ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met a visiting International Monetary Fund mission in Islamabad on Wednesday to review preparations for the upcoming federal budget and outline the government’s structural reform priorities, the finance ministry said.
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Pakistan economy reaches $452.1 billion in FY2026; per-capita income rises to $1,901
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy expanded at a slower pace than forecast in fiscal 2026, with gross domestic product growing a provisional 3.7 percent for the year through June, the government said on Wednesday, trimming its earlier projection of 4 percent.
Defence minister Asif warns of ‘open war’ with Afghanistan unless Taliban halts cross-border militant attacks
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif delivered one of Islamabad’s most pointed public rebukes to Afghanistan in recent weeks, warning on Wednesday that the Taliban government’s refusal to stop militants from using Afghan territory to launch attacks inside Pakistan could leave “only one alternative” — open war.
Cambridge confirms second AS-level Math exam leak in Pakistan this season, postpones follow-up test
ISLAMABAD: Cambridge International Education confirmed on Wednesday that an AS-level mathematics examination administered the previous day had been leaked online in violation of its security rules, the second such incident it has acknowledged during the current May-June exam series in Pakistan.
PM Sharif to visit Beijing as Pakistan and China mark 75 years of ties with digital push
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will make a three-day official visit to China beginning May 23, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday, the latest high-level engagement between the two countries as they mark the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and push forward a new phase of economic partnership centered on digital technology.
Pakistan receives $1.3 billion IMF tranche under bailout program
KARACHI: The central bank received about $1.3 billion from the International Monetary Fund after the lender’s executive board completed a review of the country’s bailout program, providing fresh support for foreign-exchange reserves even as the conflict in the Middle East clouds the outlook.
Sitara-e-Shujaat for border martyr: Pakistan salutes Muhammad Liaqat Ali who thwarted suicide plot
ISLAMABAD: The mother, son and brother of Muhammad Liaqat Ali, a railway employee martyred on Monday while single-handedly stopping a suspected suicide bomber near a border security post, left Wednesday for the capital under full government escort to receive Pakistan’s second-highest civilian award for bravery from the president this evening.
Iraq, Pakistan strike deals with Iran for oil and LNG passage through Strait of Hormuz – report
KARACHI: Iraq and Pakistan have reached bilateral agreements with Iran to secure the safe transit of crude oil and liquefied natural gas through the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Tuesday, highlighting Tehran’s tightening control over one of the world’s most vital energy arteries amid the US-Israeli war.
Death toll rises to 9 in KP rickshaw bombing amid surge in attacks linked to Afghanistan
LAKKI MARWAT: The death toll from a powerful explosion in a crowded market square in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to nine on Tuesday, including two traffic police officers, as authorities said the blast was caused by more than one maund of explosives planted in a vehicle.
Pakistan narrows nine-month deficit to 0.7 percent of GDP, primary surplus hits 3.2 percent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded a fiscal deficit of less than 1% of gross domestic product for the first time in its history during the nine months through March, the government said on Tuesday, as tighter spending controls and higher revenues helped stabilise public finances.