Pakistan – Page 64 – South Asian Correspondent

Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Michael McCaul (left) and Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan. — Radio Pakistan

July 22, 2023

US lawmaker emphasises need for strong Pak-US ties to deal with terrorism

Washington DC: Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Saturday emphasised the need for a strong…

July 19, 2023

China rolls over another $600m loan for Pakistan

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said China has rolled over a $600 million loan to Pakistan, helping…

PPP leader Fathatullah Babar, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid and Pakistan Defence Miniser Khawaja Asif. —AFP/Twitter/File

July 17, 2023

Taliban’s statement on Doha deal worries Pakistan leaders

ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistani politicians, including Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, are worried over the Taliban government’s statement that they signed the…

PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses cheques distribution ceremony under the Prime Minister’s Youth Business and Agriculture Loan Scheme on July 16, 2023. — Twitter video screengrab/@GovtofPakistan

July 16, 2023

Pakistan PM castigates Imran Khan, promises change with Nawaz Sharif in power

Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and promised to change the nation’s fate…

Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik addresses a press conference on Wednesday. — DawnNewsTV

July 12, 2023

Pakistan negotiating second cargo of discounted Russian crude

Islamabad: Pakistan is negotiating to buy a second shipment of discounted Russian crude oil, Petroleum Minister Musadiq Malik said on Wednesday,…

Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar leaves after a post-budget press briefing for the 2023/24, in Islamabad, Pakistan June 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ariba Shahid/File Photo

July 11, 2023

Saudi Arabia gives $2 billion as IMF bailout to Pakistan, says finance minister

Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has deposited $2 billion in the Pakistan central bank, the South Asian nation’s finance minister said on Tuesday,…

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, Pakistan March 17, 2023. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

July 10, 2023

Pakistan’s Imran Khan expresses support for bailout deal in IMF meeting

Islamabad: Pakistan’s main opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan expressed support for a recently-reached bailout deal with the…

Pakistan's economy has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic

July 9, 2023

Pakistan allows foreign investors to remit entire profit abroad

Islamabad: In a major economic policy decision, cash-strapped Pakistan allowed foreign investors to remit the entire profit abroad in their own…

A photo of a meeting between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership and IMF officials on June 7, 2023. PHOTO: IMRAN KHAN INSTAGRAM

July 8, 2023

Pakistan’s Imran Khan expresses support for bailout deal in IMF meeting

KARACHI, Pakistan, July 7 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s main opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan expressed support for a…

Outgoing Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa hands over the baton of command over to the newly appointed Army Chief General Asim Munir (L), during a ceremony at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 29, 2022. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)/Handout via REUTERS

July 8, 2023

Growing Fissures in Pakistan Army

On June 26, Major General Ahmed Sharif, the Director General (DG) of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), announced during a press…