By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday summoned the US ambassador for an explanation on a comment made by President Joe Biden in which he called the country “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as it has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”.
By Staff Reporter
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday said Pakistan will not seek debt restructuring from Paris Club creditor nations as he stepped up attempts to calm frayed investor nerves after a credit rating downgrade.
By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: Two alleged audios of former prime minister Imran Khan surfaced on Friday, featuring him trying to buy the loyalties of lawmakers and also justifying his action ahead of a no-confidence vote in April.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday accused his predecessor Imran Khan of committing high-level treason by peddling the foreign conspiracy narrative for his ouster in April that inflicted an irreparable damage to the country’s reputation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Senator Ishaq Dar has taken oath as the country’s new finance minister a day after he was sworn in as a member of the upper house of the parliament.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday “all hell will break loose” if the flood devastated Pakistan is not provided with debt relief by rich countries.
Monitoring Desk
NEW YORK: Pakistan should seek to suspend international debt repayments and restructure loans after devastating floods triggered a humanitarian emergency and imperiled the country’s finances, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing a UN memorandum.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Hollywood actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie on Wednesday visited several areas of Pakistan ravaged by floods, calling for increased global financial support as she feared many affected people she had met would “not make it” if more aid did not arrive.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have killed at least 528 children and impacted about 16 million other, the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) said on Friday, fearing many more losing their lives without a massive increase in support.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Friday called world community for ‘massive’ financial support for flood-ravaged Pakistan as damages caused by deadly deluges exceed $30 billion.
