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Pakistan to cut government expenses by 15% in austerity drive

Pakistan's government will cut back allowances and travel expenses of ministers and advisers as part of an austerity drive that will save it 200 billion rupees ($766 million) a year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mob storms Pakistan police station and lynches man accused of blasphemy

Killing is latest in string of mob attacks against people accused of blasphemy in Muslim-majority country

The Guardian - UK

Have China and Pakistan Hit a Roadblock?

Beijing-funded infrastructure projects have slowed, but their longtime partnership remains inevitable.

Foreign Policy

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Pakistan's former President Musharraf buried in Karachi

Pakistani former President Pervez Musharraf, a key U.S. ally in the campaign against al Qaeda following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, was buried in his hometown of Karachi on Tuesday.

Reuters

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf dies in Dubai after long illness

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed his condolences following the death

Evening Standard

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

An IMF delegation is in Pakistan for last ditch talks to revive financial aid, which has stalled for months.

Al Jazeera

IMF giving Pakistan tough time in 'unimaginable' economic crisis - PM

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Friday the International Monetary Fund was giving his country a "tough time" over unlocking stalled funding from a $6.5 billion bailout at a time of "unimaginable" economic crisis.

Reuters

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Analysis: Pakistan moves toward deal-or-default endgame

Pakistan's full-blown economic turmoil, from its biggest ever currency devaluation to a rash of emergency spending cuts, offers the clearest sign yet that the nuclear-armed nation faces the risk of a default unless it receives massive support.

Reuters

Pakistan mosque bombing survivors traumatised but undeterred

At least 100 people killed and more than 225 wounded in a suicide attack in the northwestern Pakistani city.

Al Jazeera

India invites Pakistan foreign minister to attend SCO summit

Pakistan yet to accept the invite but experts say it will not lead to thaw in ties as it is a multilateral summit.

Al Jazeera

Mohamed bin Zayed Arrives In Pakistan, Hold Talks with Shehbaz

President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday arrived in Pakistan, where he held talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The two sides reviewed the historical UAE-Pakistan ties and opportunities of enhancing joint cooperation in a way that serves the mutual benefit of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mike Pompeo says world has ‘no idea’ how close India and Pakistan came to nuclear war

Revelations come as Pakistan’s leadership is expected to visit India for the first time in a decade

The Independent UK

India says no ‘conducive atmosphere’ for talks with Pakistan

Earlier this week, Pakistan’s PM called for talks with India to discuss ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’.

Al Jazeera

Pakistani FM Zardari slams previous government’s TTP policy

Bhutto Zardari says his government has reversed the previous government’s ‘wrong approach’ towards the Pakistan Taliban.

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Pakistan proposes peace talks with India

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a conditional offer to his Indian counterpart to open talks on all outstanding issues between them, including disputed Kashmir, which he believes could be facilitated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Reuters

Pakistan PM Sharif makes conditional talks offer to arch-rival India

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has made a conditional offer to his Indian counterpart to open talks on all outstanding issues between them, including disputed Kashmir, which he believes could be facilitated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM seeks India talks on ‘burning issues such as Kashmir’

Pakistan PM Sharif expresses willingness for talks with India; asks UAE to play a role in resolving differences.

Reuters

Pakistan's largest province to hold snap polls in win for former PM Khan

A snap local election will be held in Pakistan's most populous province, officials said, after the provincial leader, an ally of ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan, triggered the poll, putting pressure on the government ahead a planned general election.

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Pakistan launches year’s first nationwide anti-polio campaign

The three-day drive aims to immunise more than 44 million children under the age of five against the viral disease.

Reuters

Pakistan province calls for local assembly to be dissolved in win for former PM Khan

The chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province, an ally of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has called for the local assembly to be dissolved, in a bid to force the federal government into holding snap general elections.

Reuters

Pakistan PM to seek fresh economic package from UAE - report

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will seek a fresh economic package for his country from the United Arab Emirates during his two-day visit there, broadcaster ARY News reported on Thursday, citing sources.

Al Jazeera

World Bank cuts Pakistan’s GDP growth projection to 2 percent

Predicting a difficult year ahead, bank revises nation’s growth from 4 percent last year to 2 percent in current fiscal.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Riyadh Mulling Raising Investments in Pakistan to $10 Billion

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, ordered that that Saudi Arabia’s investments in Pakistan be reviewed so that they could be increased to 10 billion dollars. The Kingdom had declared investments in the country back on August 25. He ordered that the Saudi Fund for Development study…

Al Jazeera

Pakistan PM says ‘deeply moved by compassion’ of donors at Geneva

Shehbaz Sharif lauds ‘show of solidarity’ after flood-hit Pakistan secures pledge of more than $10bn to rebuild itself.

The Guardian - UK

Banks and countries pledge over $9bn to rebuild Pakistan after catastrophic floods

International funders join Pakistan PM and UN secretary general in Geneva to agree recovery plan following ‘monsoon on steroids’

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