Pakistan's Finance Ministry expects economic growth in the financial year ending in June to hit 3.3%, well below a target of 6.2% set last year, with key sectors all performing worse than expected, according to a planning document seen by Reuters.

Pakistan sees 2019 GDP growth at 3.3%, sharply below target

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi while it's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has written to his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, pitching for talks between New Delhi and Islamabad.

Pakistan's Imran Khan writes to PM Modi, seeks to maintain peaceful neighbourhood

Pakistan Says Military Won't Get An Increase In Allocation Due To The Ongoing Economic Crisis Imran Khan lauds Pakistani Armed Forces for 'voluntary cuts' in defence spending despite multiple security challenges. But is it really a cutdown in spending, given that Pakistan spends similar amount of money to arm itself? Is Pakistan continuing with high defence spending when prices of essential commodities soar up? Palki explains

Gravitas: Pak military budget cut a sham?

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Will take unprecedented action to ensure supply of rare earths critical to tech, military: US The United States will take "unprecedented actions" to ensure the supply of strategic minerals and rare earth critical to the tech sector and the military, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday.

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan announced today that the country's military has decided on "unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts in its defence expenditures" due to the critical financial situation prevailing in the country.

Pak PM Imran Khan announces military's 'voluntary cut' in defence expenditure amid financial crisis

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In a move likely to plunge the already strained relations between the United States and Pakistan to a new low, Washington on Friday announced that it has withdrawn its tax exemption programme for Pakistani diplomats.

US withdraws tax exemption for Pakistan's diplomats

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday asserted that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism. "No one ever blamed Hinduism for Tamil Tigers` bombings or Japanese religion when they blew up themselves on US ships.

Islam has nothing to do with terrorism: Imran Khan

Pakistan's additional attorney general Zahid F Ebrahim on Wednesday resigned as a protest against alleged interference in the judiciary by the government. Ebrahim in his resignation sent to President Arif Alvi said that he took the decision after reports in the media that Alvi ordered formal probes of misconduct against some judges of the Supreme Court and the Sindh High Court.

Pakistan: Additional attorney general resigns over government interference in judiciary

India has dismissed reports about a structured meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan at the Shanghai cooperation organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

PM Modi, Pakistan's Imran Khan structured meet unlikely at SCO in Bishkek

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Meet will be on 13-14 June. There is information coming out through sources that there will be no formal talks between India & Pakistan at SCO sideline. Watch this video to know more.

Sources: No India-Pak dialogues on the sidelines of SCO summit

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan visited Lahore as part of his trip to promote economic cooperation with the Punjab province, the largest and most developed region of Pakistan.

Chinese Vice President Wang visits Lahore to promote trade cooperation

The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has organised an Iftar party on June 1 and has extended an invitation to Pakistani leadership including Prime Minister Imran Khan.

India mission in Pakistan invites Imran Khan to Iftar party on June 1

China will always stand by Pakistan's "core interests" no matter how the international landscape changes, visiting Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan has said as he cited the $60 billion CPEC as the manifestation of their all-weather relationship.

China will always stand by Pakistan's 'core interests': Vice President Wang Qishan

Create an 'environment free of terrorism', says Modi to Pakistan PM Imran Khan Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday called PM Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his re-election in the landslide victory last week during which the latter called for creating an "environment free of terrorism.

PM Elect Modi To Sworn-in On May 30. Watch this video for further details.

PM Elect Modi To Sworn-in On May 30

It is final through Govt Sources, There is no official invitation to to Pakistani PM. Watch this video to know more.

Govt Sources: No Official Invitation To Pakistani PM For Modi's Swearing-in Ceremony

There is another update from sources it's that Imran Khan has been invited for PM Modi's swearing-in ceremony. Watch this video for exact and complete details.

Sources: Imran Khan Invited For PM Modi's Swearing-in Ceremony

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday called PM Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his re-election in the landslide victory last week during which the latter called for creating an "environment free of terrorism.

Create an 'environment free of terrorism', says Modi to Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Today on call with Indian PM Narendra Modi, Imran Khan expresses 'wish to work with India.' Watch this video to know more.

Pak PM Imran Khan expresses 'wish to work with India' on call with PM Modi

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to Indian PM Narendra Modi to congratulate him.Watch this video to know more.

Pak PM Imran Khan calls PM Modi to congratulate him

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan arrived in Islamabad Sunday on a three-day official visit to Pakistan during which he will hold talks with President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on a host of bilateral issues including the smooth development of the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan arrives in Pakistan on three-day official visit

Pakistan is ready to hold talks with the new Indian government to resolve all outstanding issues, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said. Addressing an Iftar dinner in Multan on Saturday, Qureshi said both India and Pakistan should sit on negotiation table to solve issues for the sake ofprosperity and peace of the region, state-run Radio Pakistan reported.

Pakistan ready to hold talks with new Indian government: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

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Pakistan sees 2019 GDP growth at 3.3%, sharply below target

Pakistan's Imran Khan writes to PM Modi, seeks to maintain peaceful neighbourhood

Gravitas: Pak military budget cut a sham?

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning - June 05th, 2019

News brief: Big stories of the day

Pak PM Imran Khan announces military's 'voluntary cut' in defence expenditure amid financial crisis

WION Speed News: Watch top national and international news of the morning, June 4th, 2019

US withdraws tax exemption for Pakistan's diplomats

Islam has nothing to do with terrorism: Imran Khan

Pakistan: Additional attorney general resigns over government interference in judiciary

PM Modi, Pakistan's Imran Khan structured meet unlikely at SCO in Bishkek

Sources: No India-Pak dialogues on the sidelines of SCO summit

Chinese Vice President Wang visits Lahore to promote trade cooperation

India mission in Pakistan invites Imran Khan to Iftar party on June 1

China will always stand by Pakistan's 'core interests': Vice President Wang Qishan

News brief: Big stories of the day

PM Elect Modi To Sworn-in On May 30

Govt Sources: No Official Invitation To Pakistani PM For Modi's Swearing-in Ceremony

Sources: Imran Khan Invited For PM Modi's Swearing-in Ceremony

Create an 'environment free of terrorism', says Modi to Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pak PM Imran Khan expresses 'wish to work with India' on call with PM Modi

Pak PM Imran Khan calls PM Modi to congratulate him

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan arrives in Pakistan on three-day official visit

Pakistan ready to hold talks with new Indian government: Shah Mahmood Qureshi