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Govt to ensure affordable sugar

Minister for Industries and Production Rana Tanveer Hussain on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Pakistan Sugar Manufacturing Association (PSMA) focused on important decisions related to the pricing and distribution of sugar across the country. The minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring sugar is available at affordable prices for the public, said a news release. He announced

PM Sharif to meet IMF chief in Dubai

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Managing Director (MD) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, will meet today (Tuesday) in Dubai—three weeks ahead of the expected March 3 start of review talks for the $1 billion second loan tranche. Government and diplomatic sources told The Express Tribune that the meeting would take place on the sidelines of the World Government

New year, lower rates send car sales soaring

Passenger car sales surged 51.5% to 58,266 units during the first seven months (Jul-Jan) of the current fiscal year compared to the same period of last year due to multiple reasons such as rising remittances, a spending spree at the beginning of new year and continuous decrease in interest rates. According to data released by Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) on Tuesday, sale

Punjab adopts digital monitoring

To enhance transparency and accountability, the Punjab government is implementing Third-Party Validation (TPV) and Digital Monitoring for the Chief Minister's District Sustainable Development Goals Programme (CMD-SDGs). Aligned with Pakistan's commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs-2030), this initiative aims to improve oversight, efficiency, and resource utilisati

NEPRA puts off security deposit hike

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) announced on Tuesday that it would withhold a decision on the proposed hike in security deposit rates until the completion of a thorough audit of the deposits taken by power distribution companies (DISCOs). At a public hearing, DISCOs faced the wrath of the power-sector regulator and interveners over the proposed substantial increase in s