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The process has been started with the aim of speeding up the completion of the strategically important 'Kwar Dam' project ...
The World Bank estimates 44.7% of Pakistanis live below the $4.20/day poverty line, with extreme poverty at 16.5%. This ...
Pakistan is making progress in its digital transformation journey with initiatives like the Emergency Cash Program and ...
Pakistan’s central bank is preparing to launch a pilot for a digital currency and is finalising legislation to regulate ...
Despite ongoing trade negotiations since February, India and the US face challenges in finalizing a deal by the July 9 ...
Pakistan to get another loan worth billions from…, it is because… An agreement was reached between the two countries in May this year.
The people cited above said Pakistan and Afghanistan will now be grouped under the bank’s Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, which would leave the South Asia group with six countries ...
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has requested the World Bank for increasing the financing envelope by $31 million as well as restructuring of Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project.
Tragedy struck Pakistan's northwest as flash floods claimed 11 lives. The disaster occurred at the monsoon season's start. Swat Valley was severely hit, with families swept away. Dozens of houses ...
The Indus Waters Treaty, which was brokered by the World Bank, allocated the western rivers – Indus, Jhelum, Chenab – to Pakistan, and the eastern rivers – Ravi, Beas and Sutlej – to India.
The World Bank previously announced a $20 billion CPF involving investments from IDA, IBRD, IFC, and MIGA from 2026 to 2035, marking a first-of-its-kind long-term framework for Pakistan.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a call on Thursday in which they discussed promoting \\"a durable peace between Israel and Iran ...