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Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar unveils federal budget for FY 2023-24
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan's National Assembly (NA) session began with the recitation of the Holy Quran followed by the national anthem. The country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also in attendance.
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Pakistan Finance Minister unveils country's Economic Survey 2022-23
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The minister while unveiling the survey, spoke less about the dismal performance of various sectors of the Pakistani economy and more on the global environment and economic fundamentals the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government had inherited when it came to power in April last year.
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"Will take some time to set economy on right path": Pakistan Finance Minis
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Ishaq Dar while talking to a delegation of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) on Saturday, said: "There's no quick fix, and it will take time as we had faced such challenges in 1998 and 2013; but all of those challenges were efficiently tackled in due course of time."
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Pakistan govt sets conditions for negotiations with Imran Khan
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday said that the talks with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan were only possible if the latter "apologise to the nation for the May 9 riots," Pakistan-based ARY News reported
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IMF asks Pakistan to arrange USD 8 billion for successful bailout review
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
A staff-level accord to release a USD 1.1 billion tranche out of a USD 6.5 billion IMF package has been delayed since November, with nearly 100 days gone since the last staff-level mission to Pakistan.
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Pakistan will no longer make tough decisions on IMF's demand: Finance Mini
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Dar while talking to the journalists said it is completely up to the IMF to sign a staff-level agreement or not.
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IMF's staff-level agreement with Pakistan looks dicey: Report
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amidst very high inflation and extremely low forex reserves, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout plan for Pakistan looks dicey, unless the country makes a strong case for debt sustainability, reported Daily Times.
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Amid reeling economic crisis, Pak govt hikes petrol price for next 15 days
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Ishaq Dar, the finance minister, revealed on Saturday that the federal government has decided to raise the cost of petrol by Rs 10 per litre for the ensuing 15 days, Geo News reported.
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"IMF has no excuse to delay loan, country was not created to act like begg
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif also expressed his gratitude to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The UAE had committed a loan of USD 3 billion. He lauded the efforts of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Chief of the Army Staff Asim Munir for making efforts in this r
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International Monetary Fund deal is on track, says Pakistan Finance Minist
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We are now only awaiting the confirmation of a USD 1bn commitment from one friendly country. After that, all their requirements to conclude the staff-level agreement will be complete. Following that, it takes two more weeks to take the matter into the board meeting," he assured his people.
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Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar cancels trip to US amid 'domestic stat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan's Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar has cancelled his visit to the United States despite Islamabad making efforts to pursue the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release a loan tranche, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan's debt sustainability indicators worsen, public debt rose signifi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Moreover, with heightening currency risks simultaneously with the rupee sinking, foreign countries are shying away from extending loans to Pakistan, reported The Express Tribune.
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