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Rs 1.31bn grant approved for Election Commission of Pakistan to conduct lo
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet of Pakistan approved a grant of over Rs 1.3 billion on Tuesday to support the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in conducting local government (LG) by-elections across various regions of the country, as reported by ARY News
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Pakistan approves additional budget to secure Chinese interests: Report
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
According to the report, the decision was made during a meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, chaired by Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.
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Pakistan approves PKR 60 billion for 'Operation Azm-e-Istehkam'
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet approved PKR 20 billion as a special allocation for Operation Azm-e-Istehkam during the current fiscal year 2024-25, according to an official announcement by the Ministry of Finance.
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Pak Govt increases gas rates for industry by 9 pc to meet IMF demand
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
This decision was ratified on Sunday during a special session of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), chaired by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, as part of measures to fulfill obligations under a three-year IMF loan program.
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Gilgit Baltistan: Economic Coordination Committee approves wheat subsidy,
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's daily publication reported that the meeting discussed the issue of a sustainable plan for the price rationalisation of subsidised wheat in Gilgit-Baltistan. The people of the region have been protesting over the price increase for almost a month as the federal government scaled do
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Pakistan: Gas prices set to triple as subsidies for wealthy exporters rema
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
For domestic consumers, gas prices are set to surge by up to 172 per cent, with commercial consumers facing a 137 per cent increase, while cement manufacturers will experience a staggering 193 per cent hike starting November 1.
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Pak govt to ratify gas price ahead of IMF review
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
This development has prompted a special meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to convene, where discussions will revolve around a remarkable 3,900 per cent surge in fixed monthly charges and a substantial 194 per cent hike in consumer rates for natural gas.
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Pakistan stares at another crisis as sugar prices rise to Rs 185 per kg
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sugar prices in Pakistan have increased to Rs 185 per kg, with the country’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) asking relevant agencies to check for the hoarding and smuggling of sugar, Dawn reported.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan government squanders money on image-building
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The current fiscal year is nearing its end with extraordinarily tight fiscal positions and the austerity policy of the PDM government in Pakistan, but discretionary spending on development schemes for constituencies of parliamentarians of the coalition partners and publicity continues to gro
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Election Commission of Pakistan unlikely to receive funds for Punjab polls
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is unlikely to receive the funds for holding polls in Punjab till tomorrow (April 10), as per the order of the Supreme Court in last week's verdict in the provincial elections delay case, Geo News wrote quoting sources. The ECP spokesperson also conf
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Pakistan: Huge output shortfall in cotton crops projected
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This was revealed in a summary of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (NFSR) which was presented to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet seeking to fix PKR 8,500 per 40kg cotton intervention price (CIP) for the next crop to increase the cotton production b
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Pak govt accepts one more IMF demand, imposes power surcharge from next fi
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's government has taken the decision to generate PKR 335 billion more in revenue over the next fiscal year to finance the power sector's debt and liabilities.
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