World Bank cuts Pakistan’s growth forecast, urges structural reforms

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has trimmed its growth forecast for Pakistan to 2.7 percent for fiscal year 2025, a slight dip from its previous estimate of 2.8 percent, signaling that without sweeping structural reforms to bolster private investment and export strength, the country’s economic and poverty woes will persist.

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Grunge flags of India and Pakistan divided by barb wire illustration, concept of tense relations between India and Pakistan

Pakistan calls security meeting after India suspends water treaty over Kashmir attack

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called an urgent meeting of the National Security Committee, a body of top civil and military leaders, for Thursday to address India’s retaliatory measures following a deadly militant attack in occupied-Kashmir that New Delhi has linked to Pakistan-based groups.

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