WASHINGTON: The United States wants to see Pakistan in an ‘economically sustainable’ position, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said during a press briefing on Wednesday. The spokesperson was asked if the US was paying any attention to Pakistan after it had less than $5 billion left in its foreign exchange reserves or if it […]
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KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) slumped over 3.4%, approximately 1,348 points, and hit a two-year low at around 38,900 points on Tuesday. The market maintained a steep downward trend for the second consecutive day due to the rise in political temperatures and the melting down of the country’s economy. “The market has dropped in the
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The World Bank has diverted $615 million from ongoing slow moving projects towards rehabilitation and reconstruction of the flood-affected areas, which Pakistan was unable to use due to multiple issues hindering implementation on these schemes. The Washington-based lender had informed the Climate Resilient Pakistan Conference, Geneva, this week that it would contribute $2 billion towards
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The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has issued a clarification on the news related to the shortage of petrol and diesel in the country. Taking to Twitter OGRA Spokesperson Imran Ghaznavi said Sunday that there “is ample stock of petrol and diesel” in the country. “OGRA strongly denies reports of shortage of petrol and
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ISLAMABAD: The word ‘pledge’ appears in the news far too often, albeit accompanied by ‘unfulfilled’ or ‘failed.’ Over a decade ago, a climate pledge was made at a United Nations summit in Copenhagen, where rich nations promised to channel $100 billion a year to developing countries to help them adapt to climate change. That pledge
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