Economic situation 'worse than anticipated', no 'fiscal space' for subsidies: Pak finance ministerDuring a meeting of the Senate's Standing Committee on Finance, Akhtar asserted that the interim set-up has "inherited" the IMF programme, ...
30 Aug, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Yasin Malik's wife in Pakistan government seen as an attempt to push 'Kashmir' agendaMushaal Hussein Mullick, wife of jailed Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, has become a part of Pakistan’s caretaker government. She w...
19 Aug, 2023, 12.36 AM IST
Yasin Malik's wife included in Pakistan caretaker PM's cabinetPakistan President Arif Alvi on Thursday administered oath to members of newly appointed caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar's cabinet. Sixtee...
18 Aug, 2023, 01.09 PM IST
Yasin Malik's wife included in Pakistan caretaker PM's cabinetPakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has included Mishaal Hussain Malik, wife of jailed terrorist and Jammu Kashmir Libe...
18 Aug, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
Pakistan appoints new caretaker cabinet ahead of electionsThe government's top priority is economic stabilisation, with the $350 billion economy on a narrow recovery path after getting a last minut...
17 Aug, 2023, 07.38 PM IST
US Department of State reminds Pakistan of its anti-terror commitmentBesides Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells...
04 Jul, 2018, 05.02 PM IST
Pakistan may be placed in FATF's 'grey list' for financially aiding terrorism: ReportsThe FATF will decide after a meeting whether Pakistan should be placed on the blacklist of countries that financially aid terrorism, the re...
26 Jun, 2018, 06.47 AM IST
Disasters could cost Asia-Pacific region $160 bn per year by 2030: UNHead of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mami Mizutori highlighted the importance of both disaster risk financing and resources t...
26 Apr, 2018, 01.30 PM IST
India, China pose positive outlook for Asia Pacific in 2017: UN studyLaunched in Bangkok by UN Under Secretary General and ESCAP Executive Secretary Shamshad Akhtar, the survey said there are some potential r...
01 Dec, 2016, 08.09 PM IST
India tops in trade facilitation in South-Asian sub-region: UN reportIndia is top trade facilitation performer in South Asian sub-region while Singapore and Korea lead East Asia in moving goods effectively, a...
21 Oct, 2015, 11.13 PM IST
India, UN ESCAP tie-up to boost disaster warning systemsDr Shamshad Akhtar highlighted India's ongoing commitment to supporting disaster risk management in Asia and the Pacific.
21 Sep, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
India donates $1 million towards UN tsunami fundSwaraj said: "India joins international community in its efforts to prepare for any such natural calamity in future by establishing effecti...
26 Dec, 2014, 09.54 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir Poll plan gaffe: Couple end up as rivalsBoth Meenakshi Sharma and her husband Baldev Raj Sharma have ended up as independent candidates from Reasi assembly constituency in Jammu.
01 Dec, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
UN bearish on India, forecasts 5.3% Growth for 2014United Nations has lowered India's economic growth forecast for 2013 to 4.8%.
20 Dec, 2013, 05.22 AM IST
- Pak banks on interest rates to manage demand pressure
Pakistan’s central bank governor Shamshad Akhtar said higher consumption spurred by salary increases and food subsidies in the June 9 budge...
15 Jun, 2007, 04.08 AM IST
- Miles to go for Pak apex banker
India’s financial sector may boast of a fair bit of women power. However, there’s a glass ceiling which local professionals are yet to brea...
28 Sep, 2006, 01.17 AM IST
- Pak cuts export refinance rate by one percentage pt
State Bank of Pakistan, the country's Karachi-based central bank, cut the export refinance rate by one percentage point to 6.5 per cent, th...
20 Jul, 2006, 12.50 PM IST