Officials hopeful Pakistan will exit FATF ‘grey list’

Islamabad: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, is set to take up removal of Pakistan from a list of countries under "increased monitoring" when its plenary session ...

Trump says will create ‘External Revenue Service’ for tariffs

WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he plans to form an “External Revenue Service” for tariff collection, less than a week before he takes office. This comes as Trump, who posted the statement...

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Pakistan, BD keen on boosting military ties

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh Lt Gen S M Kamr-ul-Hassan have stressed the importance of strengthening defence ties between Pakistan and ...

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China’s trade surplus reaches a record of nearly $1tr

CHINA announced on Monday that its trade surplus reached almost $1 trillion last year as its exports swamped the globe, while the country’s own businesses and households spent cautiously on imports. When adjusted for inflat...

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Border tensions escalate between Bangladesh, India

ISLAMABAD: The Indian government summoned Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) Nural Islam in New Delhi on Monday amid escalating border tensions between the two nations. The development comes a day after the Bangladesh ...

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Indian PM opens strategic tunnel to China border zones

HELD SRINAGAR: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a strategic Himalayan road tunnel on Monday, pushing all-weather access northwards towards contested high-altitude border zones with rivals China and Pakistan. Th...

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