Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif

Pakistan’s pharma sector takes a big hit amid deepening economic crisis

Hit by acute shortage of imported raw materials, rising prices and sliding currency, Pakistan’s pharmaceutical companies have threatened to halt…

2 years ago

Pakistan on tenterhooks as talks with IMF go down to the wire

Worries for Pakistan have risen as the ongoing ninth review of the loan package under the Extended Fund Facility of…

2 years ago

Pakistan does flip-flop on PM Sharif’s ‘offer’ for peace talks with India

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has for the first time offered to hold talks with India to resolve differences between…

2 years ago

Why are Pakistanis unhappy with Bilawal Bhutto’s Davos visit?

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar along with other senior…

2 years ago

Is $8 billion donor pledge to cash-strapped Pakistan only good PR?

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently in Geneva to attend an international Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ along…

2 years ago

Is debt-ridden Pakistan set to kowtow before the IMF as 2023 begins?

After severely criticising the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for setting stringent riders for the $7 billion loan package under the…

2 years ago

Will the Sharif government revive the stalled CPEC?

The Pakistan government under Shehbaz Sharif is rushing to revive the laggardly China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after Chinese President…

2 years ago

Broke Pakistan govt has no funds for development projects

Pakistan’s economic crisis driven by severe cash crunch has led to a sharp reduction in government expenditure. According to data,…

2 years ago

Sindhis in Pakistan see Thar Coal Power Project as another source of exploitation

Prime Minister Shezbaz Sharif inaugurated the Thar Coal Power Project for an energy-starved Pakistan this week along with Foreign Minister…

2 years ago

Pakistan’s new Finance Minister will find it hard to clear the financial mess

All eyes are on Pakistan’s new Finance Minister Ishaq Dar who completes a week in office. Needless to say, his…

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