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Pakistan’s growth during FY27 projected at 3.5pc, inflation at 9.9pc: IMF

By Khaleeq Kiani Published in Dawn on October, 13, 2026 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected Pakistan’s economic growth at 3.5 per cent during the current fiscal year and inflation to remain close to double digits for another year, notwithstanding global growth rebounding to 3.4pc. In its flagship World Economic Outlook, released at the launch […]

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PM Shehbaz, EU official discuss Pakistan’s efforts to curb migrant smuggling

By Iftikhar A. KhanSyed Irfan Raza Published in Dawn on October, 13, 2026 ISLAMABAD: European Union Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration Magnus Brunner called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday to discuss strengthening Pakistan-EU cooperation in migration and mobility, one of the eight pillars of the Pakistan-EU Strategic Engagement Plan 2019. Welcoming Commissioner Brunner on[…]

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Pakistan accounts for nearly half of MENAAP’s extreme poor: World Bank

Published in Business Recorder on October 07, 2026 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan accounts for 48 percent of the extreme poor (USD3-a-day) in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP) region, with the country’s poverty rate surging by 6.4 percentage points between 2018-19 and 2024-25, despite the country having emerged as one of the region’s economies with potential[…]

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