IMF Board to review EFF, RSF on May 8 Updated 29 Apr, 2026 09:28am ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board is scheduled to consider Pakistan’s third review...
Pakistan places $1.5 billion Sudan weapons sale on hold after Saudi objection, sources say Published 20 Apr, 2026 06:17pm 'Saudi Arabia has signaled that Pakistan should terminate the deal after it dropped the idea of financing it,' a source says
ME conflict: Aurangzeb briefs IMF about impact on Pakistan’s economy Published 16 Apr, 2026 06:16am WASHINGTON: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, held a meeting with Dan Katz,...
UAE says welcomes US-backed peace plan for Sudan Published 09 Feb, 2026 05:11am DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday said it welcomed a US-backed peace plan for the war in Sudan, where the...
Pakistan nears $1.5 billion deal to supply weapons, jets to Sudan: Reuters report Published 09 Jan, 2026 09:11pm The deal allegedlly encompasses 10 Karakoram-8 light attack aircraft, more than 200 drones for scouting and kamikaze attacks
114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan’s Darfur Published 05 Jan, 2026 05:46am PORT SUDAN, Sudan: Attacks by Sudan’s army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region ...
Over 10,000 people displaced in 3 days in Sudan: UN Published 29 Dec, 2025 05:16am PORT SUDAN, (Sudan): Violence in western and southern Sudan displaced more than 10,000 people within a three-day...
UN to meet Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am RIYADH: United Nations officials are to meet with Sudan’s warring parties in Geneva, Secretary-General Antonio...
SBP receives $1.2bn for EFF and RSF programmes Updated 12 Dec, 2025 07:10am KARACHI: Pakistan has received inflows of amounted to USD 1.2 billion from International Monetary Fund (IMF) under...
IMF Executive Board meeting today Updated 08 Dec, 2025 08:29am ISLAMABAD: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to meet on Monday (today) to...
Violence in Sudan’s El-Fasher could be war crimes, says top court Published 04 Nov, 2025 05:55am PORT SUDAN: The International Criminal Court warned on Monday that atrocities committed in Sudan’s El-Fasher could...
RSF claims full control of Darfur’s El-Fasher Published 27 Oct, 2025 05:16am PORT SUDAN, (Sudan): Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said Sunday it had seized full control of ...
Another positive week Published 20 Oct, 2025 05:50am KARACHI: Pakistan rupee recorded another positive week as it gained Re0.07 or 0.02 percent against the US dollar in...
EFF & RSF: Major headway made towards IMF deal Updated 10 Oct, 2025 04:32pm Discussions also held on the authorities’ reform agenda to strengthen climate resilience
Flood havoc: PM urges IMF to factor impact into its review Published 25 Sep, 2025 05:59am NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan was making steady progress towards meeting...
Seven dead, 71 wounded as Sudan’s RSF shells besieged city Published 01 Sep, 2025 05:57am KHARTOUM: Shelling by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces killed at least seven people and wounded 71 others in ...
Sudan’s RSF conducts first drone attack on Port Sudan, army spokesperson says Published 04 May, 2025 11:27am CAIRO: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carried out a drone attack on a military air base and other...
Nations call for immediate end to ‘horrific’ Sudan war Published 16 Apr, 2025 05:55am LONDON: The UK led international calls Tuesday for a swift end to the devastating war in Sudan, hosting a gathering...
IMF’s RSF: Pakistan to get $1.3bn in tranches Updated 29 Mar, 2025 02:23pm Country to have access of about $1 billion once approved by the fund
IMF-Pakistan SLA Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am EDITORIAL: Exactly ten days after the end of a two-week mission on the first review of the 7 billion dollar...
First review of $7bn EFF, and new $1.3bn RSF arrangement: SLA reached; IMF praises performance Updated 27 Mar, 2025 03:13pm Government can unlock the $1.3billion under a new climate resilience loan programme spanning 28 months
Sudan army strike on Darfur market kills hundreds: monitor Published 25 Mar, 2025 02:04pm KHARTOUM: A Sudanese war monitor accused the army Tuesday of killing hundreds of people in an air strike on a market...
Climate change, Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and beyond Updated 28 Feb, 2025 11:56pm On their webpage, titled ‘Resilience, environment, and climate change’ the United Nations Development Programme...
Sudan’s RSF, allies sign charter for rival govt Published 24 Feb, 2025 06:23am NAIROBI: Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces and its allies have agreed to form a parallel government, they...
At least 200 killed in three-day Sudan paramilitary assault Published 19 Feb, 2025 06:21am PORT SUDAN (Sudan): Sudanese paramilitaries killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, a...
54 journalists killed in 2024, a third by Israel Published 12 Dec, 2024 11:04am PARIS: Fifty-four journalists were killed worldwide while carrying out their work or because of their profession in...
Air strike on North Darfur market kills more than 100: Sudan lawyers’ group Published 10 Dec, 2024 02:06pm PORT SUDAN: A Sudanese military air strike on a market in a town in North Darfur killed more than 100 people and...
Sudan army leader says won’t join peace talks, ‘will fight for 100 years’ Published 24 Aug, 2024 10:25pm PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s de facto ruler, army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said Saturday his government would not join...
Sudanese in ‘total panic’ as paramilitaries move south Published 26 Dec, 2023 04:30am AL-JAZIRA STATE (Sudan): On a countryside road in battle-ravaged Sudan, the hum of a passing vehicle turns...
Number of hungry in Sudan rises above 20 million Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:35pm CAIRO: The estimated number of people facing acute food insecurity in Sudan has risen faster than expected to 20.3...