Dar rules out delay in completion of nuclear projects
- 30-Mar-2015
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that delay in completion of K2 and K3 nuclear energy projects is not affordable.
Dar says reforms put economy on track
- 10-Mar-2015
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that economy of the country has been put back on the right track due to the far-reaching structural reforms, stabilization measures and initiatives of the past 21 months.
Dar told to negotiate with disgruntled PTI
- 10-Dec-2014
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to hold dialogues with the protesting Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to settle the contentious dispute of election rigging, ARY News reported Wednesday.
Dar says Russian company offered for reforming Karachi Steel Mills
- 02-Dec-2014
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said the Russia company that set up Karachi Steel Mills had offered to extend support for restructuring of the Mills and its expansion programme, ARY News reported.
Dar says inflation now lowest in last 18 months
- 18-Nov-2014
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar has said the government had successfully brought down the inflation rate to 5.8 percent, which is the lowest in last 18 months.
$ 2 billion spent on Zarb-e-Azb, says Ishaq Dar
- 03-Oct-2014
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday that a sum of $ 2 billion has been spent on the ongoing operation Zarb-e-Azb in North Waziristan, ARY News reported.
WB to approve funding for Dasu Dam tomorrow: Dar
- 09-Jun-2014
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the board of World Bank (WB) will approve funding for Dasu Dam on Tuesday, June 10, ARY News reported. Informing the Senate Standing Committee on Finance, the minister said there was no need of obtaining no objection certificate (NOC) from India or any other country to construct […]
Govt to introduce new NFC award in 2015: Dar
- 06-Jun-2014
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said government was bringing new National Finance Award (NFC) Award next year and imposition of agriculture tax in the next NFC will also be pondered, ARY News reported. Speaking in the ARY Program ‘11th Hour’ hosted by Waseem Badami on Thursday night, the finance minister said government intended to amend […]