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LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Jameel Ahmad signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a nine-month $3 billion standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) here on Friday. Prime…

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif along with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar addressed a press conference in Lahore after reaching the staff level deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a three billion dollars loan earlier in the…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said that Staff-Level Agreement with the IMF on a nine-month $3 billion standby arrangement would help strengthen Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves and enable the country to achieve…

ISLAMABAD: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has said India should not push through with the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and rethink the consequences of implementing it. Farooq Abdullah talking to media in Srinagar on Friday said…

ISLAMABAD: Nearly 134,000 refugees and asylum-seekers, almost all from Afghanistan, will require resettlement in Pakistan in 2024, warns a fresh report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). According to the ‘Projected Global Resettlement Needs…

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level pact with Pakistan on a $3 billion standby arrangement. The deal subject to approval by the IMF board in July comes after an eight-month delay and offers some…

BRUSSELES: Pakistan and the European Union have agreed to intensify cooperation in the fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. The understanding to this effect was reached at the 13th Pakistan-EU Joint Commission meeting…

SRINAGAR: Occupation forces in occupied Kashmir banned prayers at the historical Eidgah in Srinagar over fears of anti-India processions, it emerged on Thursday. According to a report in the Indian press, a statement issued by the…

WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has congratulated Muslims in the country and around the world on Eidul Azha. In a statement by the White House, US President said Muslim community leaders will come together to celebrate Eidul…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the despicable act of public burning of the Holy Quran outside a mosque in Sweden on the occasion of Eidul Azha. "Such wilful incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence cannot be…