Pakistani govt raises salaries of NA speaker, Senate chairman to 1.3 mn: ReportThe Pakistani government has significantly increased the salaries of top officials, with the National Assembly speaker and Senate chairman ...
07 Jun, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
Despite IMF scrutiny, Pakistan boosts defence spend by 16%Pakistan has increased its defence budget by 16.4%, despite seeking a bailout deal from the IMF to prevent economic collapse. The latest al...
13 Jun, 2024, 12.31 AM IST
Pakistan and IMF disagree over new income tax rates that will burden salaried classPakistan's talks with the IMF ended inconclusively over disagreements on new income tax rates for salaried and non-salaried individuals and...
09 Jun, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Pakistan to unveil Rs 18 trillion budget on June 12: MinisterThe Pakistan government is likely to present the budget with the outlay of around Rs 18 trillion for the financial year 2024-25 on June 12,...
05 Jun, 2024, 04.27 PM IST
In inflation-hit Pakistan, a 35% salary hike for state govt employeesThe caretaker government in Punjab has cleared 30 per cent to 35 per cent hike for government employees, based on the current basic salary....
23 Jul, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Pakistan: Huge increase in power tariff to meet IMF demandAs Pakistan moves forward to meet the IMF terms, the federal cabinet authorised a significant increase in the electricity base rate through...
22 Jul, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
India set to witness highest salary hike in world in 2023; Pakistan among lowest fiveAsian nations make up eight of the top 10 countries forecast to see real salaries rise, led by India, up 4.6%, Vietnam rising 4.0% and Chin...
26 Oct, 2022, 11.07 PM IST
Pakistan stares at bankruptcy as economic crisis worsensPakistani Rupee (PKR) is on a ‘free fall’ as it crossed 212 per USD on June 21. Whereas Pakistan's foreign exchange reserves have depleted ...
28 Jun, 2022, 12.10 PM IST
Tweets from Pak embassy in Serbia criticise Imran Khan, allege non-payment of salaries; FO says account hackedThe "aap nay ghabrana nahi hai" phrase often used by Khan while addressing citizens has become a taunt in Pakistan in the wake of the worse...
03 Dec, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
Clashes erupt in Pakistan between police and employees demanding pay hikeEmployees belonging to various ministries of the federal government wanted to enter the Red Zone and hold a sit-in before Parliament but we...
10 Feb, 2021, 10.38 PM IST
Pakistan hikes defence budget by 7% amid tensed ties with India"We have increased the defence budget to Rs 920 billion (from Rs 860 billion)," Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said as he presented the federal...
26 May, 2017, 09.24 PM IST
Bazooka hits military’s hopes of modernisationThe defence outlay works out to 1.63 per cent of the projected GDP for 2017-18, the lowest figure since the 1962 war with China.
02 Feb, 2017, 08.37 AM IST
Indian employees to see 10.9% salary hike in 2015: ECA International reportAlthough wage increases in India are among the highest in Asia, salaries would rise only 3.4 per cent on average next year if inflation is ...
07 Nov, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
Budget 2014: Despite double role, FM puts lid on defence spendThe defence budget has been marginally hiked to Rs 2,29,000 crore from last year's Rs 2,03,672 crore allocation, belying expectations of a ...
11 Jul, 2014, 04.24 PM IST
Factoring inflation, wages in India to rise by just 2%: ReportSalary hikes in India are among the highest in the world, but are only 2% above inflation forecasts for India next year, the report said.
06 Nov, 2013, 02.30 PM IST
- Union Budget 2012-13: Rs 1,93,408 crore defence budget still can't deter China and Pakistan
Budgeted defence expenditure still remains just 1.9% of the projected GDP for 2012-13, much less than the 3% being demanded by the armed fo...
17 Mar, 2012, 12.27 PM IST
- Pakistan opening purse strings to fuel militancy in Kashmir
According to the latest inputs from various agencies, Pakistani authorities are now offering terrorists coming to fight in J&K a monthly sa...
17 May, 2010, 01.29 AM IST