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Pakistan: Millions lose jobs amid severe crisis in cotton textile industry
Ajeyo Basu •The crisis in the cotton textile industry comes as Pakistan is struggling with alarmingly low foreign exchange reserves, high inflation and tough regulations imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Top US general speaks to Pakistan Army chief, discusses key issues
Fp Staff •US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Miley congratulated General Munir on taking over as the new Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan
International donors pledge over $10 billion dollars for flood relief in Pakistan
Fp Staff •According to Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, around $8.7 billion out of the total of over $10 billion will be in the form of project loans intended to help the millions of flood-hit people in the troubled country
Pakistan's economic growth to further 'slow' to 2% in FY2022-23: World Bank
•The World Bank forecasts Pakistan's GDP growth rate to improve to 3.2 per cent in 2024, but that too would be lower than the earlier estimate of 4.2 per cent
Pakistan raised $9 billion in flood aid. But will these funds reach victims?
Fp Explainers •Pakistan on Monday received more than $9 billion in pledges to help it recover from last year’s devastating floods with the Islamic Development Bank, World Bank and Saudi Arabia emerging as the biggest donors. But the country’s history shows that foreign aid fuels corruption and fraud
International community pledges $8.57 billion to Pakistan on flood damage at UN conference
•Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had sought $ 8 billion in assistance over the next three years in his remarks earlier in the day at the opening session of the ‘International Conference on Climate Resilient Pakistan’ in Geneva
Pakistan flood recovery needs 'massive' investment: UN
•'No country deserves to endure what happened to Pakistan,' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an international conference in Geneva, which is seeking billions of dollars to support recovery from the disaster
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urges international community to help flood victims
Fp Staff •Shehbaz Sharif wrote an article for the Guardian newspaper in which he urged the global community to help Pakistan
Pakistan needs more than $16 billion for flood recovery: UN
•In a bid to meet the towering needs, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host an international conference in Geneva next week
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