreement to increase trade by $5 billion in three years

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail presented the budget for fiscal year 2022-23 on Friday in an orderly session of the National Assembly of Pakistan.

The survey confirms a 5.97% growth in the GDP, however, factors such as the widening trade deficit and current account deficit, depreciating rupee and spiraling inflation present bad news for the economy.

Javed Hassan says it is through the exposition of their differences in economic vision that the public gets to have a choice.

One of the factors discouraging foreign direct investments and local business is the business environment risk problem. The problem has been recently highlighted and explained by an entrepreneur and investor who goes by the name Bacchus on twitter.

Pakistan's foreign reserves have been on a steep decline in recent months - falling to $9.7 billion, less than 45 days of imports.

The selling trend continued in the Pakistan Stock Exchange for the second day as the KSE-100 index dropped 923.03 points to close at 41314.88, 2.23% down than yesterday. The downward trend in the stock market is being attributed to the enormous hike in fuel and energy prices.