07

Jul

Post-Fund deal

By Rashid Amjad Published in Dawn on July 04, 2023 THE euphoria that greeted the IMF Staff-Level Agreement on a new nine-month Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) of $3 billion was understandable. The economy was facing near-certain default and was in the midst of a deep slump, with little or no growth last financial year. This was accompanied by […]

03

Jul

Deterring migrant smuggling

By Tariq Khosa Published in Dawn on July 03, 2023 THE recent drowning of some 300 Pakistanis off the Greek coast, in their attempt to illegally reach Italy, is a national tragedy. This was the third such major incident since February. Keeping in view the UN Protocol against Smuggling of Migrants, 2000, and factors peculiar to Pakistan,[…]

03

Jul

IMF deal not a ‘silver bullet’, says Shehbaz

By Zulqernain Tahir Published in Dawn on July 02, 2023 • Nine-month standby arrangement comes hours before expiry of previous package • $3bn package needs to be approved by IMF board later this month • PM terms new deal ‘much-needed breather’ but insists nations are not built through loans LAHORE: Soon after the government secured a much-needed[…]