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MQM-P leaders meet Pakistan caretaker PM, raise concern over high cost of
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to details, MQM-P leaders and Pakistan caretaker PM talked about the problems of Karachi and the high cost of electricity.
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Pakistan caretaker PM calls inflated electricity bills "non-issue"
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
“It is not a very serious issue, but political parties are in election mode and using it as a social cause,” the interim prime minister told senior journalists and news anchors on Friday.
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As IMF reforms kick in, inflation in Pak stays high at 27.4 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The inflation rate for food remained high at 38.5 per cent in August, according to figures from Pakistan's statistics department, despite a minor decline from July's 28.3 per cent rate.
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IMF asks for details as Pakistan plans relief in electricity bills amid pr
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
People from across Pakistan have been protesting against the rise in electricity prices for the past few days.
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Pakistan: Traders across nation join protesters against massive hike in el
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amid stringent International Monetary Fund (IMF) restrictions, traders from throughout Pakistan joined protesters in a demonstration against a significant increase in electricity tariffs on Thursday, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan caretaker govt struggling to find solution to 'electricity price
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The development comes as the Pakistan caretaker government continues to hold talks for the third consecutive day in a bid to find ways to give relief to the protesting people.
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Experts blame grey market, IMF as rupee goes into free fall
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
As the Pakistani Rupee (PKR) goes down steadily against the US dollar, experts and stakeholders in Pakistan point fingers at the powerful grip of the grey market and the “significant interference” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the country's banking and currency sectors, reporte
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As G20 President, theme decided by India reflects global harmony: PM Modi
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Addressing the Indian diaspora in Greece, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out that the theme chosen by India as the chair of the G20 Summit reflects global harmony and added that the country's role before the world is changing rapidly.
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Pakistan: Total foreign loans rise to USD 2.8bn in July
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's total foreign loans increased to USD 2.8 billion in the first month (July 2023) of the current fiscal year as a result of additional USD 2 billion time deposits from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and USD 508 million in guaranteed loans from China for the Pakistan Air Force to
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IMF seeks explanation from Pakistan govt for not imposing tax on big shops
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sought an explanation from the Pakistan government for not imposing a tax on big shops measuring 1,000 square feet, ARY News reported.
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Pakistan: Risks attached to IMF increases if caretaker setup extended
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The risks attached to the International Monetary Fund's billion Standby Arrangement (SBA) program will increase as the tenure of caretaker can be extended after the approval of the digital census.
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Pakistan govt imposed PKR 215 billion additional taxes in budget under IMF
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The Pakistan government had to impose additional taxes of 215 billion Pakistani Rupees (PKR) and slash expenditures by 85 billion PKR in order to strike an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), The News International reported on Saturday.
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