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Picture the scene: ordinary people splash in Sri Lanka’s presidential pool while another dozen or so pump iron in the presidential palace gym. Hundreds more enthusiastically wave the national flag in gilded offices, atop balconies, and on manicured lawns. Others loudly sing the national anthem, raising homemade...
Russia’s war on Ukraine tested U.S. ties with India this year as New Delhi abstained from condemning Moscow’s aggression and imported vastly more Russian energy. Sarah Zaman reports that despite their differences over Russia, the U.S. and India’s shared concern about China kept the allies close...
Tamanna Salikuddin is director of South Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she oversees USIP’s work in Pakistan and broader South Asia. Tamanna comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistan's importance to the United States, the future of South Asia, Talking with...
The White House assured Pakistan on Saturday that President Joe Biden supports a strong and prosperous Pakistan, hours after the US leader stirred a storm by calling the South Asian nuclear nation a dangerous nation. “The president views a secure and prosperous Pakistan as critical to US interests,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre when asked...
Chief of the Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa left for home on Wednesday evening after a five-day visit to the United States, which is being interpreted by the international media as part of an effort to reset US-Pakistan ties. While the international media focused on issues like Pakistan-US ties, India-Pakistan and Pakistan-China relations, the media in Pakistan showed more interest on the possible impact of...
A recently concluded six-day visit to Washington by Pakistan’s powerful military head, Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, is being seen in both countries as a sign that Islamabad is seeking to mend sometimes-strained relations with the West. Public statements released by officials from both countries emphasized...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reiterated that any new investments in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects' could pose a risk to debt sustainability in Pakistan, media reports said. IMF gave this wake-up call in...
The international Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board has approved the revival of Pakistan's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, said the country's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, adding that after this, the country will receive the 7th and 8th tranche of USD 1.17 billion. "Alhamdolillah the IMF Board has...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will meet the top officials of cash-strapped Pakistan on Monday to consider a bailout package as the country continues to face several economic hardships. "The board is likely to approve the disbursement of the 8th and 9th tranche (over USD 1.2 billion) on...
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund is slated to convene Monday to decide whether to disburse over $1 billion in loans to Pakistan. The move will unlock critically needed additional foreign funding as the country struggles to avoid economic collapse amid high inflation and low...