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9th review of Pakistan for USD 7 billion Extended Fund Facility kicks off
Updated : 21 hours, 14 min ago IST
The discussion will revolve around Pakistan's plan for taking additional taxation measures to fetch over Rs 200 billion through a presidential ordinance, rationalizing expenditure, and hiking both electricity and gas tariffs for erasing the monster of the circular debt.
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Pakistan's fate at stake as rupee plunges: Report
Updated : 1 day, 4 hours ago IST
Pakistani's economy has reached rock bottom as the rupee plummeted to 250 against the US dollar and the value of currency depreciated, marking the worst economic crisis since the nation formed, Asian Lite reported.
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Pakistan need to fix responsibility for its depleting forex reserves: Repo
Updated : 2 days, 14 hours ago IST
This quick depletion of the forex reserves was blamed on the PDM government's indecisiveness vis-a-vis revival of the IMF program which had been stalled since the last days of PTI's government.
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Pakistan: Political instability causing irreparable damage to economy
Updated : 2 days, 18 hours ago IST
While, Pakistanis are deprived of their basic needs, unbearable economic challenges in the shape of inflation, unemployment and financial instability, all political parties have staked out the country's sovereignty.
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Pakistan govt announces increase in petrol and diesel price
Updated : 2 days, 20 hours ago IST
Ishaq Dar made the announcement in a televised address on Sunday. He said that the price of kerosene oil and light diesel oil were increased by PKR 18 per litre.
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UAE rolls over USD 2 billion loans to Pakistan
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
It is pertinent to mention here that the UAE President had agreed to roll over the existing loan of USD 2 billion and provide a USD 1 billion additional loan.
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Pak court sends journalist on physical remand in former army chief Bajwa's
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
In November last year, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had taken notice of the "illegal and unwarranted" leakage of tax information of Bajwa's family. "This is clearly a violation of the complete confidentiality of tax information that the law provides," a statement from the Finance Divi
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Almost 90 pc pledges made at Geneva to roll out in next 3 years: Pak Finan
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
"Almost 90 per cent of the pledges made by the international community at the donors' conference in Geneva for flood-hit Pakistan were project loans that will be rolled out over the next three years," said Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
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Pak rupees hit new low vs USD, slides to Rs 227.88 a dollar
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
The fresh drop came after the government failed to make any headway in its talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the revival of its stalled USD 6.5 billion loan programme.
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Pak currency exchange firms offer help as banks back off amid economic cri
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Amid depleting foreign reserves, currency exchange firms of Pakistan on Saturday offered to pay for resuming the letter of credit facility (LC) for supporting imports as banks step back due to Pakistan's ongoing economic crisis, according to a Geo News report.
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IMF delegation to meet Pak Finance Minister to discuss outstanding issues
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will meet Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the upcoming Geneva conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan on January 9. The IMF delegation will discuss outstanding issues with Dar, an IMF spokesperson said on Sunday, Pakist
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Amid TTP strikes, Pakistan vows to show "zero tolerance" for terrorism
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
At the 40th National Security Committee meeting, Pakistan vowed to show 'zero tolerance' for terrorism amid the spurt in terrorist strikes by banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and a rise in cross-border terrorism on Pak-Afghanistan border, Geo News reported.
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