Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin

“Has anyone of you severed trade relations with India or objected to its unlawful actions,” the PM asked EU representatives, adding, “are we slaves and act according to your wishes.”

Tarin said, “The Parliament is supreme and has complete authority to make any amendment in the law.”

Tarin said, “The Parliament is supreme and has complete authority to make any amendment in the law.”

Nobody knew about international prices of gas, which were quite high, says Tarin. Pakistan’s petroleum and gas imports have reached a staggering $20bn per year, reveals Tarin. Foreign gas companies …

ECC hikes allocation for such projects to Rs56b from the earlier Rs46b

• PM’s adviser confident about revival of Fund programme • Minister says govt under pressure for ‘giving up’ taxes on petroleum items

Govt finds itself in tough position as there are risks attached either with or without the IMF deal. MEFP is exchanged. IMF chief in Pakistan tells TTI “still working” on …

Pakistan is seeking payment of $1 billion from the IMF under the bail out package

ISLAMABAD: With Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin expected to meet International Monetary Fund’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva on Friday, the government may increase the petroleum prices by up to Rs9 per …

Pak-China cordial ties should not have an impact on Pak-US relations, says Shaukat Tarin. Pak-US relations should be viewed from an economic perspective rather than just security, he adds. If …