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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 two sides look to reach …

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 students were still missing while …

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 the country’s current funding programme, …

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 to 17% in a bid …

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will take fiscal measures set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to meet its budgetary targets for the 2022-23 financial year, finance minister …

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 marshalling support to rebuild the …

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 said on Thursday, taking the …

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 said on Monday. Dar also …

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, the central bank said in …

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan repaid a $1 billion international bond, the central bank spokesman said on Friday, amidst growing uncertainty about the country’s ability to meet …

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 Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, said, the same …

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 for an early election to …

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 Tuesday. Pakistan’s finance minister Ishaq …

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 support from multilateral and bilateral …

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 programme, Pakistan’s finance ministry said …

By Asif Shahzad and Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – It was the kind of attack Pakistani authorities had dreaded. A highly educated female suicide bomber killed three Chinese …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States will give Pakistan a further $30 million in aid to help millions of people whose lives were disrupted by severe flooding in recent months, …

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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 some $27 billion worth 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 Asian country’s credit rating was …

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The resident representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday that policy commitments made by Pakistani authorities to resume the support programme continue to apply. …

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 a speech in which he …

(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 reported on Saturday. Ismail predicted …