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BusinessMinister says govt determined to achieve 6% growth target, no plans to go to IMF ‘World Bank to correct Pakistan’s economic data after acknowledging some misinterpretation’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Economic<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/16/dar-insists-economy-not-sliding-says-he-wont-resign/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALSenator Nasreen says finance minister should resign after COAS’ statement on economic situation ISLAMABAD: Showing its disappointment over the attitude of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar towar
NATIONALSpecial Assistant to PM on Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail or Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz may visit instead This will be second time finance minister will miss annual meetings of IMF,<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/10/06/dar-unlikely-to-attend-imf-wb-annual-meeting-amid-nab-cases/" title="Read more" >...</a>
BusinessSenator Saleem Mandviwalla notes with surprise that Sudan and many small underdeveloped countries are its members but not PakistanDespite an upsurge of money laundering, terror financing and s
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Despite indictment in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) case and subsequent demand from opposition parties to resign from his post of finance minister, Ishaq Dar seems to be in no
NATIONALPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has demanded of the government to public the report of a parliamentary committee constituted by the prime minister for proposing constitutional reforms in Gilgit-Baltistan as the region was anxiously<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/26/pti-urges-govt-to-public-committee-report-on-empowerment-of-gb/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONAL--Rana Afzal may become junior finance ministerISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday set September 27 as the date to indict Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in connection with investigations aga
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Increasing the mounting pressure on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar for resigning from his post after issuance of arrest warrants against him by an accountability court, Senate Standing Committe
BusinessISLAMABAD: The 8th meeting of 2nd phase negotiations of China-Pakistan FTA held in Beijing on September 14, 15, 2017, concluded with a breakthrough in the negotiation which was at an impasse over the
NATIONALThe high-powered reforms committee for reviewing proposed constitutional package for Gilgit-Baltistan has sent its proposals to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi after the final meeting of the committee held here on Thursday.<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/14/na-body-finalises-recommendations-for-gb-reform/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Members of Senate’s Committee on Finance grilled Zafar Abdullah, who is the acting chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), over the alleged money laundering by a Chinese firm in<a href="https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/09/13/senate-body-grills-secp-officials-over-alleged-money-laundering-case-in-multan-metrobus/" title="Read more" >...</a>
NATIONALISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has restored the federal parliamentary committee on constitutional reforms in Gilgit Baltistan, which was dissolved after the disqualification of former
