Sonia Gandhi picks Ghulam Nabi Azad as JK Congress campaign chief, he declinesAzad is a prominent member of the G23 grouping within the Congress which has been critical of the leadership and has been seeking an organi...
16 Aug, 2022, 11.47 PM IST
A flurry of infrastructure cheques from China put Pakistan back in the Belt and Road gameThe Chinese financing has helped rid Pakistan of an electricity deficit that left exporters unable to meet orders and major cities without ...
17 Jul, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
"Decisive" policies and reforms must for Pakistan's economic stability: IMFThe funding, which still needs approval from the International Monetary Fund's management, would be provided over three years.
13 May, 2019, 06.20 PM IST
Pakistan appoints Reza Baqir as new central bank governorPAKISTAN-ECONOMY/CENBANK (URGENT)Pakistan appoints Reza Baqir as new central bank governor
05 May, 2019, 08.18 AM IST
Pakistan removes SBP Governor, FBR Chairman amid talks on IMF bailout packagePakistan is seeking $8 billion from the IMF to bail itself out from a severe balance-of-payments crisis that threatens to cripple the count...
04 May, 2019, 03.04 PM IST
China to provide USD 2.5 billion loan to Pakistan to boost foreign cash reservesPakistan is nearly broke with the drying up of foreign cash reserves and mounting external debt.
02 Feb, 2019, 01.10 PM IST
Committed to countering terror groups in Pak: Qamar Bajwa assures USGen (retd) Mattis reaffirmed the importance of bilateral military relationship during his conversation with Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff,...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.44 PM IST
Pakistanis transferred $15 billion abroad during FY 2016-17: ReportThe amount was revealed in an eight-page written order in a suo motu case pertaining to retrieving the alleged ill-gotten money from foreig...
23 Jun, 2018, 12.48 PM IST
China extends currency swap deal with PakistanThe People's Bank of China, the country's central bank, said today it had extended a currency swap agreement with the State Bank of Pakista...
24 May, 2018, 05.03 PM IST
Pak borrows USD 1 billion from Chinese banks to avoid crisis: ReportPak's heavy borrowing from Chinese banks in April has helped the country avert a foreign exchange crisis, but there may also be a CPEC angl...
24 May, 2018, 06.24 AM IST
Pakistan's economic woes go from bad to worse ahead of electionsThe South Asian nation of more than 200 million people devalued its currency in December and raised taxes in October to curb rising imports.
26 Feb, 2018, 10.11 AM IST
Pakistan needs USD 17bn to cover rising current account deficit: WBOn the macro-economic outlook, the discussions acknowledged that Pakistan has done well in stabilising its economy over the past four years...
17 Oct, 2017, 08.15 AM IST
Pakistan Army withdraws tweet that signalled rift with Sharif governmentToday, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the army, said that the "tweet on April 29, 2017 was not aimed at any ...
10 May, 2017, 10.08 PM IST
Pakistan seeks peaceful ties with neighbours: Nawaz SharifSharif said Pakistan believes in peaceful co-existence with all countries of the region and looks forward to establish strong and mutually ...
03 Jan, 2017, 05.26 PM IST
Sharif discusses US visit, security issues at high-level meetPakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting with the army chief and other top civil and military leadership where he discussed the ...
16 Oct, 2015, 09.41 PM IST
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif concerned over acts of 'foreign spy agencies'"We will collectively defeat all designs of our enemies and make Pakistan a secure, affluent country no matter what the cost," Nawaz Sharif...
30 May, 2015, 07.27 PM IST
Pakistan appoints army chief's ally Rizwan Akhtar as ISI chiefPakistan has appointed Rizwan Akhtar, considered a close ally of its army chief, to head the country's most powerful intelligence agency.
22 Sep, 2014, 07.39 PM IST