Poverty has increased slightly amid recent shocks, despite some economic stabilization. Pakistan made significant progress towards reducing poverty between 2001 and 2018 with the expansion of off-farm ...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif told the UN General Assembly on Friday that with the world gripped by daunting challenges, from conflict to terrorism and climate change, “we feel the ...

The head of the International Monetary Fund has praised Pakistan's economic reforms, crediting them for the approval of a new $7 billion loan program for the financially struggling nation.

At the end of 2023, Pakistan – long locked in a cycle of political and economic crises – had amassed a total debt of more than US$250 billion, or 74 per cent of GDP, according to the IMF.

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Pakistan secured final approval to start a $7 billion loan program from the International Monetary Fund, unlocking crucial financing to sustain the nation’s recovery from a crisis. The IMF ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, arrives for the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new $7bn loan for cash-strapped Pakistan, authorities said, more than two months after the two sides said they had reached an agreement.

A senior army general was tapped as Pakistan’s new spy chief, state-run media reported on Monday. The powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), though it officially reports to the prime ...

Islamabad, Pakistan – For more than 60 years, India and Pakistan have jointly managed the waters of six rivers of the Indus basin that gave birth to one of the oldest human civilisations.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk meets Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sept. 18, 2024. Credit: Pakistan Ministry of Foreign ...

England won 3-0 on their last Test tour of Pakistan in 2022 The venue for England’s second Test in Pakistan has been switched less than two weeks before the series will begin. The second Test ...