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34% of Pakistan's population living on just $3.2 a day income: World Bank

The World Bank has said that 34 per cent of Pakistan's population was living on just $3.2 or Pak Rs 588 a day income, Express Tribune reported.

Ex-IMF economist Miftah Ismail has a tight time frame as Pak's FM

Ismail, who briefly held the post four years ago, brings with him a record of decisive policy action and a close relationship with PM Shehbaz Sharif but faces a daunting array of challenges

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's Cabinet takes oath after several days of delay

The Cabinet includes 31 ministers and three ministers of the state and its first meeting has been summoned in the evening by Prime Minister Sharif

Pakistan braces for worst diesel shortage amid harvesting season: Report

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has been warned by economists and industry experts that the country would face the worst shortage of diesel next month amid the harvesting season, Express Tribune reported

Change in govt in Islamabad, an opportunity for normalising India-Pak ties

Unlike his predecessor Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif is an experienced politician who understands the imperatives of improving relations with India

Pak PM to unveil Cabinet, Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani to administer oath

The Cabinet was scheduled to take oath tonight at 8:30 pm on Monday; however, when the prime minister's office contacted the president's office, Alvi refused to administer oaths, Geo TV report

Pak cabinet swearing-in delayed after Prez Alvi refuses to administer oath

According to the sources familiar with the development, the new cabinet is now likely to take oath now on Tuesday or Wednesday, reported ARY News

Imran contradicts Pak Army; insists 'establishment' gave him '3 options'

He also said that the military was onboard over his visit to Russia and he telephoned Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa before the visit

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif to take CPEC forward with new vigour: PML-N leader

Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed said that under the new government, there would be a broad based acceleration in the Pakistan-China relations in all domains

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif says his 'speedy work' will frighten Imran

Sharif said that earlier, the country's defence expenditures used to be met by the national income, but during PTI's rule, these expenses were met through loans

Pakistan PM requests China's support in reviving Karachi Circular Railway

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif requested China to support planned revival of the Karachi Circular Railway project to end woes of hundreds of thousands of commuters in largest metropolis.

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif to unveil Cabinet on Monday: Report

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to form a new Cabinet on Monday after a week-long delay amid deliberations on how to accommodate all coalition partners, according to a media report. Pakistan's Parliament last week elected Sharif, President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as the new prime minister after the ouster of Imran Khan through a no-trust vote. But the new Cabinet could not be formed as Sharif wanted to accommodate all his allies in the government. Members of the federal Cabinet are taking oath tomorrow (Monday), Marriyum Aurangzeb, who is likely to become information minister, told Dawn newspaper on Sunday. However, there was uncertainty about whether Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) will become a part of the Cabinet or abstain over a disagreement about the distribution of ministries, the newspaper reported, adding Fazl will remain the government ally. Marriyum said the PML-N would get 14 ministries followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (P

Pak PM Shehbaz writes to PM Modi, urges for meaningful ties with India

Sharif's letter on Sunday comes in response to the congratulatory message sent by Modi earlier in the day in which the latter said India supported constructive ties with Pakistan

Pakistan: Shehbaz govt to retract from decision on fuel hike, says report

According to The News International, the sources said, the government thinks subsidising the masses with this huge multi-billion rupee package for cheap products is not a viable option

PM Shehbaz Sharif pitches for meaningful India-Pakistan engagement

In his letter a few days ago, Modi conveyed to Sharif that India desired constructive ties with Pakistan

Pak under Rs 60 bn burden as Shehbaz Sharif rejects proposal for fuel hike

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has put an additional burden of around Rs 30 billion on the exchequer by turning down the oil and gas authority's proposal to increase the fuel prices

Imran sold valuable Toshakhana gifts worth Rs 140 mn in Dubai: PM Shehbaz

As per the country's law, any gift received from dignitaries of a foreign state must be put in the state depository or the Toshakhana

US looks forward to work with new PM Sharif; says ties with Pak 'vital'

Pakistan's relations with the US have been lukewarm, especially under the Biden administration

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif likely to add 12 PML-N, 7 PPP MNAs in federal cabinet

PM Sharif became the Prime minister on April 11, following the ouster of Imran Khan through a no-confidence motion, with this Khan became the first PM to be removed through the democratic process.

China applauds Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remark on CPEC

China commended Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's remarks on the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), saying that Beijing was ready to work with Islamabad