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1 – 10 of 57Islamabad now seeks a larger, longer-term bailout programme with the Fund. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has suggested that a staff-level agreement on such a package could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286930
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285381
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The staff-level agreement on the package was announced on June 29, the day before an Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement which Pakistan had with the IMF expired with around…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280730
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The programme was revived in August 2022 after a hold-up and extended to June 2023, but completion of the review linked to the latest tranche is now several months behind…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB277906
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Indian nationals are struggling to maintain jobs in the Middle East as GCC states contend with historically low oil prices as well as the economic fallout of the pandemic. Gulf…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253134
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This followed an incident in Jeddah on January 21 when two militants blew themselves up in order to avoid capture. Although Riyadh is focused on Tehran as its primary external…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217548
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Last month, a handful of locally active parties formed a new grouping -- the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) -- to seek peaceful restoration of that status…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257784
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Islamabad has always denied US allegations that it harbours militants that attack Afghanistan. Khan’s trip to Washington comes as an Afghan peace process gains momentum and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245168
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Delhi seeks a workable balance in relations with Saudi Arabia and Iran just as Riyadh pursues the same with India and Pakistan. This equilibrium is becoming increasingly difficult…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210314
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The Taliban agreed to talk to Kabul's delegation only reluctantly, under US pressure. The Kabul authorities were scarcely any keener. The insurgents' negotiating strategy appears…