• 

  Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari likely to make a comeback as Pakistan's foreign minister: Report

  World | May 06, 2024 10:52 IST

  Ishaq Dar, according to sources, was never comfortable as foreign minister as he always wanted to look after his favourite Finance Ministry. But Shehbaz and others in the PML-N wanted to keep him at bay.

• 

  Pakistan's Foreign Minister, who was called 'thief' during his US visit, appointed as Deputy PM

  World | April 28, 2024 18:59 IST

  Before Dar taking the role, the last deputy prime minister of the country was Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, then of PML-Q, who was appointed to the position in June 2012.

• 

  Pakistan: Ishaq Dar becomes Foreign Minister as Shehbaz Sharif's 19-member Cabinet sworn in

  World | March 12, 2024 12:33 IST

  A Kashmiri-origin chartered accountant, Ishaq Dar has served as Pakistan's Finance Minister four times, the latest under Shehbaz Sharif till 2023. He has the critical task of mending bilateral relations with neighbours India and Afghanistan, which are now at their lowest.

• 

  Shehbaz Sharif says no to Ishaq Dar as interim PM, says brother Nawaz Sharif to be in Pakistan soon

  World | July 31, 2023 15:23 IST

  Several parties, including the coalition partners of the Pakistani government, have opposed Dar's appointment as he is closely linked with the Sharif family.

• 

  Pakistan: Ruling party backtracks on Ishaq Dar's candidature for caretaker PM after strong rejection

  World | July 25, 2023 9:16 IST

  As reports of PML-N choosing Dar as the next interim PM of Pakistan made the rounds, party leader Khawaja Asif denied such rumours and said that no work has been started on the matter.

• 

  Ishaq Dar likely to be caretaker Pakistan PM even as ruling parties disagree: Who is he?

  World | July 24, 2023 13:10 IST

  The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) opined that Dar was "a man from the Sharif family" and was not a suitable fit for the post of caretaker PM, which required a neutral person.

• 

  Pakistan: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar's candidature likely to be proposed for caretaker PM

  World | July 23, 2023 14:32 IST

  Dar's candidature as caretaker PM is being mulled to ensure the implementation of economic policies as Pakistan's ailing economy received a boost with the $3 billion arrangement with the IMF.

• 

  Pakistan: China approves USD 700 million loan to cash-strapped country

  World | February 22, 2023 17:12 IST

  Pakistan: Finance Minister of the cash-strapped country on Wednesday informed that its ally China has approved a major loan of a whopping price.

• 

  Pakistan to impose taxes worth Rs 170 billion to meet IMF conditions

  World | February 11, 2023 17:02 IST

  A delegation of the global lender held 10-day marathon talks with Pakistan officials to release the next tranche of USD 1.1 billion out of an already agreed loan but left on Thursday for Washington without signing a staff-level agreement.

• 

  Days after becoming Pakistan PM, Shehbaz orders renewal of brother Nawaz Sharif's passport

  World | April 13, 2022 16:31 IST

  The Pakistani High Commission in London has also been directed to start work on the renewal of the passports of the PML-N leaders, Geo TV reported.

• 

  Pakistan to welcome Trump administration’s efforts to improve ties with India

  World | April 22, 2017 15:48 IST

  Pakistan has said that it will welcome any effort by the Trump administration to encourage New Delhi and Islamabad to resolve their differences.

Advertisement
• 

  Pakistan vows to never roll back its nuclear programme

  World | March 03, 2016 16:21 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's finance minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that his country will never roll back its nuclear programme despite financial hardship and threat of mounting external debt.Dar was briefing the Senate, the upper house

• 

  Pak would give befitting response to any Indian aggression: FM Ishaq Dar

  World | July 11, 2015 18:41 IST

  Islamabad:  When Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was meeting his Indian counterpart for ice-breaking talks in Russia, back home his confidante and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar warned India of a "befitting response" in case of

• 

  We want peace with India: Pakistan Finance Minister

  World | October 13, 2014 16:57 IST

  Islamabad:Pakistan wants peaceful ties with India but would fittingly respond if it tries to impose war, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said.Dar made these comments while speaking to media in Washington yesterday where he was

• 

  Pak political crisis: Govt says one PTI demand non-negotiable

  World | September 09, 2014 19:17 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan's embattled government today said it has reached an agreement with cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's party, which is seeking the ouster of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, on most of the issues, except one which is

• 

  Amid austerity drive, Pak PM Nawaz Sharif gets two BMWs

  World | May 22, 2014 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has added two BMWs in his security convoy, according to a report published in The Dawn. Nawaz Sharif's this sedan, BMW 760 Li has high security protection equipments,

• 

  Ishaq Dar set to be appointed Pak finance minister

  World | June 05, 2013 7:05 IST

  Islambad, Jun 5 : Senior PML-N leader Ishaq Dar has been named Pakistan's new finance minister, according to a list of portfolios of the new federal cabinet circulated last night. Senior PML-N leaders Chaudhary Nisar,