<figure class='media w-1/2 sm:w-3/5 media--center media--uneven media--stretch' data-original-src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/07/240604405bb5afb.webp'> <div class='media__item '><picture><img src='https://i.dawn.com/large/2026/07/240604405bb5afb.webp' alt=' Ameerul Azeem ' /></picture></div> <figcaption class='media__caption '>Ameerul Azeem</figcaption> </figure> <p>LAHORE: Ameerul Azeem, the secretary general of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan and one of th

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WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday asked US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide Pakistan with 10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility to help strengthen the national economy. The request, first reported by...

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Petrol Pumps Owners Association (APPPOA) on Tuesday announced a nationwide strike from Wednesday night after negotiations with the government over daily petroleum pricing failed. Speaking to the media after a meeting with...

<p>The release of the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2007120">Household Integrated Economic Survey and Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement</a> data presents a clearer picture of poverty and economic distress in Pakistan. This data has appeared after a gap of nearly six years, during which several important events and shocks took place.</p> <p>In 2018-19, the country had to go through a painful macroeconomic adjustment to counteract the yawning current account deficit left behind

<p>PAKISTAN’S ruling elites have long regarded the country’s geographical location as a strategic asset enabling it to project itself as a significant regional player and bolster its geopolitical position. But location cuts both ways. It has also been a liability.</p> <p>Few countries have faced the headwinds from their geography as Pakistan. An overbearing and hostile eastern neighbour, contested borders inherited from colonialism, unresolved Kashmir dispute, volatile neighbourhood and a we

<p>THREE reports last Friday — a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016027">widening food trade gap</a>, return to a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016383">current account deficit</a>, and the government’s shift to <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016227">daily fuel pricing amid renewed Gulf tensions</a> — reveal how fragile Pakistan’s external sector remains, despite the recent macroeconomic stabilisation.</p> <p>The headline current account deficit of just $139m in FY26 appear

<p>WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb arrived in Washington on Saturday evening for a three-day visit during which he is expected to hold talks with US officials on trade, finance and investment.</p> <p>Pakistan and the United States will resume negotiations on Monday on a broader bilateral economic partnership, diplomatic sources told <em>Dawn</em>.</p> <p>During his visit, Aurangzeb is scheduled to meet officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), th