Prime Minister Imran Khan says his government has taken several initiatives for wealth creation so that it could get rid of heavy foreign loans with a strong emphatic assertion: “We want to create more and more wealth to retire heavy foreign loans some of which are causing more loans.”
In December, the Fitch Rating had downgraded Pakistan’s long-term debt rating from ‘B’ to ‘B-’ due to what it described as a high debt repayment obligation, low foreign reserves and fragile fiscal situation. Since then foreign exchange reserves have continuously improved on the back of a surge in workers home remittances, foreign financial inflows and significant rescheduling of debts.
PTI delegation expected at MQM-P headquarters today
The visit comes a day after a PPP delegation met with the party
Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. PHOTO: FILE.
KARACHI:
A delegation of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is reportedly to visit the Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan s (MQM-P) Bahadurabad headquarters in Karachi today (Thursday).
According to
Express News, the PTI had started reaching out to its disgruntled government ally after it [the MQM-P] recently expressed its displeasure, again, over the 6th population and housing census.
The PTI delegation is said to be represented by the ruling party s leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi, its parliamentary leader in the provincial assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh among other members.
Govt prepares to hold early census after clamour over last headcount
Ministerial panel to propose methods to conduct next enumeration on modern lines
ISLAMABAD:
The Centre has set up a committee with the view to remove “discrepancies” in the next population census after a ministerial body recommended accepting disputed results of the 6th national headcount in the “larger national interest” and hold the next census ahead of schedule.
Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar constituted a five-member committee with the objective that the next census is not only “accurate but also inspires confidence amongst all stakeholders so that it is a true reflection of the population in all regions of the country”, according to a statement issued by Ministry of Planning on Wednesday.