Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Thursday that the financially beleaguered nation needed another long-term bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilise its fragile economy, ARY News reported.
Incarcerated former Pakistan premier Imran Khan claimed on Wednesday that the incumbent Shehbaz Sharif government would not last more than four to five months, The News International reported.
Seven soldiers, including two officers, were killed in a terror attack on a security forces post in the Mir Ali area of Pakistan's North Waziristan district, Dawn reported, citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, Ali Amin Gandapur, held a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday and stressed the need for political engagement with incarcerated party founder Imran Khan, The News International reported.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is expected to arrive in Pakistan today (Wednesday) for the economic review of USD 3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), reported ARY News, citing sources.
It said that the new Pakistani government should adopt an agenda that actively promotes and protects human rights, advances the rule of law, and strengthens democratic institutions.
Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to get his country out of foreign debt, declaring that the country would get rid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported.
President Asif Ali Zardari has officiated the oath-taking ceremony for a 19-member cabinet, a proposal put forth earlier on Monday by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Pakistan federal cabinet is set to take oath today (Monday) at 3 pm following days of consultation on its formations, Geo News reported, citing sources.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President-elect Asif Ali Zardari on his success in Pakistan's 14th presidential election, stating that elected members of all provincial and national legislative bodies had expressed confidence in the ruling coalition's candidate during the poll, a