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Finance Minister Miftah Ismail departed for the US in the wee hours of Thursday as Pakistan bids to renegotiate the $6 billion Extended Fund Facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In May 2019, the
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On Tuesday, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on the newly elected premier, Shehbaz Sharif. It was the first huddle between the two since PM Sharif took over as the prime minister
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The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) and the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), along with bar councils/bar associations, condemned Monday the smear campaign against the superior judiciary. The lawyer groups rejected what they termed a dark
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The Pakistani and Indian prime ministers have embarked on the path of letter diplomacy — a move that brings hope for a possible thaw in the strained ties. Both leaders have expressed their desire for
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On Friday, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) notified a fuel cost adjustment (FCA) of Rs4.85 per unit to mop up Rs37.7 billion. The additional FCA is to be charged to consumers of former
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Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Friday. Medics reported that at least 158 Palestinians were injured in the ensuing violence, and hundreds were held in custody. The Islamic endowment that
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On Tuesday, Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby said Washington wanted to continue its "healthy" military-to-military ties with Islamabad despite the change in the government. In a press briefing, Kirby congratulated Shehbaz Sharif for becoming
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Sri Lanka announced Tuesday a default on its $51 billion foreign debt. The island nation is grappling with its worst economic crisis and surging protests demanding the government's resignation. Daily electricity blackouts and acute food
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On Tuesday, at the 79th Formation Commanders' Conference, the Pak Army leadership took note of a propaganda campaign by some fragments of society to malign it. The army leadership said the campaign was intended to
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National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Javed Iqbal’s tenure has been marred by allegations of the worst kind of political victimisation. The epitome of flawed accountability has already completed his term but is said to continue
