Former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, in a recent interview on a private TV program acknowledged the possibility of forming a government with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) again in the absence of a clear majority after the upcoming elections. He said, “We formed a government with PDM for 16 months, and while we couldn’t control…
Iran on Wednesday reportedly carried out surprise attacks both inside Pakistan and Iraq which involved using precision missile and drone strikes targeting Sunni terrorist training camps in southwest Balochistan, in order to deter a planned terrorist incursion. The Iranian attacks followed a suicide bombing operation carried out by ISIL militants that killed more than 80…
That’s the message from the UN’s trade and development body UNCTAD, which called on Tuesday for urgent reform of the international financial system to support the world’s 46 Least Developed Countries. In line with the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, these most vulnerable economies urgently require foreign investment to add value to their economic output,…
The big objective of the major UN General Assembly meeting is to unlock innovative and practical solutions to close the widening divisions between rich and poor. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs which drives the UN’s effort on SDG financing, notes that although fiscal challenges are mounting, “there is a window of opportunity…
At the time of the challan, the speed of the Finance Minister’s car was 132 km per hour, spokesperson: Photo: File Ottawa: Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland was fined $200 for speeding. The British news agency quoted the spokesperson of Canadian Treasury Minister Chrystia Freeland as saying that the minister was fined for speeding in…
File photo Saudi Finance Minister Mohammad Al-Jadaan says that he is ready for investment after the restoration of diplomatic relations with Iran. Finance Minister Mohammad Al-Jadaan said during the financial conference in Riyadh that our aim is to stabilize the region. He said that he wants the region to be able to provide basic facilities…
Islamabad: (Dunya News) Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said on the occasion of the inauguration of Reforms and Resource Mobilization Commission in FBR that reforms in revenue policies are necessary to achieve sustainable economic development. Addressing the event, Pakistan Muslim League (N) senior leader and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that the current government…
Dmitry Pozhidaev Many UN agencies have a very specific thematic focus: they are dealing with women, children, health care, or other important issues. However, the UNCDF can get engaged in a variety of various thematic areas, provided that there is a financial solution that can be used to address a specific challenge, anything from education…
