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Pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan struggling to replenish supplies amid
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pharmaceutical companies have been facing difficulty to maintain stocks of essential life-saving drugs.
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Pakistan: SBP forex reserves reach USD 4.34 billion, Islamabad left with t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The foreign exchange held by the State Bank of Pakistan reached a low of USD 4.343 billion.
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Pak agents warn shipping lines might halt operations: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Ship agents have warned the Pakistani government that all export cargoes could stop as foreign shipping lines are considering halting their services for Pakistan after banks stopped remitting freight charges to them for lack of dollar availability, the Dawn reported.
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MQM leader Altaf Hussain warns about dire economic situation in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Referring to the deep state in Pakistan, the MQM supremo said that the biggest characteristic of a corrupt ruling elite in a country is that "double standards" are enforced there.
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Pakistan economic woes may deepen if IMF programme not resumed: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
IMF is delaying its 24th loan, and the Saudis and the UAE have warned Pakistan that they will no longer serve free lunch.
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Gwadar's people disappointed for not receiving benefit despite being at ce
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The people of Gwadar remain deprived of clean drinking water and other basic facilities. Gwadar being the centre of economic development, did not change the fate of its people, writes Abdel.
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Widespread protests in Pakistan as government remains ignorant of people's
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan government remains ignorant of the issues faced by its people who are holding widespread protests, according to a report in Asian Lite.
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Pakistan secures financial support of USD 4 billion from UAE, Saudi Arabia
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to two separate official announcements, UAE pledged to roll over USD 2 billion debt payable over the next two months and topped this with an additional USD 1bn support promised during Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's visit to the UAE.
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"Textile industry layoffs prove incompetency of Pakistan government"
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Dwindling exports of the textile sector in Pakistan and the government's incompetency to address and handle the ongoing economic crisis costed seven million people their jobs.
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Saudi Arabia planning to increase investments in Pakistan to USD 10 billio
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan, which is facing a severe cash crunch, has found a ray of hope in Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has directed officials to study augmenting the Kingdom's investments to reach USD 10 billion.
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Pak currency exchange firms offer help as banks back off amid economic cri
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amid depleting foreign reserves, currency exchange firms of Pakistan on Saturday offered to pay for resuming the letter of credit facility (LC) for supporting imports as banks step back due to Pakistan's ongoing economic crisis, according to a Geo News report.
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Pakistan PM to visit UAE amid severe economic crunch
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Shehbaz Sharif would fly to the UAE on Tuesday along with his Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari where they are expected to be joined by Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir, who is already on a trip to the middle east, sources confirmed to The Express Tribune newspaper on Sunday.
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