By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief, Kristalina Georgieva, said on Thursday that Pakistan has not yet reached the level of default and that the Fund is seeking confirmation from international partners to meet the country’s financing gap requirements.
Parliament and broad sections of the legal fraternity and the civil society were already up in arms against CJP Umar Atta Bnadial entertaining the matter. Their collective outrage is now at fever pitch.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved on Thursday a loan scheme designed to offer E-Bikes/E-Rickshaws at a zero percent markup, with a repayment period of three years.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: An eight-judge bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan is set to hear three petitions on Thursday that challenge a proposed legislation aimed at limiting the authority of the country’s top judge.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan will lead an eight-judge bench to hear three petitions on Thursday, challenging a pending legislation aimed at curbing the powers of the country’s top judge.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Jihad Azour, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Middle East and Central Asia Director, expressed confidence on Wednesday that Pakistan would soon sign a staff-level agreement with the international lender following board approval.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday said the government’s failure to comply with its orders to allocate funds for elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces amounts to disobedience.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has accused Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of using Afghanistan soil to launch attacks in the country, particularly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan expressed on Tuesday its vehement disapproval of India’s proposal to host G20-related meetings in India-administrative Jammu and Kashmir, characterizing the move as a “self-serving” act on the part of New Delhi.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan economic outlook has been downgraded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as it has revised the country’s GDP growth projection for the current financial year from 2 percent to a meager 0.5 percent.
