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 […]
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,[…]
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[…]