IMF reviews Pakistan loan’s tranche in today’s Executive Board meeting

ISLAMABAD – International Monetary Fund (IMF) board is likely to approve $700mln loan for Pakistan in today’s executive board meeting that South Asian nation secures in $3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA). In November last year, the global lender approved staff level agreement (SLA) under which Islanabad is set to receive a disbursement of US$700 million. The current…

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PTI regains ‘bat’ as electoral symbol to contest upcoming elections

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has regained its famous electoral symbol of the cricket bat as Peshawar High Court struck down ECP decision to take away the party’s inconic symbol. The two-member bench of the PHC comprising Justice Arshad Ali and Justice Anijaz Anwar announced reserved verdict afterwards on mid Wednesday. Earlier, the top polls body…

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