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Pakistan's central bank sends SOS to PM Sharif on country's dwindling fore
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 9 (ANI): As Pakistan's economy continues to remain in shambles, the country's central bank State Bank of Pakistan has given out an SOS call to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government of its waning foreign exchange reserves and its negative impact on country's
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Pakistan Army Chief undertook a 'low profile' visit to Paris: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa attended a security exhibition this month in Paris while deliberately keeping a low profile to avoid any possible public backlash, owing to the diplomatic rift between the two countries.
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Pak PM Shebaz Sharif meets senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi, pledges to
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Pakistan and China pledged to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation on Wednesday during the meeting between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and senior Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi, who is on a two-day visit to Islamabad.
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Pakistan to lock deal with IMF tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 26 (ANI): Pakistan's Finance Ministry on Sunday said that their deal with International Monetary Funds (IMF) will be sealed by tomorrow as the organization plan to hand over the economic and financial policy for the renewed deal providing economic relief package to
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On IMF demands, Pakistan raises tax rates for salaried class
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 25 (ANI): Owing to the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) withdrawing relief given on June 10, Shehbaz Sharif government on Friday increased the tax rates for the salaried class.
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Imran Khan lambasts accountability law amendments, calls for throwing incu
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday lambasted the recent amendments made by the incumbent government of Shehbaz Sharif and called for throwing rulers in jail for 'shamelessly' passing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws.
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Pakistani currency dives to Rs 211 per US dollars, losing over Rs 2 during
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Owing to quarter-end payments and delay in the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the Pakistani rupee on Tuesday breached 211-a-US dollar, losing Rs 2 during intra-day trading.
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China rolling over Pakistan's USD 2 billion loan at reduced rate
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): China has assured Pakistan of a rollover of over USD 2 billion at a much-reduced rate amid Islamabad's ongoing economic hardship due to high inflation and a sharp rise in the import bill.
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Pakistan's political parties blame each other for economic crisis in the c
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Pakistan's political parties, the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government and the ousted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government led by Imran Khan on Sunday blamed each other for the economic mess in the country.
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Pakistan's total public debt exceeded PKR 44 trillion by end of Imran Khan
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): The total public debt of Pakistan was PKR 44,366 billion at the end of March 2022, and had increased by PKR 4,500 billion over the first nine months of the outgoing fiscal year, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22.
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Pakistani rupee nosedives to all-time low of 202.83 against US dollar
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee on Tuesday surpassed all prior records against the US dollar after shedding sheds Rs 2.77, or 1.37 per cent, against the US dollar in the interbank market.
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Imran Khan vows to continue 'Azadi March', challenges Pakistani govt to st
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday challenged Shehbaz Sharif-led government to stop him from leading the Azadi March movement.
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