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Federal government announces Rs.2.01trn, budget: slashes subsidies, increases salaries.(FEDERAL BUDGET 2008-09)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The National Assembly passed the Finance Bill 2008 approving the federal budget for the financial year 2008-09, with a total outlay of Rs.2010 billion. The House passed the 27 clauses Money Bill with amendments proposed by the government in Customs Act, Finance Act, Sales Tax Act and other ...
Punjab budget for the year 2008-09.(PROVINCIAL BUDGET 2008-09)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Tanvir Ashraf Kaira, the Punjab Finance Minister, presented the provincial budget for fiscal year 2008-09 that can be seen as a sequel to the promises made by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif that the budget would be 'people friendly' .and 'pro-poor'. The achievement of these targets have ...
Rs. 267.764 bn. for Sindh budget.(PROVINCIAL BUDGET 2008-09)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The Rs.267.764 billion Sindh budget for the fiscal year 2008-09, presented by Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah in the Sindh Assembly on Monday, shows a revenue deficit of Rs.14.019 billion, total outlay of around Rs.33.274 billion higher than the current fiscal's revised budget estimates of ...
Rs. 345.561 million NWFP's surplus budget.(PROVINCIAL BUDGET 2008-09)
Jun 01, 2008 ... NWFP Finance Minister Mohammad Humayun Khan on Monday presented a tax-free budget of Rs.107.904 billion containing a surplus of Rs.345.561 million for the coming financial year. The minister also announced a 20 percent increase in the basic salary and pensions of government ...
The Baluchistan budget.(PROVINCIAL BUDGET 2008-09)
Jun 01, 2008 ... The first budget (Rs.71.19 billion for financial year 2008-09) of the new coalition government of Balochistan presented by Finance Minister Asim Kurd Gailu, was also the province's first tax-free budget though punctuated by a deficit of Rs.8.80 billion. Cash starved as Balochistan has ...
Rs37.1bn CDGK budget approved.(BUDGET 2008-09)
Jun 01, 2008 ... A total budget of Rs37,142.62 million for the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) for the 2008-09 fiscal year was approved by a majority in the City Council on Saturday amidst a walkout by the opposition. The budget focuses on social sector, including health, education, environment, ...
Oil price rise & implications for Pakistan.
Jun 01, 2008; Ibrahim, Anjum ... Pakistanis have been particularly vociferous in holding the government accountable for the oil price rise in recent months. Not surprisingly, the politicians have been embroiled in a blame game made all the more credible because of the fact that the country has been subjected to three ...
Where will money come from to finance the new budget?
Jun 01, 2008; Ibrahim, Anjum ... Concerns about inadequate resources to plug the budget gap continue to occupy our economic managers during the budget month - June. There have already been two extensions to the date of the budget announcement - from June 7 to June 10 and, more recently, to June 11. While political pundits ...
Rising power tariff.
Jun 01, 2008; Kiani, Khaleeq ... AMID unprecedented power shortage in hot and humid summer, the consumers would have to brave a huge rise in electricity rates very soon. There will be no exception. Industry, business, agriculture, commercial and household including lifeline consumers would have to bear the brunt of a ...
Cost and benefit of oil subsidy.
Jun 01, 2008; Hameed, Farhan ... FUEL prices in Pakistan are heavily subsidized. Oil is bought at international market prices and sold within the country at a lower fixed price. The intention is to shield the domestic prices from the volatility of international oil market. This article argues that the benefits ...
Towards bio-diesel.
Jun 01, 2008; Bokhari, Ashfak ... AT a time when bio-fuels have suddenly become the new villains of the food crisis and being discouraged the world over, Pakistan is thinking in terms of using these as an alternate energy source. The state-run Pakistan State Oil, which successfully carried out an experiment of ...
New budget to fuel inflation.
Jun 01, 2008; Sabir, Muhammad ... A Disturbing feature of the budget 2008-09 is the double-digit target of 12 percent set for inflation. Although inflation has emerged as a risk to the economy since 2004-05, such a high level of inflation has not been targeted in the budget or experienced in recent history. The hike in the ...
An overview on Pakisatn's fuel & energy consumption.
Jun 01, 2008; Asad, S. ... INTRODUCTION The primary commercial energy supplies increased by 4.3% during 2006-07 to 60.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe) from 57.9 mtoe in 2005-06. The growth rate has improved slightly from 4.2% during 2005-06. The share of natural gas in primary energy supplies ...
Who's who in oil & gas sector in Pakistan: the following pages include life sketches of chairmen, managing directors and executives responsible for managing the affairs of top rated companies in Pakistan.
Jun 01, 2008 ... Mr. Muhammad Abdul Aleem is the Managing Director of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited. He is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (Gold Medalist) and a Fellow Cost and Management Accountant by profession. Mr. Aleem has attended numerous professional management development courses conducted by ...
Pakistan State Oil: corporate leadership par excellence.(COMPANY PROFILE)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Pakistan is a country of approximately 160 million people, who speak different languages, follow vastly diverse cultures and live in incredibly varied terrains. In such a heterogeneous society, delivering oil products to the farthest corners of the country remains a difficult proposition, ...
Shell Pakistan Limited.(COMPANY PROFILE)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... SHELL IN PAKISTAN Shell is a superior brand name with a 100-year history in this region. Shell in Pakistan has played a leading role in abridging the growing energy demand gap in Pakistan and is represented in all aspects of the upstream and downstream oil business ...
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation.(COMPANY PROFILE)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) is a corporation of economic character, run on a commercial basis and fully owned by the State. It is one of the world's major oil & gas companies and its activities are focused on petroleum exploration and production, refining, marketing, petrochemicals, ...
Millat Tractors Limited.(COMPANY PROFILE)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... In the history of Pakistan's Engineering Sector, Millat Tractors Limited (MTL) holds a distinctive and unique position. This has been the result of the Company's unwavered commitment and determination spanning over a period of over 40 years that has been a major move towards selfreliance ...
Attock Refinery Limited.(COMPANY PROFILE)
Jun 01, 2008 ... Introduction Attock Refinery Limited (ARL) is a member of the Attock Group of Companies, the only fully integrated group covering all segments of oil and gas industry from exploration, production and refining to marketing of petroleum products, besides being also engaged in ...
Pakistan Petroleum Limited: leading the way.(COMPANY PROFILE)(Company overview)
Jun 01, 2008 ... PPL - leading the way Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL), the pioneer of natural gas industry in the country, has been a frontline player of exploration and production sector for well over five decades now. From the landmark discovery of the Sui Gas Field in 1952 - seventh ...