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Pak Finance Minister Ismail warns of economic hardships till September
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Owing to rising inflation, high energy prices and the depreciating Pakistani currency, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Saturday warned that economic hardships would continue till September.
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Pak: Miftah to withdraw taxes on energy bills amid traders' protest
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Amid strong opposition from small retailers over the collection of taxes through electricity bills, Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has decided to exempt the small traders with bills of less than 150 units from the tax as the community staged pro
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Blame-game between PTI, PML-N continues as inflation spiralled to 38 per c
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): As the Shehbaz Sharif government and former Prime Minister Imran Khan are engaged in a blame game over the country's economic situation, the Pakistan Rupee dropped to a record level and the inflation spiralled up to 38 per cent making the lives of the peo
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Pak Minister meets US envoy, seeks financial investments as country faces
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): In a similar move to Pakistani Army Chief Qamar Javed Bajwa's appeal to US to help Pakistan in securing an IMF loan tranche, country's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has met the Ambassador of the United States (US) to Pakistan, Donald Blome, to get financ
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Pak to sell shares of state-owned entities, LNG power projects to friendly
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): In order to tackle the country's crippling economy and contain inflation, Pakistan Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail on Wednesday announced that the government is looking forward to amend the laws for the sale of shares of listed state-owned entities wit
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Miftah Ismail is the worst Finance Minister of Pakistan: PTI
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 22 (ANI): Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has accused Miftah Ismail of being the worst Finance Minister of Pakistan ever as the country continues to register a downward trend in the value of its rupee.
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Pakistan Finance Minister's decision 'endorsed' by cabinet: Minister
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 4 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday defended Finance Minister Miftah Ismail's performance and said that his decisions regarding the economy have been endorsed by the whole cabinet.
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Pak Finance Minister Miftah Ismail facing criticism within PML-N ranks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has been facing criticism from within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) amid speculations of ex-financial czar Ishaq Dar's return to Pakistan to replace him.
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USD2.3 bn Chinese loan credited to State Bank of Pakistan: Finance Ministe
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Pakistani Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Friday that a loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks had been credited to the central bank's account.
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Chinese banks to provide USD 2.3 bln to Pakistan 'within days' under loan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): To cope up with country's dwindling cash reserves, loan of USD 2.3 billion from a Chinese consortium of banks to Pakistan is expected within a "couple of days".
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Pak finance minister Ismail warns of default if subsidies not abolished ti
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Monday said that Pakistan would default if the government did not abolish subsidies on petroleum products till July.
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Pakistan leans on Qatar for LNG amid falling foreign currency reserves
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 12 (ANI): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Saturday that Pakistan will seek a deferred payment plan for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bought under long-term deals with Qatar as the nation's economy continues to stay in the doldrums while it awaits IMF funds ami
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