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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 on March 9, and reiterated …

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 banned the import of all …

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 improved trade situation will reduce …

By Gul Yousefzai QUETTA, Pakistan – Intense floods killed dozens of people and left hundreds homeless in Pakistan, officials said on Saturday, as heavy monsoon rains battered the country. In …

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Tuesday that it has received economic and financial targets from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that once agreed …

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 unveiled budget, but the government …

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 outgoing year, following budgetary tightening …

KARACHI, Pakistan – Pakistan will slash fuel subsidies for a second time in a week in a bid to control the fiscal deficit and secure International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout …

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 from a $6 billion package …

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 Thursday, describing the situation as …

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 nuclear research agency of the …

By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD – Pakistan said on Saturday it would maintain subsidies to keep fuel and power prices steady for consumers, going against International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommendations as …

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 Finance Minister, Miftah Ismail, said …

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 accusations that United States had …

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 Taliban authorities to act against …

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 him in a parliamentary vote …

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 on Thursday, the bank said …

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 and advised the president to …

WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund on Thursday said it was having constructive, ongoing discussions with Pakistan as part of a seventh program review of a $6 billion rescue package. …

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 firing of a missile into …

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 has dashed any hope the …

By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan – A mob lynched a man because he had allegedly burnt pages of Muslim holy book the Koran in central Pakistan and dozens of people …

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 nuclear research agency of the …