ISLAMABAD: Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva on Friday called Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif over telephone, expressed her deep sympathy and concern on the human and material losses due to the recent floods and reiterated her commitment to help Pakistan in the difficult period. The prime minister thanked the IMF managing […]
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U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims
U.S. announces over $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya Muslims. The United States on Thursday announced over $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, including those outside the country such as in Bangladesh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. “With this new funding, our total assistance in response to the Rohingya […]
Balochistan govt allocates Rs 16.8 billion grant for local councils
QUETTA: The Balochistan government has allocated a grant of Rs 16.8 billion for local councils, including Rs 10 billion as a development fund in the budget 2022-23 to strengthen the local government system. In order to strengthen the local government system, the provincial government has working for the formation of the local body to formalize […]
US judge denies Democrats’ lawsuit to stop border wall funds
A US federal judge on Monday rejected a lawsuit by Democrats in the House of Representatives that sought to block President Donald Trump’s plan to divert funds to help build a border wall. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden of the District of Columbia ruled that the House lacked legal standing to sue Trump for using […]