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ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that it was looking forward to engaging with the new government on policies to ensure “macroeconomic stability and prosperity for all of Pakistan’s citizens,” after the country held a disputed parliamentary election earlier this month.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan urged the International Monetary Fund to demand an independent audit of the country’s disputed Feb. 8 election before resuming talks with the incoming government, his lawyer said.
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party led by former prime minister Imran Khan, announced on Friday that it would hold intra-party elections on March 3, after its previous polls were rejected by the country’s top court.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund to help the incoming government cope with a looming debt crisis, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed a petition that sought to declare the February 8 general elections null and void, and imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on the petitioner, who failed to appear before the court for two consecutive hearings.
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ISLAMABAD: The power purchasing agency has sought a record-high increase in fuel charges for the upcoming electricity bills, citing higher domestic coal and gas prices in January, a move that would hit the already struggling consumers hard.
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ISLAMABAD: Millions of Pakistanis were still unable to access the popular social media platform X on Wednesday, as the government maintained its internet restrictions amid a political standoff over the disputed general elections.
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ISLAMABAD: After a week of intense negotiations, two of Pakistan’s major parties announced on Tuesday that they had reached a power-sharing deal to form the next government, ending days of political uncertainty in the nuclear-armed country.
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan, who is serving a 30-year jail term on charges of leaking state secrets and corruption, issued a defiant message through his family on Tuesday, accusing his rivals of orchestrating the “mother of all riggings” in the general election held last week.
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ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned of a dangerous stalemate on Tuesday as his party resumed tense negotiations with the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PM-N) in the National Assembly to reach a power-sharing agreement for forming the next coalition administration.
