Deficit contracts 27% primarily due to steep fall in imports

Prices of all essential goods rise; inflation more than double wage increase

Russian state-owned company agrees to sell 300,000 metric tons of wheat at $372 per metric tons

Poor performance forces Dar to extend filing deadline to November 30

Govt calls emergency meeting ahead of prime minister’s visit to China

CDWP clears five schemes; anticipates $1.7b loans from World Bank

Import of commodities costing $300 million will help meet shortfall

Ministers express frustration over negligible world support; lenders want Islamabad to stay on course

Delay may cause collapse of rail system, hurt 3,100MW power schemes

Tablets prices go up by 48 to 56 paisa per tablet and syrup by Rs12.8 per bottle