Ishaq Dar

The Centre rejected reports on cricket featuring in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.

The IMF has transferred USD 1.2 billion to Pakistan, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday, a day after the global lender approved a USD 3 billion bailout programme for the cash-strapped country.

Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday hiked defence spending by 15.5 per cent and allocated over Rs 1.8 trillion, as the government unveiled a Rs 14.4 trillion budget for 2023-24 as it battled to fend off a looming default due to shrinking foreign reserve

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said it will take some time to set the economy on the right path in the face of gigantic financial problems, Pakistan based The News International newspaper reported.

Pakistan announced financial support today from the United Arab Emirates and China totaling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout.

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said he had canceled his trip to Washington for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on the orders of the prime minister.

Pakistan's finance minister, Ishaq Dar, said on Friday that China had rolled over a $2 billion loan that matured last week, providing relief during the South Asian nation's acute balance of payment crisis.

Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that certain technical reasons were behind the delay in an agreement with the IMF as he clarified that his recent remarks about the country's nuclear and missile programme were being used out of context.

Pakistan's all-weather ally China has approved a loan of USD 700 million and the funds will be transferred to the central bank this week, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced today as the cash-strapped country tried to avert a financial crisis.

The Pakistan government has received a memorandum on the terms and conditions from the IMF for the completion of a USD 7 billion loan programme, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday

Pakistan has agreed with the International Monetary Fund on the conditions to release about $1.1 billion in critical funding, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday, adding that the payout was delayed due to "routine procedures".

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said Pakistan is the only country founded in the name of Islam and Allah is responsible for its development and prosperity, as the cash-strapped nation faced an acute balance of payments crisis.

Assuring a "logical conclusion" for the report related to the leak of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's income tax records, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar shared that people behind the leak have been identified.

Pakistan will receive $500 million as co-financing for the BRACE development program from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the country's finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday.

Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured about $13 billion in additional financial support from its traditional allies China and Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said.

The Centre rejected reports on cricket featuring in talks between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.

The IMF has transferred USD 1.2 billion to Pakistan, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday, a day after the global lender approved a USD 3 billion bailout programme for the cash-strapped country.

Cash-strapped Pakistan on Friday hiked defence spending by 15.5 per cent and allocated over Rs 1.8 trillion, as the government unveiled a Rs 14.4 trillion budget for 2023-24 as it battled to fend off a looming default due to shrinking foreign reserve

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said it will take some time to set the economy on the right path in the face of gigantic financial problems, Pakistan based The News International newspaper reported.

Pakistan announced financial support today from the United Arab Emirates and China totaling $1.3 billion, giving the ailing economy a shot in the arm as it seeks to meet conditions for the resumption of an International Monetary Fund bailout.

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday said he had canceled his trip to Washington for the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank on the orders of the prime minister.

Pakistan's finance minister, Ishaq Dar, said on Friday that China had rolled over a $2 billion loan that matured last week, providing relief during the South Asian nation's acute balance of payment crisis.

Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that certain technical reasons were behind the delay in an agreement with the IMF as he clarified that his recent remarks about the country's nuclear and missile programme were being used out of context.

Pakistan's all-weather ally China has approved a loan of USD 700 million and the funds will be transferred to the central bank this week, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar announced today as the cash-strapped country tried to avert a financial crisis.

The Pakistan government has received a memorandum on the terms and conditions from the IMF for the completion of a USD 7 billion loan programme, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday

Pakistan has agreed with the International Monetary Fund on the conditions to release about $1.1 billion in critical funding, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday, adding that the payout was delayed due to "routine procedures".

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said Pakistan is the only country founded in the name of Islam and Allah is responsible for its development and prosperity, as the cash-strapped nation faced an acute balance of payments crisis.

Assuring a "logical conclusion" for the report related to the leak of Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa's income tax records, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar shared that people behind the leak have been identified.

Pakistan will receive $500 million as co-financing for the BRACE development program from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the country's finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Wednesday.

Cash-strapped Pakistan has secured about $13 billion in additional financial support from its traditional allies China and Saudi Arabia, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said.