Islamabad: In an important victory for Pakistan, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank approved a concessional loan of $ 700 million for the Reko Diq project, a major mining and resource development initiative. This approval, granted during a meeting of the board of directors in Washington, is an important diplomatic victory for […]
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Islamabad: Reacting to the Declaration of the Minister of Planning, a spokesperson for the PTI accused him of having tried to become the “goebbels” of what he called a government of “theft of mandate”. The spokesman said that economic destruction under Ahsan Iqbal and his associates was unprecedented, and said that the public understood the
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Islamabad: The Minister of Planning Ahsan Iqbal acknowledged Thursday that the tight financial space, driven by structural constraints, reduced its ability to finance development projects within the framework of the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). During a press conference, he said that the development budget increased from 2.6% of GDP in 2017-2018 to only 0.8%
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Lahore: The head of the JI, Hafiz Naeem, firmly rejected the federal budget, marking it a “pro-elite document” which aggravates poverty, inflation and inequalities. Addressing a press conference, he declared that the government had not relieved the ordinary man, rather choosing to promote the ruling class and the privileged segments of the company. “The budget
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Lahore: An audit report revealed that the Punjab finance department has not disclosed more RS2 billion funds reserved for the development of the sugar cane sector in the last provincial budget in violation of sugar cane rules (development) of the PENDJAB, 1964. According to the rules, a fund – the sugar cane development fund –
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Islamabad: The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) downloaded the new program for the medical and dental college admission test (MDCAT) 2025 on its official website Thursday, which would serve as a main framework for the coming exam. The new program includes five key subjects – biology, chemistry, physics, English and logical reasoning – emphasizing
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Listen to the article Islamabad: In an important victory for Pakistan, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the World Bank have approved a concessional loan of $ 250 million for the Reko Diq project, a major mining and resource development initiative. This approval, granted during a meeting of the board of directors in Washington, is
Listen to the article Pakistan was ranked last among the 148 countries of the World Report on the World Government of the Sex of the World Economic Forum (WEF), stressing the persistent disparities between the sexes in economic participation and political representation, despite the modest gains in the literacy of women. The annual report, published
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Listen to the article Islamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took note and ordered an investigation following an increase in massive remuneration for the president of the National Assembly and the Vice-President as well as the President of the Senate and the Vice-President. A significant salary increase has triggered a counterpoup, arousing strong criticism from political
Listen to the article Bilawal Bhutto Zardari urged the European Union to guide the region to a diplomatic path, calling for a complete dialogue which includes cashmere, disputes and trade. The declaration comes after the Pakistani delegation, led by the president of the PPP, reached Brussels on Wednesday. This follows successful visits to Washington, New
