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IMF managing director meets Aurangzeb, hails Pakistan’s reform progress, macroeconomic stability

Business April 16, 2026

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has commended Pakistan’s β€œcontinued progress on economic reforms” under the Fund’s programme and the resulting macroeco...

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake official visits to the Kin...

Virtual Reality April 16, 2026

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake official visits to the Kingdom of Saudi Ara... πŸ“… April 15, 2026 πŸ“‘ Source: News Desk ...

PM Shehbaz concludes visit to Saudi Arabia, to head to Doha: PMO

News April 16, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has concluded his official visit to Saudi Arabia and will now head to Qatar’s capital Doha, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Thursday. In a statement posted ...

Pakistan receives $2bn from Saudi Arabia: State Bank

News April 16, 2026

The State Bank of Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that Pakistan has received $2 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The central bank said the funds...

President Zardari directs all possible efforts be made to minimise loadshedding across country

News April 15, 2026

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday directed that all possible efforts be made to minimise loadshedding across the country, according to a statement issued by the President’s Secretariat. He iss...

K-Electric appoints Shaheryar Chishti as new board of directors chairman

Business April 15, 2026

K-Electric’s (KE) stated in a disclosure to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday that Shaheryar Chishti had been appointed as the new chairman of the power utility’s board of directors....

400 lawyers call for urgent hearing of Imaan and Hadi’s pleas for sentence suspension

Health April 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: Around 400 lawyers on Wednesday signed a resolution calling for an urgent hearing of sentence suspension pleas filed by human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi A...

PSX gains nearly 2,900 points amid hopes of US-Iran talks reviving

Business April 15, 2026

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) benchmark KSE-100 index gained almost 2,900 points on Wednesday, sustaining its bullish momentum for a second consecutive day. The positive trend came amid hopes ...

Finance minister meets with US commerce secretary, briefs IMF official on war’s impact on Pakistan

Business April 15, 2026

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has met with the United States’ commerce secretary to discuss ways to boost bilateral economic partnership and briefed an International Monetary Fund (IMF) offici...

β€˜Privilege for none’: Pakistan calls for abolition of UNSC veto power, rejects new permanent seats

News April 15, 2026

Reaffirming its consistent policy, Pakistan has called for the abolition or severe restriction of the veto power and strongly opposed any expansion of permanent membership in the United Nations Securi...