Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during an interview at the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group’s annual spring meetings in Washington DC, US, April 13, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb has expressed optimism about Pakistan’s external sector outlook and reiterated the government’s focus on enhancing competitiveness, deepening investment…
ISLAMABAD: As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) began talks from Karachi, Pakistan managed to show progress on fiscal and monetary numbers, which would lead to the release of loan tranches, but it failed to meet a few conditions related to an increase in spending on education and healthcare and improving governance. In addition to reviewing…
ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN: Pakistan on Friday expressed mounting optimism for an elusive agreement, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the final text of a US-Iran peace deal had been agreed. “We can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to…
Harry Kane struck in the 72nd minute. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Harry Kane scored his first goal of the season to help Bayern Munich edge to a 2-1 win at promoted Elversberg in the Bundesliga on Sunday. Handed the captain’s armband with skipper Manuel Neuer rested, Kane scored with 18 minutes remaining to break a 1-1…
Over 200 K-Electric feeders are affected; CM Murad Ali Shah orders emergency rain response across Sindh The season’s first monsoon spell drenched Karachi on Friday, bringing light, moderate and heavy rain to different parts of the city after the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted more rain accompanied by thunder and lightning over the next two days….
He says committee cannot do achieve anything in 40 days, says investigators will encounter so many other problems Health Minister Mustafa Kamal speaking in the senate. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal on Friday vowed that “not a single person” responsible for the deaths of 14 newborns in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences…
Balochistan home minister says police action was taken due to her alleged statements against the state, institutions An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta on Monday remanded former police surgeon Dr Ayesha Faiz into the custody of the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) for three days in connection with a case registered against her. Special ATC Judge Muhammad…
Sindh assigned Rs200b provincial target; Punjab, K-P, Balochistan to contribute rest ISLAMABAD: The centre on Monday urged all provincial governments to collect more than Rs400 billion in additional taxes in the new fiscal year, mainly from agriculture, services and real estate sectors, to meet a major condition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With the…
Proposals discussed will be placed before their leaderships before any final decision is taken Senior leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) meet in Gilgit. PHOTO: SCREENGRAB Senior leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) met in Gilgit to discuss various proposals for…
Pakistan can no longer afford to treat export growth as administrative luxury; it is macroeconomic necessity ISLAMABAD: Let us monetise the total export subsidies and incentives, foregone taxes on exporters, expenses on the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP), commercial diplomacy, and the overseas exhibitions and trade fairs organised; the net exports of Pakistan will…