Profit-making or loss-ridden, sell all state enterprises, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif says; announcement comes amid talks on new IMF loan
Profit-making or loss-ridden, sell all state enterprises, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif says; announcement comes amid talks on new IMF loan
Announcement comes a day after an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission opened talks in Islamabad for a new long-term Extended Fund Facility
The country is likely to seek at least $6 billion and request additional financing from the Fund
Mujtaba had been battling a tumour and succumbed to his ailment on Thursday
In a staff report, the fund says political complexities and high cost of living could weigh on policy
The court ordered authorities to shift Bushra Bibi to Adiala jail where the former Prime Minister is serving his 14-year sentence
The Pakistani Prime Minister also offered condolences to the family of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed and all members of the Al Nahyan family
Unfunded liability nature of the pensions and growth in pension expenditure is increasingly a challenge for the government as it prepares its budget
The country narrowly averted default last summer, and its $350 billion economy has stabilised after the completion of the last IMF programme
Over 500,000 people, who are not on the taxpayer list are liable to file their income tax returns for 2023