Although Pakistan's economic situation remains a cause of concern for a vast majority of its people, Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $276 million to $3.2 billion in the week ending on February 10, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Thursday. According to SBP, net foreign ...

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has refused to provide additional funds to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for holding by-elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) citing the country’s economic situation. According to details, the Ministry of Finance has apprised the ...

Islamabad: Major progress was observed in the ongoing talks between the federal government and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the ninth review of Pakistan’s $7bn Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The sources said that the IMF held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former President and PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman held an important meeting and discussed the current political situation in the country on Thursday evening. Minister for Defense Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Minister for Economic ...

The air cargo agents have forewarned the government that all export cargoes by air could come to a halt soon. The Air Cargo Agents Association of Pakistan (ACAAP) said in a statement yesterday that foreign airlines are considering stopping their services for Pakistan after banks stopped remitting ...

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has sought Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assistance after failing to pacify the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for reviving the loan programme, citing sources. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar will attend a crucial meeting with the IMF officials from Qatar via video ...

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday left on a two-day visit of Qatar for talks aimed at Pakistan’s economic situation and enhancing cooperation in energy sector. Ishaq Dar will host a string of meetings with Qatari officials in Doha and, according to sources, will invite them to invest ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the Federal Cabinet in Islamabad on Wednesday with a plethora of issues on the agenda. The meeting was briefed on e-motorbikes. It also reviewed the overall political and economic situation of the country. According to sources, a plan regarding ...

Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be visiting Washington, the US from Dec 19 to Dec 21. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto is undertaking the tour to present the dossier based on Indian terrorism to the top American officials. He also discussed with them the security situation of the region ...

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned an emergency meeting of his economic team to get a briefing on the economic condition of the country. According to sources, the meeting will begin shortly. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, State Bank of Pakistan Governor Jameel Ahmed and Federal Board of ...