ISLAMABAD: Country Director World Bank, Najy Benhassine called on Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, and Privatization Dr. Shamshad Akhtar on Tuesday. Njay Benhassine was accompanied by his team including Tobias Akhtar Haque, Lead Country Economist, and Gailius J ...

The United States has offered assistance to Pakistan for tackling the ongoing countrywide electricity breakdown. Addressing a news briefing in Washington on Monday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the US had assisted Pakistan in handling a raft of challenges in the past. “We are ...

Pakistan has received only 38% of the flood assistance under the United Nations funds appeal. Sources revealed that Pakistan got $179 million in flood aid which becomes only 38% of the funds appeal raised by the United Nations. The country is yet to receive 62% of the flood assistance. Sources ...

BEIJING: China on Wednesday expressed deep condolences to Balochistan and Sindh’a flood victims and announced to provide emergency humanitarian aid, including tents and other urgently needed relief material. “China has noticed that severe floods have occurred in many places in Pakistan ...

The federal government borrowed $185.61 million external loans in the first month of the current fiscal year (FY23), shows Economic Affairs data. Pakistan received $78.04 million from multilateral agreements, while $107.56 million was obtained from bilateral agreements during July 2022. For ...

ISLAMABAD − Pakistan Army will assist Qatar with security during the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022 as the mega event is set to begin in November this year. The federal cabinet on Monday approved the agreement between the Pakistan Army and Gulf nations for the security of the football mega ...

Pakistan is seeking financial assistance from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stabilise the economy and is hopeful for a positive result, revealed Finance Minister Miftah Ismail. Speaking on *Geo News* programme *Jirga*, the finance minister announced that Pakistan had ...

The United States has assured full cooperation in managing the troubled Pakistani economy. A State Department spokesman said the United States would continue to work bilaterally on ways to increase investment and trade opportunities to build a prosperous and stable Pakistan. The spokesman said ...

CNN) — The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a formalized agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct military and intelligence operations link in Afghanistan, according to three sources familiar with the details of a classified briefing with members of ...

Islamabad: Pakistan has sent humanitarian air for the people and two special C-130 planes carrying the assistance landed in Poland as part of the country’s goodwill gesture towards those affected by the war, GNN reported. The Pakistan Embassy in Poland shared the development in separate ...