The Punjab government has approved what it termed the province’s largest-ever Ramazan relief initiative, allocating Rs47 billion under the Ramazan Nigehban Package to benefit around one crore people. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to review advance preparations for Ramazan and various public relief measures. Under the […]
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Govt urged for prompt implementation of Kissan Package
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Thursday urged the government to ensure prompt implementation of Rs 1.8 trillion Kissan Package to provide solace to flood hit aggrieved farmers and reap its benefits across the country. Talking to a delegation of progressive agriculturalists led by Jawad Hafeez, PFC CEO Mian Kashif Ashfaq said now what we urgently […]
Brussels proposes 18-bn-euro Ukraine aid package
The European Commission on Wednesday released details of an 18-billion-euro ($18-billion) economic support package to get Ukraine through 2023, which it hopes will be approved by EU member states. Under the plan, the bloc would send Kyiv 1.5 billion euros per month in the form of 35-year loans, with interest payments covered by the European […]
Relief Package: PM wins masses’ hearts, Nadeem Qureshi
MULTAN: Punjab Parliamentary Secretary Information and Culture Muhammad Nadeem Qureshi on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s relief package despite global inflation was a historic initiative that won people’s hearts. In a statement issued here, Nadeem Qureshi remarked the significant reduction in petrol and diesel prices in the face of rising inflation all over […]
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There are reports that an agreement with the IMF to support Pakistan with a ‘bailout package’ in the range of $6 to $8 billion is imminent. As is normal in such assistance, strict conditions are imposed on the borrower. These call for enhanced fiscal discipline requiring the government to increase revenue and cut back on […]