PIA gets Rs15.6b bailout package
ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday approved a Rs15.6 billion bailout package for the ailing Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and also sanctioned a Rs7.5 billion interest-free loan scheme for the purchase…
PM announces petrol relief package for motorcyclists
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Sunday that low-income individuals will receive a petroleum subsidy of Rs50 per litre as part of a relief package. The subsidy will be…
Starlink rolls out ‘global’ satellite internet package
Starlink now offers a global internet roaming service through the company’s new Starlink Roam. As the service goes live, Starlink Roam is available in regional access mode for $150 per…
Ramzan package to start on March 20
ISLAMABAD: The Utility Stores will be giving subsidies worth five billion rupees on 19 items under the Ramzan Relief Package. The Ramzan package will be divided into two categories: Rs1.15…
ADB approves $554m flood assistance package for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Monday approved a $554 million financing package, including new and reallocated funds, to support recovery and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan following this year’s…
Utility stores’ subsidy package cut by 56%
ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday approved a drastically trimmed subsidy package of Rs10.8 billion for selling cheaper kitchen items at utility stores, cutting it by 56%, as it reduced subsidies…
Rs531b agri package okayed
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday approved a Rs531 billion prime minister’s agriculture package, with little impact on the budget, but deferred a decision on…
Govt eyes $13b package after PM’s China visit
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has got assurances of a $13 billion financial package from China and Saudi Arabia, including $5.7 billion in fresh loans, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday in…
PM unveils Rs1.8tr mega relief for farmers
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a special package for the agriculture sector worth Rs1,800 billion to stimulate farm production and ensure an adequate level of grower income,…
PM Shehbaz announces Rs1,800 billion package for farmers
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced Rs1,800 billion relief package for farmers for the revival of the agriculture sector and to restore the livelihoods of farmers in the flood-affected…