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Pakistan fires central bank, tax body chiefs amid IMF talks
Tariq Bajwa, chief of the State Bank of Pakistan, and Federal Board of Revenue Chairman Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan were fired because of their “performance,” Firdous Ashiq Awan, a special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan said by phone on Saturday.
Updated on May 04, 2019 02:14 PM IST
Bloomberg | Kamran Haider and Khalid Qayum
Imran Khan reshuffles Cabinet amidst mounting criticism over government performance
The key ministry of interior was assigned to former ISI officer, Brig (retd) Ijaz Shah who was recently appointed as minister for parliamentary affairs.
Published on Apr 19, 2019 10:48 AM IST
Islamabad | Press Trust of India
Pakistan seeks removal of India from FATF co-chair post
In a letter to FATF president Marshall Billingslea, Pakistan finance minister Asad Umar asked him to appoint any other member country as the co-chair “to ensure that the review process is fair, unbiased and objective”.
Published on Mar 11, 2019 06:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Islamabad | Imtiaz Ahmed
‘Very close to securing IMF bailout’: Pakistan finance minister Asad Umar
A day earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan met IMF chief Christine Lagarde in Dubai to discuss a bailout, and the country’s foreign currency reserves have dwindled to around $8 billion, just enough to cover about two months of imports
Updated on Feb 11, 2019 07:21 PM IST
Islamabad | Reuters
Saudi loans $1 billion in ‘short-term relief’ to Pakistan
Pakistan has averted a balance-of-payment crisis this year and it is close to concluding an investment agreement with China, Finance Minister Asad Umar said Thursday.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 02:11 PM IST
Khalid Qayum and Ismail Dilawar, Bloomberg