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  Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, entire cabinet to forgo salaries amid economic crisis | Does it work?

  World | March 21, 2024 10:46 IST

  Pakistan's austerity measures aim to promote fiscal responsibility amid a severe economic crisis, causing them to seek a financial bailout from the IMF. The global moneylender reached a staff-level agreement with Pakistan to release the last tranche of the $3 billion bailout package.

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  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.

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  Pakistan: Jailed terrorist Yasin Malik's wife to become advisor to caretaker PM in his new cabinet

  World | August 18, 2023 16:41 IST

  Yasin Malik was sentenced to life imprisonment last year on terror funding charges and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has sought the death penalty for him.

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  Imran Khan reshuffles Cabinet amidst mounting criticism over government performance

  World | April 19, 2019 11:20 IST

  The changes were made after finance minister Asad Umar resigned.  

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  Nawaz Sharif's cabinet takes oath

  World | June 07, 2013 20:29 IST

  Islamabad, June 7: The 25-member Council of Ministers of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was sworn in at a ceremony here on Friday.Among those who took oath were 16 federal ministers, including Ishaq Dar,