CPI score rises to 28 despite lower ranking

Iqbal warns renegotiating $15b deals will raise risk premium, undermine trust

Next $1b loan tranche depends on achieving all conditions; tax targets missed

About 254,180 skilled citizens left Pakistan in 2025 as income tax burden jumps 10%

Aurangzeb backs such steps; FBR chief insists text messages to filers don't breach privacy

Officials deflect questions as $2b extension contrasts with $12b assurances

Rs7b authorised, but dispute persists over Rs15b for TDPs

Financing will come from slow-moving schemes under uplift programme

Allows time for discussions on tenor, interest rate; Pakistan seeks a 2 year rollover, an interest of 3%

Debt-to-GDP rises to 70.7% as FBR misses targets despite slowing refunds