By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Talks between the International Monetary Fund and Pakistan will resume virtually on Monday, a Pakistani official said, as the …
PESHAWAR (Reuters) -At least 10 children were killed on Sunday when a boat carrying religious school students capsized in northwest Pakistan, officials said. Around eight …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -An International Monetary Fund mission will visit Pakistan later this month to discuss the stalled ninth review of …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank on Monday raised its key interest rate by 100 basis points …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will take fiscal measures set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet its budgetary targets for the …
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official from the U.S. development agency USAID said on Monday that Washington would provide an additional $100 million in funding …
By Emma Farge and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) – Pakistan and the United Nations are holding a major conference in Geneva on Monday aimed at …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has signed a $475 million loan agreement for flood relief with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country’s economic affairs minister …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan is hoping to conclude talks with Saudi Arabia soon on financial help for the South Asian nation, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank fell $784 million to $6.7 billion as of Dec. 2, …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan repaid a $1 billion international bond, the central bank spokesman said on Friday, amidst growing uncertainty about …
KABUL (Reuters) -One person was killed on Friday in a suicide bomb attack near the Kabul office of the Hezb-e-Islami party, former Afghan Prime Minister …
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the government to hold talks to decide a date …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has sought support from the Bank of China to bring back macroeconomic stability, the South Asian country’s finance ministry said on …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will repay a $1 billion international bond on Dec. 2, three days before its due date, the …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s timely finalisation of a recovery plan from devastating floods is essential to support discussions and continued financial …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will “expeditiously” finish their technical engagement as part of the ninth review of Pakistan’s bailout …
By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – It was the kind of attack Pakistani authorities had dreaded. A highly educated female …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States will give Pakistan a further $30 million in aid to help millions of people whose lives were disrupted by …
Texas-style BBQ restaurant opened in Lahore’s Packages Mall on July 18 Dallas, TX (-) Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is continuing to expand its global footprint as …
By David Lawder and Jorgelina do Rosario WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pakistan’s new finance minister, Ishaq Dar, told Reuters on Friday that he will seek rescheduling of …
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank kept its key policy rate unchanged at 15% on Monday, days after the South …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that policy commitments made by Pakistani authorities to resume the …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Monday extended former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s pre-arrest bail for eight more days on terrorism charges relating to …
(Reuters) – Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail expects the economy to grow more than 3.5% for the fiscal year that started in July, Bloomberg News …
By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan rejected India’s closure of the incident of the firing of a supersonic missile into Pakistani territory …
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan on Thursday lifted an import ban on luxury goods, but such items will be heavily taxed, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said. Pakistan …
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan imports fell by more than a third in July after a ban on non-essentials, the finance minister said on Sunday, adding the …
By Gul Yousefzai QUETTA, Pakistan – Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Tuesday that it has received economic and financial targets from the International Monetary …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s finance minister said on Saturday that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern about the country’s recently …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan GDP growth will slow to 5% for the upcoming fiscal year beginning on July 1, from 5.9% in the …
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan will slash fuel subsidies for a second time in a week in a bid to control the fiscal deficit and secure …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad KARACHI, Pakistan -Pakistan on Thursday announced it will hike fuel prices so that it can resume receiving aid …
KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan has banned the import of all non-essential luxury goods in a bid to stabilize the economy, the information minister said on …
CHICAGO —A Chicago technology executive has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Saturday it would maintain subsidies to keep fuel and power prices steady for consumers, going against International …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD -Pakistan has sought an increase in the size and duration of its $6 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, the country’s …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s National Security Council, a body of top civil and military leaders, on Friday rejected ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s …
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Sunday said incidents of its security forces being targeted in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan had risen significantly, and called on …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s powerful military on Thursday dismissed ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusation that the United States had conspired to topple …
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD -Pakistan’s central bank raised its policy rate by 250 basis points to 12.25% in an emergency meeting …
By Jonathan Landay and Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday …
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was having constructive, ongoing discussions with Pakistan as part of a seventh program review of …
India Says Missile It Fired Into Pakistan Was An Accident Sebastian Hughes on March 11, 2022 A “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance led to the …
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s military has stepped up operations along the Afghan border in recent weeks after a spate of militant attacks that …
By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan – A mob lynched a man because he had allegedly burnt pages of Muslim holy book the Koran in central …
By Gul Yousafzai and Asif Shahzad QUETTA, Pakistan -Insurgents armed with bombs and guns attacked two Pakistani military bases overnight, killing seven soldiers while losing …
CHICAGO— A Chicago technology executive pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge and admitted illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a …
CHICAGO —A Chicago technology executive pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge and admitted illegally exporting computer equipment from the United States to a …