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IMF to hold crucial talks with Pakistan over release of final $1.1B tranche of $3B bailout
9 months, 1 week ago

IMF to hold crucial talks with Pakistan over release of final $1.1B tranche of $3B bailout

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The International Monetary Fund will hold a crucial round of talks with Pakistan’s newly elected government this week to determine whether the country has met conditions for receiving the much needed final $1.1 billion tranche of a $3 billion bailout, officials said Wednesday. Pakistan is likely to get the final installment of $1.1 billion from the IMF under …

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US Says It Will Welcome ‘Productive, Peaceful’ Talks Between India, Pakistan
9 months, 2 weeks ago

US Says It Will Welcome ‘Productive, Peaceful’ Talks Between India, Pakistan

News 18  

The US said it will welcome “productive and peaceful talks” between India and Pakistan but highlighted that both nations will determine the “pace, scope, and character of” the talks. “The United States values its relationship with both India and Pakistan, and we want to see them have a productive and peaceful relationship,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. “We …

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif seeks ‘immediate’ talks with IMF amid economic crisis
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif seeks ‘immediate’ talks with IMF amid economic crisis

Firstpost  

Under the terms of the current USD 3 billion Stand-by Arrangement, which was agreed to in June of last year when Pakistan was gradually heading towards default, Pakistan got about USD 700 million in January from the International Monetary Fund Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in on Monday as Pakistan's 24th Prime Minister, taking over the reins of the cash-strapped country …

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'Can Carry Out Surgical Strikes On Pak But...': Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar Hits Out At Modi Govt
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Can Carry Out Surgical Strikes On Pak But...': Congress' Mani Shankar Aiyar Hits Out At Modi Govt

News 18  

Targeting the Bharatiya Janataya Party government in the Centre, veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar asked if India could carry out surgical strikes in Pakistan, then why cannot it hold talks with the neighbouring country to resolve the long-pending Kashmir issues? Aiyar said that perhaps there was some conversation between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Pakistan’s Qamar Javed Bajwa. …

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IMF team to visit Pakistan next week to hold review talks
1 year, 1 month ago

IMF team to visit Pakistan next week to hold review talks

Firstpost  

The first review talks will be held November 2 onwards for the second loan tranche of USD 710 million and a staff-level agreement would pave the way for its approval by the International Monetary Fund board in December The IMF will send its delegation to Pakistan next week to hold talks for the release of USD 710 million second tranche …

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Cash-strapped Pakistan welcomes discounted crude oil from Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

Cash-strapped Pakistan welcomes discounted crude oil from Russia

LA Times  

The Pakistani government on Monday welcomed the arrival of the first shipment of discounted crude from Russia under a key deal between Islamabad and Moscow. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif hailed it as a “fulfillment of promises” to the nation while Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted that it marked a “true service” for the people. Cash-strapped Pakistan had been in talks …

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Pakistan Foreign Minister Bhutto-Zardari Describes His India Visit as a 'Success'
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bhutto-Zardari Describes His India Visit as a 'Success'

News 18  

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday said his visit to Goa was a “success” as he advocated his country’s case on the soil of India. His remarks came hours after his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar accused him of being a “promoter, justifier and a spokesperson of a terror industry.” Addressing a press conference after his return from Goa where …

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Sharad Pawar takes back his decision to resign as NCP national president
1 year, 7 months ago

Sharad Pawar takes back his decision to resign as NCP national president

The Hindu  

Sharad Pawar on May 5 took back his decision to resign as NCP national president. J&K decision by India slammed door shut, even for those advocating talks in Pakistan, says Bilawal Zardari Bhutto India’s decision to reorganise Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 has made it “difficult” for those in Pakistan who advocated engagement in the past, said Pakistan Foreign …

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Jaishankar Talks Of SCO Tackling ‘Menace Of Terrorism’ As Pakistan Foreign Minister Looks On
1 year, 7 months ago

Jaishankar Talks Of SCO Tackling ‘Menace Of Terrorism’ As Pakistan Foreign Minister Looks On

ABP News  

Benaulim, Goa: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the “menace” of terrorism continues to remain a threat for countries and that cross-border terrorism has to stop as Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari looked on. A few minutes before making this statement, Jaishankar greeted all the Foreign Ministers of SCO member countries, including that of Pakistan, with a …

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Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls

Al Jazeera  

Late-night talks between the ruling alliance and Khan’s party, however, end without any agreement on an election date. The late Tuesday night talks between the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, however, ended without any agreement on a poll date. The two sides held the negotiations after Pakistan’s Supreme Court last month ordered the …

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Pakistan PM refuses talks with Imran Khan unless he apologizes to…
1 year, 8 months ago

Pakistan PM refuses talks with Imran Khan unless he apologizes to…

Live Mint  

'Talks between the Pakistan government and PTI chairman Imran Khan will only be possible if the former Prime Minister admits his wrongdoings and apologizes to people of the country for all he has done," said PM Shehbaz Sharif in a fiery address at the National Assembly on Tuesday. The premier observed that differences in the society are increasing and one …

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Pakistan, IMF inch towards deal
1 year, 10 months ago

Pakistan, IMF inch towards deal

Live Mint  

The International Monetary Fund said progress had been made in talks with Pakistan over restarting a stalled bailout, but the two sides hadn’t reached an agreement, which is seen as vital to preventing the country from defaulting. An agreement by the IMF to restart its bailout program would release a $1.1 billion payment the lender has been withholding and could …

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‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Beyond imagination’: Pakistan PM warns of IMF bailout conditions

Al Jazeera  

An IMF delegation is in Pakistan for last ditch talks to revive financial aid, which has stalled for months. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the government will have to agree to International Monetary Fund bailout conditions that are “beyond imagination”. Sharif’s comments on Friday came after an IMF delegation landed in Pakistan this week for last-ditch talks …

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Amit Shah rules out talks with Pakistan, says will wipe out terrorism from J&K
2 years, 2 months ago

Amit Shah rules out talks with Pakistan, says will wipe out terrorism from J&K

India Today  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah ruled out holding talks with Pakistan and vowed to wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a massive rally in Baramullah, Amit Shah said terrorism in J&K has claimed 42,000 lives since the 1990s. We have ensured, in the last three years, that all villages in Kashmir have electricity connection," Amit Shah said. A …

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In Kashmir, India’s home minister says no to talks with Pakistan
2 years, 2 months ago

In Kashmir, India’s home minister says no to talks with Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

India’s Home Minister ruled out talks with Pakistan and says he is ready for dialogue with Kashmiris during his trip to the region. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – India’s Home Minister Amit Shah has rejected the possibility of dialogue with arch foe Pakistan over Kashmir during his second visit to the Indian-administered part of the disputed region since its autonomy was …

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Pakistan govt, TTP agree on month-long ceasefire
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan govt, TTP agree on month-long ceasefire

India Today  

The Pakistan government and banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan have agreed on a month-long ceasefire starting Tuesday to further talks for achieving lasting peace in the country, according to a statement. Both parties will honour the ceasefire period, which could be extended subject to the consent of the two sides, TTP spokesperson Muhammad Khurasani said in the statement. The statement …

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Pakistan FM Qureshi, ISI chief in Kabul for talks with Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan FM Qureshi, ISI chief in Kabul for talks with Taliban

The Hindu  

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi travelled to Kabul on Thursday along with spy agency ISI chief Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed to hold talks with Afghanistan's interim government led by the Taliban. During the day-long visit, the Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan's Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul …

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Here is why Sikh-Muslim unity Rana Ayyub talks about is a farce
4 years ago

Here is why Sikh-Muslim unity Rana Ayyub talks about is a farce

Op India  

As Punjab farmers, backed by Congress and leftist parties threatens to being hijacked by separatist groups like Khalistanis, certain section of ‘liberals’ have rushed in to pitch the agitation as Hindus vs Sikhs. Ayyub resorting to her usual dog-whistling about the mythical ‘Sikh-Muslim’ unity attempted to stitch and push a new narrative of a coalition of Sikhs and Muslims to …

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