ایف بی آر نے پچھلے ایک دو دن میں ٹیکس ایڈوانسز پکڑے، تب بھی ماہانہ شارٹ فال 102 ارب روپے ہے، 2652ارب کا سہ ماہی ہدف پورا کرنے کیلئے ستمبر میں مزید 1200 ارب اکٹھے کرنے ہیں، پھر ہی مِنی بجٹ سے بچا جا سکتا ہے، جو مشکل لگتا ہے۔ شہباز رانا Shahbaz Rana

Govt seeks IMF nod for power tariff cut on basis of a faulty plan! Pakistan has shared a new plan with the IMF to reduce electricity prices by Rs6 per unit by pumping in Rs2.8 trillion — a proposal that is built on highly risky funding sources and might not get the lender’s

FBR blames Rs102b shortfall on low imports The FBR has missed August’s collection target by a margin of Rs102 billion despite taking advances. It, now, blames the import compression for the big shortfall that has increased prospects for a mini budget. tribune.com.pk/story/2492857/…

IMF pours cold water on Punjab's cheap power plan The IMF has slapped Pakistan with a slew of new conditions regarding energy subsidies and provincial budgets after Punjab took a fiscally reckless decision to give Rs45 to Rs90 billion electricity subsidy tribune.com.pk/story/2493141/…

Pakistan's annual inflation rate has decreased to 9.6% in August, the lowest level in nearly three years, due to a higher base effect and reduced prices for non-perishable food items. But there has been a notable double-digit acceleration in the prices of other essential goods.

The IMF ordered an end to the most publicised and politicised subsidy on electricity bills in Punjab by September 30 and made it clear that no provincial government would give any such new subsidy during the 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EEF) programme. tribune.com.pk/story/2493141/…

The government on Monday decided against the privatisation of three more state-owned companies, including the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), which intervenes in commodities market but is buried under huge receivables of Rs287 billion. tribune.com.pk/story/2493079/…

Ustad g Absar Alam itna gussa.

Then this IMF program should be terminated. This specific Program will not put Pakistan on path of sustainable development.

We have already defaulted, as We are not able to pay back $16 billion loan and seeking rollover under IMF condition. It’s now our choice either to accept orderly debt restructuring or disorderly panicked default. New IMF program would only mean we are delaying the inevitable.

Shahbaz Rana Unfortunately, our situation is worsening because we are entering into another IMF program. If this is the only choice to avoid default, we can handle it without resorting to an IMF program.

Not on IMF agenda, but Pakistan hopes to secure bailout! Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Pakistan was at the "advanced stages" of getting assurances about external financing but he again did not give a firm timeframe to conclude the pending $7 billion

ECNEC approves Nawaz Sharif cancer hospital project in haste The government Tuesday approved in haste Rs53 billion worth Nawaz Sharif cancer hospital without fulfilling the essential requirements of having a detailed feasibility study and a business plan tribune.com.pk/story/2493333/…

Pakistan's exports increased by double digits to $5.1 billion during the first two months of this fiscal year, helping to contain the trade deficit to $3.6 billion amid uncertainty over the timing of a new external bailout package. tribune.com.pk/story/2493329/…

قرضے واپس کیسے ہونگے ۔۔ شہباز حکومت معیشت کو کب سنجیدہ لے گی ۔۔؟؟؟ Mohammad Malick Shahbaz Rana Muzzammil Aslam Rana Ihsaan Afzal Khan PMLN Pakistan Peoples Party - PPP PTI Sajjad Bhatti #dollar #inflation #electricitybill #IMF Aik News

IMF stops provinces from setting agriculture support prices! The IMF has imposed a major condition on Pakistan's federal and provincial governments, preventing them from setting agricultural support prices for all commodities, including wheat and sugarcane.

PTI Leader Sher Afzal Khan Marwat raised question in the National Assembly's session, based on Shahbaz Rana's report in the The Express Tribune, asking for an explanation from the Government on the Rs. 102 billion shortfall in tax collection. #GOAT #PTI #ImranKhan

The federal government has suspended two tax officers for issuing multi-billion rupees prima facie genuine tax refund, which the Finance Minister himself had instructed to release aimed at removing a bottleneck in the way of $80 million Saudi investment in a Pakistani company.