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Pakistan PM appeals for 'additional funds' after floods
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 19 (ANI): Battered by the unprecedented floods, cash-strapped Pakistan is looking for additional funds to rebuild the country after the natural disaster pushed its economy to the brink.
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Ishaq Dar's economics for pakistan: Temporary relief, permanent damage, sa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): Newly appointed Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar may seem to be the problem solver but his short-term plan, in this economic situation, will create distortions and worsen the structural imbalances.
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China falls into its own debt trap as loans under Belt and Road Initiative
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 3 (ANI): China is falling into its own debt trap as the country's banks have sharply reduced lending to low-income countries under its flagship Belt and Road initiative (BRI) after the crumbled economies of borrowing countries have left the Asian giant with huge pile
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Pakistan urges IMF to ease harsh terms on power tariffs, fuel taxes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Amid a worsening economic crisis due to floods, high inflation and depreciating currency, Pakistan on Friday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease harsh terms which require Islamabad to increase power tariffs and fuel taxes over next si
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China uses clever tactics of African countries' loan waiver to change its
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 25 (ANI): After eyebrows were raised on China's debt trap policy under its Belt Road Initiative (BRI), it announced a loan waiver for African countries to change the narrative, however, the amount of these loans was not even 1 per cent of its total lending to the c
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PML-N leader Ishaq Dar to assume charge as Pakistan's Finance minister upo
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar will assume charge as the finance minister of the country replacing Miftah Ismail on Tuesday, Geo News reported.
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IMF to work with international community to support flood-ravaged Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday said that it will work with the international community to support flood relief and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan following the devastating floods.
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Even friendly countries now look at Pakistan as country with "begging bowl
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 16 (ANI): True picture of Pakistan's devastating economic state now lay bare as the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed regret that even friendly countries has now started looking at Pakistan as a country that was always begging for money, media
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Pakistan's economy continues to sink despite international support
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 14 (ANI): Despite support from Saudi Arabia and International Monetary Funds (IMF), Pakistan is on the verge of economic collapse with a lack of funds.
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Over 5k harassment complaints, including 3,698 by women, filed in last 4 y
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan's grievance redressal institution against harassment has received a record number of nearly 5,008 complaints in the last four years - an exceptional increase in the number of registered cases, media reports said.
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Pakistan drops seven spots to 161st rank in Human Development Index
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan has dropped seven spots to 161 out of 192 countries in the latest human development rankings released on Thursday by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Never-ending protests in Pakistan create socio-economic unrest: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 7 (ANI): Pakistan has long been gripped by pervasive protests, a deepening economic crisis and socio-economic unrest, media reports said.
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