Devastating floods adversely impacted 33 million people and inundated 15% of the country, causing major hardships

Each NA member of ruling coalition will receive Rs500m for uplift projects

Decision driven by high cost of imported coal, preference for local resources

Economic crisis forces govt to sharply reduce development spending

Economist Group goes on partial strike against decision to grant 150% executive allowance to select few bureaucrats

Political polarisation, constitutional challenges hamper sales tax integration

ECC defers summary for wheat support price, backs cheap electricity to exporters

Dar insists Pakistan will make timely payments to commercial, Paris Club lenders

Finance minister assures lender’s local head that country will implement prior conditions

Rupee appreciation helps reduce country’s external debt to Rs17.4tr