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Pak Minister meets US envoy, seeks financial investments as country faces
Updated : 3 years, 11 months 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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Pakistan's current account deficit surges to USD 17.4 billion
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): In spite of multiple actions taken by Pakistan, its current account deficit has surged to USD 17.4 billion or 4.6 pc the size of the economy during the last fiscal year on the rising trade deficit.
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Bleak future lies in store for Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Pakistan is at a crossroads as most paths lead to further disaster than seen in the last six months.
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Pakistan's economic outlook is uncertain, blurry
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): The ongoing political unrest in Pakistan is increasing economic uncertainty, causing the rupee to depreciate, and impacting the cost of production.
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Pakistan: Bajwa urges US to help Pakistan secure IMF loan tranche
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Pakistan's army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has sought help from the US to secure an early loan dispersal from the International Monetary Fund at a time when the country is battling with dwindling foreign reserves, media reports said.
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Historical importance of Pakistani Army touches nadir, says PTI leader Faw
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Former Pakistan Information Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday took a dig at Pakistan's army and said that the historical importance of the establishment was almost at its lowest ebb.
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Pakistan: Whimsical appointments of judges in Supreme Court draw ire of le
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Vehement criticisms from the legal fraternity arise from across the country over the elevation of junior judges of the High Courts to the Supreme Court and they have pressed the government to enact laws to regulate the discretionary powers vested in the c
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Imran Khan polarizing Pakistan, insists on talks with proscribed organizat
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): Amid political instability and economic chaos, former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is trying to polarize the country by insisting on talks with the proscribed organization Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the separatists of Balochistan and Sindh
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Credit agency S&P cut Pakistan's credit outlook rating to negative
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): As Pakistan's economy slumps to a new low, ratings by S&P Global, an American credit rating agency, has cut Pakistan's credit outlook to negative and markets think that Pakistan might soon follow Sri Lanka into debt default and economic crisis, media
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Taliban calls for implementation of Sharia law in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 29 (ANI): In the wake of the deteriorating situation of women and minorities in the country, the Taliban on Thursday called for the implementation of Sharia law in Afghanistan, stressing the need for preserving Islamic values.
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Global Gender Gap Report triggers debate on womens' condition in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): A Global Gender Gap Report has ranked Pakistan as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity triggering a debate on the need to increase women's participation and representation in all spheres of public life.
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Pakistan PM adviser's 'disowned' trip raises concerns among US diplomats
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): When Pakistan is trying to mend ties with the US for stabilizing the economy and regional policy vis-a-vis Afghanistan, Islamabad's decision to send a prime ministerial advisor to the State Department to seek US support and then terming (disowning) his vi
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