As the IMF's $3 billion stand-by arrangement initiated its first review on Thursday, the Pakistani rupee experienced a declining trend against the US dollar, casting uncertainty on future prospects, Dawn reported on Thursday.
Private publishers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have refused to print textbooks for public sector schools until the payment of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 4 billion dues by the provincial textbook board amid the province's financial crisis, Dawn reported on Sunday.
The gold prices in Pakistan continue to increase. The per tola price of gold witnessed an increase of Pakistani rupee (PKR) 2,200 in the domestic market, ARY News reported.
Working as health workers under the Maternal Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) Programme these women are surviving on merely a monthly remuneration of 8,000 Pakistani Rupees.
Lahore's secretary of power division has said power theft in Punjab has caused the loss of more than Pakistani rupee (PKR) 100 billion in one year, ARY News reported.
A man was apprehended on Saturday for allegedly impersonating a police officer and extorting at least Pakistani Rupee (PKR) 100,000 from a citizen, reported The Express Tribune.
The Central Bank of Afghanistan has initiated the promotion of the Afghani currency in the country’s southwestern region since last week and is likely to ban the use of Pakistani currency soon, reported Khaama Press.
Amid the economic crisis in Pakistan, sugar prices skyrocketed to a record high of 220 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) in the retail markets of Balochistan, ARY News reported on Sunday.
As Pakistan continues to grapple with high electricity bills, the caretaker government on Thursday further jacked up the petrol and diesel prices by over 14 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) taking the price past 300 PKR, Geo News reported on Friday.