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On Pakistan PM Shehbaz's directive, prices of sugar, flour slashed in Punj
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 21 (ANI): On the directives of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the prices of flour and sugar have been slashed in the country's most populous region Punjab.
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Pakistan braces for worst diesel shortage
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 19 (ANI): Amid the uncertainty surrounding the country's debt-ridden economy, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been warned by experts that the country would face the worst shortage of diesel next month.
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Pak economist claims Imran Khan govt exaggerated employment figures
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan's former finance minister and economist Hafeez A Pasha has said that Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) government presented wrong and exaggerated figures regarding the job creation and inflation in the country, reported local media.
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Pak's ex-finance minister Miftah Ismail to be named finance chief ahead of
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): Miftah Ismail, former Pakistan finance minister is likely to be named as the new finance chief of the country ahead of crucial talks with the International Monetary Fund as the country's economy is in dire straits.
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Amid economic decline, Pakistan faces USD 2.5 billion debt servicing oblig
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): Amid a declining economy and political instability, Pakistan has to pay back foreign debt to the tune of USD 2.5 billion on account of principal and mark-up obligations during the ongoing quarter (April-June) of the current fiscal year 2021-22.
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Pakistan's public debt soars by PKR 18 trillion
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 6 (ANI): Pakistan's public debt has soared by over 18 trillion Pakistani Rupees (PKR) in the last three and a half years of the outgoing Imran Khan's government, which is more than the liabilities accumulated by any government in the country's history, a central b
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Pakistan's constitutional crisis to adversely affects its economy, say ana
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 5 (ANI): The ongoing constitutional crisis in Pakistan amid the dissolution of the National Assembly by Imran Khan can adversely affect the fragile economy of the country.
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Pakistan unable to pay its embassy staff, shows dire economic condition: R
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 2 (ANI): Pakistan is finding it difficult to pay even its embassy staff revealing the dire economic straits that the country finds itself in, a media report said.
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Road ahead for Pakistan is going to be uphill amid Russia-Ukraine war
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): The road ahead is going to be uphill for Pakistan amid Russia-Ukraine war more so as the country's economy has been so thoroughly mismanaged by Imran Khan that it now ranks below Bangladesh.
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Pakistani rupee in free-fall amid political instability, hits lowest ever
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 31 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee (PKR) surpassed the PKR 183 mark against the US dollar for the first time in history on Thursday on the back of political instability in the country and a weak economy.
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Imran Khan makes tall claims about Pak economy, says indicators going in r
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 25 (ANI): Amid massive corruption, unemployment, inflation and price hike, Imran Khan made tall claims about Pakistan's economy saying that all economic indicators are going in the right direction and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that the Pakis
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IMF asks Pakistan for changes in personal income tax
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 23 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reiterated the changes in personal income tax in Pakistan amid continuing economic downturn in the country.
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