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Pakistan needs convincing budget for any chance of more funds … – Reuters.com
KARACHI, Pakistan, June 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan has to satisfy the IMF on three counts, starting with a budget due on Friday, before its board reviews whether to release at least some of the $2.5 billion still pending under a lending programme expiring this month, an IMF official said.Esther Perez Ruiz, the International Monetary Fund's […]
Repeated arrests, filthy cells: Inside Pakistan's crackdown – Reuters.com
[1/2]People throw stones at police during a protest against former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest, in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizISLAMABAD, June 6 (Reuters) – Hammad Azhar, who has served as Pakistan's finance and energy minister, says police and plain-clothed officials have burst into his home six times in recent weeks, smashed his […]
Pakistan approves 3.5% GDP growth target for FY 2023-24 budget – Reuters.com
ISLAMABAD, June 6 (Reuters) – Pakistan on Tuesday approved an estimated 3.5% GDP growth target for its 2023-24 financial year budget, the country's Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government is set to present the annual budget on Friday, at a time when the South Asian country faces its worst economic crisis with […]
Pakistan media decry de facto ban on giving airtime to Imran Khan – The Guardian
Journalists say directive on hate speech issued by regulator indirectly affects coverage of former PMBroadcast journalists in Pakistan have decried a de facto ban on mentioning Imran Khan by name or showing his image after a series of directives issued by the country’s media regulator.Pakistan’s parliament ousted Khan from parliament in April last year. Since […]
Cash-strapped Pakistan welcomes arrival of first shipment of discounted crude from Russia – PBS NewsHour
Support Intelligent, In-Depth, Trustworthy Journalism. Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Leave your feedbackISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistani government on Monday welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of discounted crude from Russia under a key deal between Islamabad and Moscow.Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif hailed it as a “fulfillment of promises” to the […]
Pakistan working on possible restructure of debt with bilateral … – Reuters
ISLAMABAD, June 10 (Reuters) – Pakistan is working on the possibility of restructuring its bilateral debt regardless of whether it successfully completes its IMF review, the country's finance minister said on Saturday, but reiterated it would not approach Paris club nation creditors or seek haircuts."We'll see how things go," Ishaq Dar told reporters, a day […]
Pakistan needs convincing budget for any chance of more funds … – Reuters
KARACHI, Pakistan, June 8 (Reuters) – Pakistan has to satisfy the IMF on three counts, starting with a budget due on Friday, before its board reviews whether to release at least some of the $2.5 billion still pending under a lending programme expiring this month, an IMF official said.Esther Perez Ruiz, the International Monetary Fund's […]
Pakistan approves 3.5% GDP growth target for FY 2023-24 budget – Reuters
ISLAMABAD, June 6 (Reuters) – Pakistan on Tuesday approved an estimated 3.5% GDP growth target for its 2023-24 financial year budget, the country's Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's government is set to present the annual budget on Friday, at a time when the South Asian country faces its worst economic crisis with […]
Repeated arrests, filthy cells: Inside Pakistan's crackdown – Reuters
[1/2]People throw stones at police during a protest against former Prime Minister Imran Khan's arrest, in Peshawar, Pakistan, May 10, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz AzizISLAMABAD, June 6 (Reuters) – Hammad Azhar, who has served as Pakistan's finance and energy minister, says police and plain-clothed officials have burst into his home six times in recent weeks, smashed his […]