PM banks on IMF package to buttress economy
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has a scheduled meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director next…
A Bollywood Box Office Triumph
Manjusha Radhakrishnan has been slaying entertainment news and celebrity interviews in Dubai for 18 years—and she’s just getting…
Pakistan seeks WB energy debt refinancing
World Bank representative Anthony Cholst said the Bank will continue economic cooperation with Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan…
Businessman who fled to Pakistan after being convicted over £3m fake Viagra scam returns to UK after 16 years to claim benefits and NHS treatment
A businessman who fled to Pakistan after being convicted over a £3million fake Viagra scam has now returned…
2.4m SIMs distributed among BISP beneficiaries for payments through wallet accounts
BISP DG Punjab said future payments to be disbursed through wallet accounts linked to SIM cards provided free…
Pakistan’s first-quarter growth claims questioned as think tank flags statistical manipulation
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 4 (ANI): Pakistan’s reported 3.7% economic growth for the first quarter of the current fiscal…
IMF remittance mandate for Pakistan sparks shadow banking fears
Finance Cutting bank incentives risks a reemergence of informal transfer channels: experts Pakistani rupee notes are counted at a bank…
How Pakistan fell behind countries it once outperformed
Pakistan is in decline — in serious, considerable and sharp decline — as manifested by its economic, social…
Race heats up for PIA privatisation as four bidders pre-qualified
Two of most serious contenders reportedly willing to bring Fauji Fertiliser on board as a partner The race…
Pakistan: IMF imposes strict conditions for bailout package
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has piled further pressure on cash-strapped Pakistan over its $7 billion bailout programme,…
Pakistan drowning in mismanagement: ADB warns of worsening water insecurity
Pakistan continues to face an alarming water crisis, with over 80 per cent of its population still deprived…
Nepra approves 33 paise increase in electricity rates for upcoming quarter
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has sanctioned an increase of 33 paise per unit in…