Tag: US ambassador
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Indian PM Narendra Modi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif
Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on taking oath as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan. “Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” read a short statement on the Indian prime minister’s official X handle. On Monday, President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath to Shehbaz Sharif…
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Let people decide upcoming government, US Ambassador tells Election Commission
US Ambassador Donald Blome met with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja on Thursday and reassured him that the United States will always support free and fair elections in Pakistan, according to the country’s laws and constitution. According to a statement released by the US embassy, the ambassador reaffirmed that the Pakistani people should…
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US Ambassador assures Pakistan of continued assistance for IMF bailout programme
On Thursday, US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome reassured Finance Minister Ishaq Dar that Washington would continue to assist Islamabad in unlocking a long-stalled International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. This bailout is intended to help the liquidity-challenged country’s economy avoid imminent default. The assurance was given during a meeting between the finance minister and the…
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Donald Blome assures Pakistan of US cooperation on IMF deal
The US Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Blome, expressed hope for a deal between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), stating that Washington was prepared to support the country’s efforts to resume its stalled $6.5 billion bailout program. Speaking at an event on Tuesday, Blome assured journalists that the IMF bailout package for Islamabad would…
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‘Absolutely no truth in regime change’: US Ambassador says would work with whatever government Pakistanis elect
United States (US) Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome, in an interview with The News, said there is “absolutely no truth” in the allegations of regime change in Pakistan and said that he is “very much hopeful that the countries can get past this and get back to important work”. He said, “We want to see…