Privatization

Privatization is the process of transferring ownership of a business, organization, agency, public service, enterprise or public proper from the public sector a government to the private sector either to a business that operates to a profit or to a non-profit organization. It may also mean the government outsourcing of services and functions to the private firms.

 The transfer of public sector to private sector are done epically for revenue collection, law enforcement and prison management privatization has also been used to describe two unrelated transactions. The first is buying all outstanding shares of the publically traded company by a single entity making the company privately owned this is often described as private equity. The second is the metallization of a mutual organization or cooperative to form and join stock company

PM Sharif directs to ‘accelerate’ DISCOs privatization process

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to expedite the privatization process of… Read More

IMF ‘urges’ Pakistan to expedite privatization of state enterprises

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) pressed Pakistan to expedite the privatization of state-owned enterprises… Read More

Govt won’t back step from reforms, says Aurangzeb

KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said, "The government will not back step from the… Read More

PIA privatization bid to ‘take place’ tomorrow in Islamabad

The final bidding process for the privatization of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is scheduled to… Read More

Govt forms negotiation committee for privatization

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday decided to form a negotiation committee to assist in… Read More

Govt decides not to privatize expo centers across Pakistan

LAHORE: The federal government has decided not to privatize expo centers across Pakistan, ARY News… Read More

Phenomenon of privatization

There is plenty of talk about the urgent need of privatizing many State-Owned Enterprises that… Read More

Govt prioritizes transparency in DISCOs privatization: Minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Privatization Abdul Aleem Khan has said that the government is committed to… Read More

PSO, PARCO and Sui Gas privatization referred to center

ISLAMABAD: The decision to privatize major state-owned energy companies, including Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Pak… Read More

You cannot solve problems by selling state entities: Shazia Marri

ISLAMABAD: Shazia Marri has said that Pakistan People's Party has not been part of the… Read More

PM Kakar directs to expedite PIA privatization

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to expedite the… Read More

IMF demands utility stores’ privatization across Pakistan

As part of recommendations to improve the economic situation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on… Read More

‘Will someone stop this madness?’, Tarin worried about privatization

Former Finance Minister Shoukat Tarin has said that the federal cabinet has signed an ordinance… Read More

Plan to revive Pakistan Steel Mills presented before cabinet body

ISLAMABAD: Chairman privatization commission has presented a plan to revive Pakistan Steel Mills before a… Read More

IMF talks: Hike in electricity prices by Rs7, privatization of DISCOs planned

ISLAMABAD: Federal government has decided to hike electricity prices by Rs7 besides privatization of profitable… Read More

Pakistan Railways hands over KCR, Shah Latif Express to private sector

KARACHI: Pakistan Railways has decided to hand over Shah Latif Express and Karachi Circular Railway… Read More

PM orders maximum revenue from privatization process

ISLAMABAD: Advisor on Finance Shaukat Tarin and Minister for Privatization Muhammad Mian Soomro on Thursday… Read More

Homework for privatisation of PSM completed: minister

ISLAMABAD: Privatisation Minister Mian Muhammad Soomro has said that the ministry has completed the homework… Read More

Privatization committe mulls over ways to revive steel mills, other entities

ISLAMABAD: The Privatization committee meeting on Friday chaired by the federal minister Mohammed Mian Soomro… Read More

SME Bank, Heavy Electrical Complex to be privatize during current FY

The privatization process of SME Bank, Services International Hotel (SIH), Jinnah Convention Center (JCC), and… Read More