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Yawning gap in estimates: IMF, Pakistan talks hit stalemate

By Mehtab Haider Published in The News on March 25, 2022 ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated that the Prime Minister’s Relief Package for slashing down petrol, diesel, and electricity prices as well as doling out of Kamyab Pakistan Program (KPP) loans would cost almost doubled amount of Rs 425 billion against official estimates of […]

Pakistan’s climate action: a fact sheet

By Shafqat Kakakhel Published in The News on March 23, 2022 Pakistan’s actions concerning climate change have been marked by weak political commitment, reluctance to recognize that the multi-faceted effects of climate change warrant efforts by multiple segments of the government and society and, above all, inadequate institutional arrangements. Despite our federal policy measures, coordination and coherence[…]

Delay in funding

Published in DAWN on March 21, 2022 THE delay in the conclusion of the ongoing seventh review of the $6bn IMF funding programme for Pakistan may be niggling, but was expected. Many had expressed their doubts about the timely release of the new tranche of nearly $1bn even before the talks began on March 4. The reasons[…]