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'Old habits die hard': Pak army chief's US outreach sparks row
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan army Gen Qamar Bajwa has come under fire for the phone call he made to a senior US State Department for securing disbursement of IMF funds to help the country's ailing economy.
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On protest threat, Sri Lanka's President Wickremesinghe says he has no hom
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors.
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Miftah Ismail is the worst Finance Minister of Pakistan: PTI
Updated : 3 years, 7 months 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, IMF reach agreement on USD 6 bn Extended Fund Facility loan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 14 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on the combined seventh and eighth reviews for a USD 6 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) loan facility.
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Pakistan government's debt up by more than 15 per cent: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): Amid the worsening economic situation in the country, the Pakistan government's total debt has increased by 15.3 per cent in the first 11 months of the fiscal year FY22.
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Pak Interior Minister slams Imran Khan for 'faulty policies' over IMF deal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): As the political tiff between previous and former governments in Pakistan remain sustained, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for its faulty policies over the billion-dollar IMF deal and the country's economic melt
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Pakistan needs to tighten screws on corruption to secure IMF relief packag
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 2 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to strengthen its anti-corruption mechanism if it wants an economic relief package.
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US to help Pakistan revive IMF deal
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 20 (ANI): The United States has agreed to help Pakistan negotiate a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) amidst unprecedented economic instability in the country, reported local media, citing diplomatic sources.
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Pakistan: Goods transporters suspend operations after fuel hike
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): After Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif-led government increased the prices of petrol in Pakistan for the third time, goods transporters suspended their operations at Karachi ports and have even threatened to go on for late-night strike.
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Govt left with no choice, says Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif blaming Imran Khan's
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the Government was 'left with no choice' but to raise fuel prices while blaming the previous Imran Khan-led PTI government for signing the 'worst ever deal' with the International Monetary Fund
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Imran Khan carried out 'suicide bombings' throughout Pakistan: Former Pak
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday held Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan accountable for breaching the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal as he called his faulty decisions 'suic
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Pakistan: Rights activist expresses concern over taxes on contraceptives i
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 19 (ANI): Amid fears of a new wave of inflation following Pakistan's deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for USD 6 billion assistance, rights activists expressed concern that an understanding with the global financing institution may also lead to he
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