Monitoring Desk
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., emphasized the importance of implementing current strategies over gathering policy advice to achieve economic stability, Dawn newspaper reported on Tuesday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The government has raised fuel prices by 1.57 percent for petrol and 2.88 percent for high-speed diesel (HSD), effective until April 30, amidst fluctuations in the international oil market.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A high-level delegation from Saudi Arabia, led by Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, arrived in Pakistan on Monday for a two-day visit aimed at enhancing economic cooperation between the two nations.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Severe weather conditions in Pakistan have led to the deaths of 15 people due to lightning strikes in the provinces of Punjab and Balochistan, provincial disaster management authorities said on Saturday.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has successfully repaid a $1 billion Eurobond, it said on Saturday, amid efforts to secure a new long-term bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stabilize its economy and manage external financing needs.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Nine passengers from Punjab province were killed by unidentified gunmen after being abducted from a bus traveling from Quetta to Taftan, a senior police official said on Saturday.
By Monitoring Desk
KARACHI: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Pakistan are currently in talks regarding a potential follow-up program to the existing nine-month, $3 billion stand-by arrangement, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Police on Wednesday denounced the spread of what it called “fake propaganda” following the circulation of videos on social media that appeared to show Pakistan Army officers allegedly assaulting police personnel in Bahawalnagar.
By Staff Reporter
KARACHI: Seventeen religious pilgrims perished and 41 were injured in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday when their truck veered off the road and into a ditch.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday issued a cautionary forecast for Pakistan’s economic future, highlighting “high risks” and political instability as major impediments to the country’s reform initiatives.
