IMF dictates fiscal policies to Pakistan
It demanded steep fiscal adjustments, discontinuation of the amnesty scheme, increase in fuel prices, increase in power tariffs, and restoration of taxes before the country could expect to unlock the $3 billion.
Major upset for Pakistan as it reports first polio case in 15 months
Health officials announced the discovery of the wild polio case on Friday, saying a 15-month-old boy had been paralysed by the virus in the northwestern district of North Waziristan.
Ukrainian PM says war victory soon! UK PM says Russia winning
UK PM Boris Johnson who recently visited Ukraine and met President Volodymyr Zelensky said it is a realistic possibility that Putin could win the war against Ukraine.
FBR to investigate MG Motors under-invoicing scandal
The orders were issued to the Board on Tuesday in a meeting between the officials of the FBR and the Public Accounts Committee. The committee demanded a report within a month.
Israel bans Gazans
The rocket attacks on Friday night and Saturday morning followed days of clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound and a month of deadly violence.
Bangladeshis takeover streets against burning of Holy Quran in Sweden
Muslim urge international communities to shun Islamophobia
EU creates rules for content on Facebook, YouTube
Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to act to better protect their users. Europe has made clear that they cannot act as independent digital islands.
Welcome inflation: Shehbaz to remove subsidies
Ismail said his immediate goal was reining in double-digit inflation -- a target complicated by lifting fuel subsidies -- and kickstarting job creation.
Russia boosts oil supplies with discounts
Crude exports grew by 300,000 barrels a day in April
Pakistan secures last minute bid on LNG cargo to defer crisis
The energy-starved country was forced towards this decision as two major commodity trading companies defaulted on their agreements to supply LNG cargoes for the months between April and June.
Three years as governor state bank, what did he achieve
As a result of such policies, the second quarterly report of FY22 depicted encouraging growth in digital banking. The state bank reported that the “overall e-banking transactions volume grew by 10.7% to 400mn whereas value by 22.8% to over Rs33tn.
Britain and India agree on a new defence partnership
UK and India had agreed to work together in defence procurement to meet threats across land, sea and air, space and cyber, including partnering on new fighter jet technology, maritime technologies to detect and respond to threats in the oceans.