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Pak finance minister Ismail warns of default if subsidies not abolished ti
Updated : 3 years, 9 months 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 : 3 years, 9 months 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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Pakistan going through 'very difficult' phase, says FM Ismail a day after
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistan is going through a "very difficult" phase, said the country's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Saturday, a day after he presented the federal budget 2022-23 in the National Assembly.
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Oppn points to malafide intention after Pak FM gives incentives to his bus
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar on Friday pointed out the malafide intention of the coalition government led by Shehbaz Sharif, saying that Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has given incentives to his busine
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Pakistan: Imran Khan rejects budget for new fiscal year as 'anti-people, a
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 11 (ANI): In another act of contempt towards the Shehbaz Sharif-led Pakistan government, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan rejected the budget for the new fiscal year presented by the incumbent government, calling it "anti-people" and "anti-busines
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Pakistan Budget 2022-23: Development allocations slump down by 19.2 pc fro
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): The total allocations for federal and provincial Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) in Pakistan's budget 2022-2023, which was presented in the National Assembly on Friday, have gone down significantly from last year's budget.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan blames Shehbaz Sharif government for rising inflation
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday blamed the Shehbaz Sharif-led government for rising inflation in the country which is adversely affecting the overburdened population.
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Pakistan needs USD 41 billion in next 12 months: Finance Minister Miftah I
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Tuesday said that the country needed USD 41 billion dollars in the next 12 months.
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Pak's high expectations from China may fall flat amidst its plunging econo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): Pakistan has been reeling under heavy economic turmoil and it is hoping that its all-weather ally China will come to its rescue however eminent economist differs, saying expectations from Beijing are highly misplaced.
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Pakistan Finance minister defends sudden price hike in petroleum products
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 27 (ANI): Pakistan's finance minister has said the recent decision to hike prices of all petroleum products in the country was done as the government had no other option left to prevent the country from drifting towards a bad situation.
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Measures to curb looming economic crisis to be taken: Pak Finance Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 15 (ANI): In a high-profile meeting on Saturday, the Finance Minister of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail affirmed measures to curb the outflow of foreign exchange from Pakistan through informal channels.
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IMF to discuss subsidies on petroleum products, electricity and gas on arr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): International Monetary Fund's special delegation is all set to arrive in Pakistan to discuss the budget recommendations alongside subsidies on petroleum, electricity and gas with the federal government.
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