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Pakistan's finance minister Miftah Ismail quits in middle of trip abroad
Updated : 4 days, 7 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 26 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has stepped down in the middle of a trip abroad amid a serious economic crisis that the country faces following the devastating floods.
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Pakistan unable to tame monster once it built
Updated : 6 days, 19 hours ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Pakistani chickens are coming home to roost - unpalatable fact - Islamabad is suffering the direct result of a deliberate policy of inciting, financing, training and equipping terrorists and jihadis.
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Pakistan economy to slow to 3.5% in FY23: ADB report
Updated : 1 week, 1 day ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 22 (ANI): Pakistan's economy is forecast to slow to 3.5 per cent in the financial year 2022-23 due to reasons like devastating floods and policy tightening, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said in its latest report.
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Pakistan needs policy overhaul to restore its crisis-ridden economy drifti
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 20 (ANI): Pakistan needs a policy overhaul to restore its crisis-ridden economy which is drifting the Sri Lankan way to default.
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Imran Khan flips on Pak Army chief tenure, suggests to extend his term til
Updated : 2 weeks, 3 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): In a change of stance, former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday suggested that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure should be "extended till elections."
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Pakistan in severe liquidity crunch amid ravaging floods
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan's macroeconomic vulnerabilities are not going anywhere as the country is reeling under a severe dollar liquidity crunch while the recent flash floods have aggravated.
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Despite revival of IMF plan, Pakistan faces severe liquidity crunch
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): Pakistan is still witnessing a severe dollar liquidity crunch despite the resumption of the last month of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, local media reported adding the floods in the country have aggravated the macroeconomic fundame
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US defence department plans aid mission to Pakistan amid devastating flood
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The United States is conducting a military assistance mission to flood-devastated Pakistan, the US armed forces' Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan to seek flood aid from international lenders
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan is planning to reach out to global lenders for monetary assistance to deal with devastating floods in the country, local media reported on Saturday.
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About 8 lakh livestock lost in Pakistan floods
Updated : 4 weeks ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Over the past few weeks, torrential monsoon rains have broken a century-long record and dumped more than five times the 30-year average for rainfall in some provinces, killing more than 1200 people, including about 400 children.
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More than three million children at risk as devastating floods hit Pakista
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): More than three million children are in need of humanitarian assistance and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, and malnutrition due to the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, according to UNICEF.
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Major health risks unfolding amid floods in Pakistan
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): As districts in Pakistan continue to be affected by massive monsoon rainfall and unprecedented levels of flooding, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of significant public health threats facing affected populations, including the risk of fur
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