New York/Islamabad, September 24, 2025 – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has once again stepped into the global spotlight, not for diplomatic achievements, but for his repeated pleas to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With his country battling a dire economic crisis, Sharif on Wednesday appealed to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to consider the…
Islamabad, Sept 1, 2025 — As Pakistan faces rising inflation and unemployment, the country’s army has quietly transformed into one of the largest business conglomerates in the nation. According to a report by the Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) Think Tank, released as part of the Wealth Perception Index 2025, military-affiliated companies dominate Pakistan’s…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb has raised serious concerns that the country may once again be placed under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) gray list due to increasing unregulated financial transactions and suspected links to terrorist funding. Aurangzeb, addressing officials in Shahbaz Sharif’s government, admitted that nearly 15% of Pakistan’s population is engaged…
Pakistan’s economic crisis has once again put the country under the strict scrutiny of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Ahead of releasing the second installment of its $7 billion loan program, the IMF has issued an ultimatum to the Shahbaz Sharif government — remove the Finance Secretary from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) board…