Pakistan's meltdown needs therapyThings will get significantly worse before it can get better in Pakistan. The lead-up to the February 8 election that saw Imran Khan's Paki...
19 Feb, 2024, 12.08 AM IST
Not a meltdown Pakistan can affordWith elections due later this year, short-term benefits of this anarchic show of support may be big for Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek- e-In...
11 May, 2023, 12.18 AM IST
China approves $700 million loan to Pakistan: Finance Minister Ishaq DarThe credit facility, extended through the state-owned China Development Bank, comes as Pakistan is thrashing out a deal with the Internatio...
22 Feb, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
Pakistani PM approves IMF deal, Geo reports, without giving detailsCash-strapped Pakistan, pushed to the limit by last year's devastating floods, had been due to wrap up talks with the IMF on Thursday in a ...
09 Feb, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Pakistan's forex exchange reserves hit 10-year lowThe central bank said the reserves had come down by USD 592 million because of external debt payments.
03 Feb, 2023, 03.09 PM IST
Foreign shipping lines may stop services for cash-strapped Pakistan: ReportThe ship agents have forewarned the cash-strapped Pakistani government that all export cargoes could come to a halt as foreign shipping lin...
21 Jan, 2023, 01.31 PM IST
Uber exits five Pakistani cities, to continue services via unit CareemThe change, effective immediately, also covers the cities of Multan, Faisalabad and Peshawar, but the Uber app will continue operations in ...
11 Oct, 2022, 05.39 PM IST
Peace on the Line of Control is the building blockOften, Pakistan has used such ceasefire violations to try and push in militants. Such attempts might be made again, and India must foil the...
26 Dec, 2013, 05.36 AM IST
- David Headley revelations to dominate talks with Hillary Clinton
With revelations made by David Headley pointing to obliteration of the state-non-state actor distinction in acts terrorism emanating from P...
26 May, 2011, 05.03 AM IST
- High domestic funding saves Indian MFIs from meltdown: Study
Indian microfinance sector, the largest microfinance market in Asia, escaped the full impact of global meltdown due to low dependence on ex...
18 Oct, 2009, 10.33 AM IST
- US lines up billions for Pak, ignoring terror links
US is said to be considering a one-time $5 billion aid to Pakistan.
27 Feb, 2009, 02.40 AM IST
- US lines up billions for Pak, ignoring terror links
US is lining up bn of dollars in new economic and military aid to Pak.
26 Feb, 2009, 09.24 PM IST
- Tea exports grow by a record 15 m kg in November
While the global meltdown casts its shadow over several sectors, Indian tea industry remains unaffected.
23 Jan, 2009, 03.00 AM IST
- IMF approves Pakistan loan package
Pakistan has won final approval for a $7.6 bn loan from the IMF to help the front line state in the campaign against Islamist terrorism sta...
25 Nov, 2008, 11.20 AM IST
- Outcry goes out of fashion as tea auction goes online
The Tea Board on Wednesday kicked off e-auction, paving the way for putting an end to the age-old ‘outcry system’ in tea auction which star...
20 Nov, 2008, 01.16 AM IST
- Pak situation could spell disaster:US
A political meltdown in Pakistan, where al-Qaeda, the Taliban, and nuclear weapons are all in play, could be a disaster for the Bush admini...
21 Oct, 2007, 04.18 PM IST
- US worries Pak nukes could fall into the wrong hands
The United States is having anxiety attacks over the prospect of loose nukes in strife-torn Pakistan even as India seems to pretty much sle...
12 Aug, 2007, 01.09 AM IST