By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the government will fulfill its external debt commitments including the repayment of $1 billion sukuk bond that’s due on December 5.
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Leery of policy slippage, IMF hot on minibudget
As Pakistan prepares to face the lender of last resort for the 9th review of a multibillion-dollar bailout package that has kept Pakistan afloat, the Fund is apprehensive of policy slippage, especially with reference to primary deficit. By Muhammad Ali.
Which general does PM Sharif want to retain?
With the retirement of Pakistan’s top generals just round the corner, the government is busy rewriting the rulebook to cut the red tape on retaining a general in service past the age of retirement. By Naveed Naqvi.
PM Sharif tests covid positive
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif tested positive for Covid-19, a day after returning from his trips to the UK and Egypt, a minister said on Tuesday.
Dar says US can’t stop Pakistan from purchasing Russian oil
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said the United States cannot stop Pakistan from purchasing Russian oil and it will be possible to finalise a deal with Moscow very soon.
Imran Khan no longer blames US for his ouster: FT
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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Imran Khan said he wants to mend relations with the US despite accusing it of treating Pakistan as a “slave”, signaling a desire to work with Washington after claiming it conspired to remove him as prime minister a few months ago, Financial Times reported.
Saudi crown prince visit to Pakistan postponed
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to Pakistan has been postponed while the new dates for his trip to the country would be mutually finalized by both sides.
SBP seeks whistleblowers to nab illegal forex trade
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has established a whistleblower system to get tips on foreign exchange dealers that may be breaking its rules.
Imran Khan asks PTI protesters to clear road blockades
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Thursday asked his supporters blocking roads in various cities to lift blockades as the party resumed its stalled long march to Islamabad at the site in Wazirabad where a failed assassination attempt was made on the former prime minister last week.
Interest-free banking system by 2027: Dar
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The government would withdraw its appeals against the Federal Shariat Court’s April decision of eliminating Riba from the country in five years, Finance Minister Ishaq Dhar announced on Wednesday, saying the country would move towards an interest-free banking system under the Islamic law by 2027.