–Washington declines to assist French criminal investigation, citing free speech concerns and First Amendment protections BeNewz Report WASHINGTON: The United States Department of Justice has refused to assist a French criminal investigation into X, escalating a transatlantic dispute over online speech regulation and platform accountability. In a letter sent to …
Read More »IMF review talks with Pakistan continue, no deal yet
BeNewz Report WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund failed to reach a staff-level agreement on the latest review of the $7 billion programme but decided to continue negotiations in coming days as discussions on fiscal, monetary and energy reforms remain unresolved. Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) did …
Read More »IMF-Pakistan SLA delayed over financing & governance report
Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Lack of clarity on the Governance and Corruption Diagnostic (GCD) report and pending confirmation of external financing have delayed Pakistan’s staff-level agreement (SLA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), though officials remain hopeful the deal will be concluded during Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb’s upcoming visit to Washington. …
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