Why World Bank cancelled $500 million loan to Pakistan – Times of India

The World Bank has withdrawn a budget support loan of more than $500 million to Pakistan as a result of the country failing to fulfil critical conditions within the time limit. The required conditions included revising the purchase power agreement in relation to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, according to The Express Tribune.The Washington-based international lender…

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Economic crisis: Pakistan jacks up petrol, diesel prices past PKR 300-mark for first time in its history – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Energy prices in Pakistan have been increased to an all-time high even as protests continue to grow over skyrocketing inflation and high electricity bills, with people burning utility bills, blocking highways and attacking offices of power companies. On August 31, caretaker prime minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar’s government refused to slash energy prices without…

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