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Pakistan: Finance Ministry forecasts gloomy economy amid rising inflation
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 30 (ANI): Owing to a combination of internal and external challenges of unpredictable tenure in Pakistan, the Ministry of Finance on Friday forecasted tough days ahead -- including rising inflation, expanding current account deficit, higher fiscal deficit and d
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UN Security Council condemns Karachi blast
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], April 30 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the attack at the University of Karachi in Pakistan that led to the death of four people, including three Chinese nationals.
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Billionaires dominate newly formed Pakistan Economic Advisory Council
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has picked up members of the country's billionaire club as members of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to change the economic direction and end protectionist policies, Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan: Main Line Railways project under CPEC may be shelved due to Chin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Due to disagreement between Islamabad and Beijing on feasibility costs, Pakistan is likely to shelve the much-talked-about Main Line (ML-1) Railways project, well-informed sources told Business Recorder.
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Scrapping CPEC Authority no panacea for Pakistan from Chinese debt-trap: R
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): Even while the newly-elected Shehbaz Sharif government in Pakistan has decided to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority, the move will not save Islamabad from falling into the Chinese debt trap, said a media report.
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Pakistan requests China to include Karachi Railway project in CPEC, seeks
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 27 (ANI): Pakistan has requested China to include Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and also sought Chinese collaboration for setting up a desalination plant in Karachi which continues to face paucity of clean wa
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Pakistan's reckless economic policies responsible for massive debt servici
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 26 (ANI): Pakistan's reckless economic policies and excessive overspending, mainly during former Prime Minister Imran Khan's regime, have led to unprecedented pressure on the country's debt servicing and are exasperating the ongoing economic crisis, a media report
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Pakistan: Sindhis hold protest against CPEC, raise issue of forced disappe
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan] April 25 (ANI): A massive protest rally was held in Sann city of Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday to oppose China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and raise the issue of enforced disappearances and forced conversion of Hindu girls in the region.
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Following Sri Lankan economy collapse, worries mount in Pakistan over Chin
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Drawing warning lessons from the collapsing Chinese-dominated economies of Sri Lanka and Nepal, the Shehbaz Sharif government has decided to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority (CPECA) to arrest Pakistan's own slide towards a similar fat
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Pakistan likely to dissolve CPEC Authority due to its poor performance
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): The Pakistan government may dissolve the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority citing its poor performance, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Political instability, policy paralysis exacerbating economic di
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 20 (ANI): Political instability and policy reform slippages are exacerbating the economic distress that Pakistan has been facing in the last few years according to a World Bank report.
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Pakistan's public debt stands at Rs 42.7 trillion
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 18 (ANI): Pakistan's total public debt till December 2021 stood at Rs 42,745 billion, including Rs26,745 billion domestic debt and Rs15,950 billion external liabilities, according to a report released by the finance ministry.
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