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Dar announces Rs85b cut in spending to shrink fiscal deficit

Finance minister Dar urges MPs to pray for Pakistan during their sacred journey

Allocates Rs12 billion extra for flood-hit victims in Sindh

Finance minister allegedly tries to snatch journalist’s mobile phone, asks guards to throw it away

Finance czar terms fund’s attitude ‘not professional’

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says current prices would remain in effect until June 30

Disclosure marks first official acknowledgement about country’s debt quagmire

Bloated outlay of Rs14.5tr contains Rs7.6tr deficit; Dar terms bill fiscally responsible; rules out new IMF programme

Finance minister promises reforms for the country’s 'long-term improvement'

We will not do the 9th and 10 review together as it would not work for Pakistan, says finance minister

Says rupee devaluation generated Rs1.5tr bonanza for exporters

Pakistan needs significant additional financing for successful completion of the ninth review bailout package: IMF

Minister says additional Rs14b would be needed for the exercise

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar says Chinese bank to disburse $300m out of $1.3b facility

NA speaker announces Bill automatically referred to the committee

Minister says PM instructed him not go to Washington to attend WB-IMF meetings

Finance minister says friendly countries are expected to materialise their commitments to pave way for IMF deal

Insists IMF has not attached any condition relating to nuclear capability

WB urges Pakistan to withdraw Rs340 billion annual subsidies to the rich

Finance czar says IMF’s external financing assessment is ‘irrational’

Move to help stabilise forex reserves, avert imminent default on external debt

Finance minister thwarts default rumours, says economic indicators moving in the right direction

Move to push people deeper into poverty trap

Dar unveils Rs170b additional measures; says new taxes not meant to cover any revenue shortfall

The low forex reserves, currently at a nine-year low, raise the risk of default on foreign debt repayment

To break deadlock, Dar met mission chief but IMF did not share MEFP draft

Minister says Rs118.4 billion to be spent on safe transportation projects

Miftah, Hammad hold Dar responsible for country’s bad finances

Former finance denies reports of new political party; says won’t take part in electoral politics in the future

Country’s reserves slipped to just half a month import cover after making a fresh debt repayment of $500m

Also discussed viable proposals aimed at bringing sustainability to the energy sector

UAE had agreed to provide a $3b lifeline to Pakistan in shape of a rollover of existing debt, new financing

Dr Waqar Masood Khan could be new member of Dar’s core team

It was expected the prices would go up by Rs8.98 per litre

Says support will create fiscal space and external debt sustainability for the country

Court judgment came after NAB withdrew its reference against minister

ECP has issued a notice summoning the finance minister in person or through a counsel

Govt approves 11 projects including those aimed at flood rehabilitation and luring urban and rural voters

Dar vows to raise money through sale of assets; term PTI white paper deceptive

Meeting informed that GIDC arrears had risen to Rs447

Stresses inter-agency coordination to curb menace

Dar says it will help achieve high growth, social harmony

Former minister Miftah Ismail says country will default without IMF bailout as other institutions will withhold loans

Impact of allowance will be Rs1.3 billion

Benchmark KSE-100 index gains 279.35 points to settle at 41,819.29

Finance minister says a system based on Zakat and Ushr can replace the current banking system

Finance minister rejects reports that credit default swap surged to 93%

Entire process of army chief's appointment will be completed by November 28, says finance minister

AC returns reference against finance minister to NAB

AC returns reference against finance minister to NAB