Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had earlier said that Islamabad wanted to have the crude oil deal with Moscow on terms similar to those agreed for New Delhi.
Dar, 72, is a chartered accountant who had served as finance minister thrice in the past. He faces the daunting task of stabilising Pakistan's economy which has been in a tailspin.
Will whoever is running Pakistan stand up? 125m voters deserve to know whether they will be voting in 2023 for wooden Pinocchios, or their braided puppeteers.
TTP killers understand only the language of force. The lesson seems lost and the gains achieved at great cost by soldiers and officers are being undone.
Taliban increased the price of coal from $90 per tonne to $200 per tonne, and set custom duties at 30%, hours after Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif announced import plans.
Pakistan’s proclivity to live beyond its means, punch way above its weight, and indulge in expensive foreign policy adventures are all coming home to roost.
PTI leader Shireen Mazari suggested a connection between Finance Minister Miftah Ismail's meeting with US Ambassador Donald Blome and ex-PM Imran Khan's ouster.
Apart from consuming less tea, Pakistan’s planning and development minister Ahsan Iqbal also asked traders to wrap up their work early to save on energy.
The findings of Pakistan Economic Survey 2022 left finance minister Miftah Ismail unhappy as he underlined that the Shehbaz Sharif government has 'inherited a fragile economy'.
Migration in North India isn’t just due to lack of development today. It was shaped by the evolution of labour markets under Sher Shah, Mughals, and the East India Company.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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