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Pakistan To Cut Expenses Of Ministers, Advisers By 15% In Austerity Drive
Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today.
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Pak Military To Voluntarily Cut Defence Budget, Imran Khan Praises Move
In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut its defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to help solve the cash-strapped nation's economic problems.
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Pak Rupee Sinks To Record Low Day After Imran Khan's 100 Days In Office
Pakistan's rupee plunged almost five percent to a record low Friday after what appeared to be a sixth devaluation by the central bank in the past year as the country struggles with an acute balance of payment crisis.
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Latest In Pak Austerity Drive, A Buffalo Auction At Imran Khan's House
The Pakistani premier's house milked its livestock reserves Thursday as dozens gathered for a buffalo auction in the capital Islamabad, in the latest push for Prime Minister Imran Khan's highly publicised austerity drive.
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No Lunch, Only Cookies At Meetings In Pakistan's Austerity Drive
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan got the word helicopter trending on Twitter recently. Khan took a helicopter ride for a nine-mile journey from his hill-side home to his official residence in Islamabad last month. For a new leader who'd pledged to cut the perks of high office and who is trying to fix an economy in crisis, the incident didn't go...
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Imran Khan Mocked For Daily Chopper Rides As Pak Goes On Austerity Drive
Lower-than-expected sales in an auction of Pakistani government vehicles have dealt another early setback to new Prime Minister Imran Khan's populist vow to raise quick revenues through cost-cutting, a campaign that has drawn both praise and ridicule.
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Pakistan To Cut Expenses Of Ministers, Advisers By 15% In Austerity Drive
Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today.
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Pak Military To Voluntarily Cut Defence Budget, Imran Khan Praises Move
In an unprecedented voluntary move, Pakistan's military has decided to cut its defence budget for the next fiscal year amid an austerity drive launched by the government to help solve the cash-strapped nation's economic problems.
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Pak Rupee Sinks To Record Low Day After Imran Khan's 100 Days In Office
Pakistan's rupee plunged almost five percent to a record low Friday after what appeared to be a sixth devaluation by the central bank in the past year as the country struggles with an acute balance of payment crisis.
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Latest In Pak Austerity Drive, A Buffalo Auction At Imran Khan's House
The Pakistani premier's house milked its livestock reserves Thursday as dozens gathered for a buffalo auction in the capital Islamabad, in the latest push for Prime Minister Imran Khan's highly publicised austerity drive.
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No Lunch, Only Cookies At Meetings In Pakistan's Austerity Drive
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan got the word helicopter trending on Twitter recently. Khan took a helicopter ride for a nine-mile journey from his hill-side home to his official residence in Islamabad last month. For a new leader who'd pledged to cut the perks of high office and who is trying to fix an economy in crisis, the incident didn't go...
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Imran Khan Mocked For Daily Chopper Rides As Pak Goes On Austerity Drive
Lower-than-expected sales in an auction of Pakistani government vehicles have dealt another early setback to new Prime Minister Imran Khan's populist vow to raise quick revenues through cost-cutting, a campaign that has drawn both praise and ridicule.
