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SIFC focuses on 5 sectors for investment

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KARACHI: In continuation of its efforts to improve the country’s business climate, the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has asked Karachi’s business community to exploit huge investment potential in agriculture, livestock, information technology, mining and energy sectors. At a meeting held at Corp Commander Office V on Tuesday, Special Assistant to Caretaker Prime Minister Dr Jehanzaib Khan and the SIFC’s director-general also shared with businessmen and economic experts of Karachi and Sindh details of the potential projects. This was a follow-up meeting after two separate meetings the army chief held…

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IMF doesn’t proscribe targeted subsidies for poor, says PM Kakar

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ISLAMABAD: Targeted power subsidies for disadvantaged socioeconomic classes using around 200 units of electricity were not discouraged or curtailed by the government or the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar said. In an interview with Dawn News English Spotlight programme, broadcast on Tuesday, the caretaker PM was asked about the interim government’s relief proposals to the Fund and their subsequent rejection. In response, emphasised the need to support tax-paying economic classes, saying that they had an agreement with the lender to not give any incentives to economic classes which…

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PSA calls for continued support of net metering

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LAHORE: The Pakistan Solar Association (PSA) has issued a resounding call to action, urging authorities and stakeholders to maintain their support for net metering as a critical element of the nation’s sustainable energy future. Net metering stands as a cornerstone in the shift toward clean and affordable energy, aligning Pakistan with the global transition to solar power. The PSA has expressed concerns about potential changes in the net metering policy, citing capacity charges of Independent Power Producers (IPPs) as the driving factor behind the proposed alterations. The association deems this…

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Solar panel imports: Rs73bn illicit fund transfers detected

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KARACHI: Directorate of Post Clearance Audit (South), Karachi has unearthed a complex web of deceit and fiscal fraud involving fictitious solar panel companies, which reportedly transferred Rs 73 billion out of Pakistan. According to details, the Directorate during the sectoral audit of solar panel imports assigned by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), identified significant irregularities and violations in the operations of various importers. As a result, two FIRs have been lodged against two companies. The charges included over-invoicing, obstruction to audit, and using illicit funds to finance imports, ultimately…

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Petrol and diesel: Exchange adjustment rate for PSO kept at Rs4.24, Rs2.62 per litre

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ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has kept Rs4.24 and Rs2.62 per litre exchange adjustment rate for Pakistan State Oil (PSO) on both petroleum products – petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD)- for the first half of September. The same rate was applicable during the second half of August 2023. The interim government had raised the petrol price by Rs14.91 per litre, while the price of HSD had been jacked up by Rs18.44 per litre. The new petrol price is at Rs305.36 per litre and HSD is now costing…

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