The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a report on Pakistan’s economy.
According to the IMF report, the current fiscal year GDP rate is predicted to be 2 percent, the next fiscal year GDP rate is expected to be 3.5 percent.
According to the report, unemployment rate is expected to be 8% this fiscal year, unemployment rate is predicted to be 7.5% next fiscal year.
In the report, the inflation rate in the current fiscal year is expected to be 24.8 percent and the inflation rate in the next fiscal year is expected to be 12.5 percent.
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According to the IMF, exports are expected to exceed $31.20 billion this fiscal year, while exports are expected to exceed $34.41 billion in fiscal year 2024-25.
The government is deliberately violating an Act of Parliament by not seeking the approval of the Federal Cabinet for the Budget Strategy Paper 2024 pending the approval of the fiscal policy by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Tribune reports that the decision shows that the finance ministry has prioritized the IMF bureaucracy over the elected representatives of the people, who sit in the federal cabinet and the standing committees on finance of the National Assembly and Senate.
Sources in the finance ministry said the government has put on hold the plan to get approval for the budget strategy paper till May 10.
According to the Act, the federal government has to approve the budget strategy paper containing fiscal and monetary projections for the medium term by May 10 every year.
Sources revealed that the decision to postpone the presentation of the budget strategy paper in the federal cabinet has been taken due to the upcoming visit of the IMF. He said that without the approval of the IMF, the figures approved by the Cabinet would not have any significance.
A finance ministry spokesperson did not respond to a query on whether the cabinet’s approval would be sought before May 10 or wait until the end of the IMF mission.
Sources in the Ministry of Finance revealed that the Ministry has drafted the Budget Strategy Paper, which will first be shared with the IMF for review.
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2024-05-10 04:35:45
The Deputy Commissioner responded to the rumors regarding the installation of iron fence around Gwadar district of Balochistan. He issued his policy statement denying the news circulating in the social media for the past few days.
Mehmood-ur-Rahman said that for a few days, various unreliable social media accounts have been spreading baseless rumors regarding Gwadar city, which include strange claims like handing over Gwadar to China to building an iron fence around the city.
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He said that Balochistan government is the guarantor of prosperity and protection of traditional values for the development of Gwadar and its citizens and will ensure it at any cost while the Safe City project on the pattern of other big cities of Pakistan is also a project approved by Balochistan government. Is. The aim of this project is to prevent crime, trafficking and terrorism.
Cricket matches between Pakistan and India always garner a lot of interest, the clash with the traditional rivals captures not only the attention of Asia but also the world.
Recently, there is an interesting news regarding the tickets for the matches between Pakistan and India in T20 World Cup 2024.
It should be noted that the Pakistan-India match is going to be held on June 9 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in the American state of New York.
While according to foreign media reports, the previous tickets of the stadium with a capacity of 34,000 fans were being charged at 6 dollars i.e. 2,000 rupees.