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Pak Finance Minister directs for speeding up implementation of austerity m
Updated : 1 week, 5 days ago IST
Ishaq Dar was chairing the second meeting of the monitoring committee to oversee the implementation of austerity measures, according to a press statement issued by the finance ministry.
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USD 2 billion "move" from Pak's south to north annually: Pakistan Finance
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
The minister while addressing a press conference on Friday said that every year, private security vans, carrying USD 2 billion in cash, "move from south to north." He said dollars are smuggled out from there.
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China approves USD 1.3 billion rollover for cash-strapped Pakistan
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Taking to Twitter, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced, " Formalities completed [and] Chinese Bank, ICBC approved rollover of USD 1.3 billion facilities which has been repaid by Pakistan to ICBC in recent months."
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Pak govt accepts one more IMF demand, imposes power surcharge from next fi
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Pakistan's government has taken the decision to generate PKR 335 billion more in revenue over the next fiscal year to finance the power sector's debt and liabilities.
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Cash-strapped Pakistan receives funds worth USD 700 million from China Dev
Updated : 4 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Dar took to his Twitter to make the announcement. He wrote: "AlhamdoLilah! Funds USD 700 million received today by State Bank of Pakistan from China Development Bank".
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Pakistan, IMF fail to reach staff-level pact on bailout package
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The development comes as negotiations, which took place between IMF and Pakistan from January 31 to February 9, concluded in Islamabad.
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Matters between Pakistan govt, IMF expected to be settled today: Finance M
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Responding to a media query regarding the discussion with IMF, Dar said, "Everything is going all right" and added, "The final round is going on right now. I meet them (the IMF team) every day and will today as well. "It is expected matters will be settled today... We will give you the news
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Pharmaceutical companies in Pakistan struggling to replenish supplies amid
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Pharmaceutical companies have been facing difficulty to maintain stocks of essential life-saving drugs.
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Pak court sends journalist on physical remand in former army chief Bajwa's
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
In November last year, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had taken notice of the "illegal and unwarranted" leakage of tax information of Bajwa's family. "This is clearly a violation of the complete confidentiality of tax information that the law provides," a statement from the Finance Divi
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Almost 90 pc pledges made at Geneva to roll out in next 3 years: Pak Finan
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
"Almost 90 per cent of the pledges made by the international community at the donors' conference in Geneva for flood-hit Pakistan were project loans that will be rolled out over the next three years," said Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar.
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IMF delegation to meet Pak Finance Minister to discuss outstanding issues
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will meet Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on the sidelines of the upcoming Geneva conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan on January 9. The IMF delegation will discuss outstanding issues with Dar, an IMF spokesperson said on Sunday, Pakist
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No change in petrol prices, says Pak Finance Minister
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Finance Minister also said in a televised address that the price of kerosene oil and light diesel will also remain the same.
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