Pakistan

Shaukat Aziz has been sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister and has pledged to continue with the political and economic reforms of the past five years. Addressing the National... 2004-09-16

Pakistan's merchandise trade deficit tripled to US$3.20bn or 3.4% of nominal GDP during the fiscal year to June 30 2004 (2003/04) due to a ballooning import bill. Imports rose 27.0%... 2004-08-20

BMI View: Pressure is mounting on the State Bank of Pakistan, the central bank, to raise interest rates at its upcoming policy meeting in a bid to rein in inflation. In June, the... 2004-07-14

Pakistan's parliament has passed legislation to establish a National Security Council giving the military a formal political role. BMI View: The passage of the legislation amid an... 2004-04-16

Pakistani officials are forecasting stronger-than-expected growth during the fiscal year ending June 30 2004. BMI View: We share the official optimism and have revised up our forecast... 2004-04-16

Opposition leader Makhmood Javed Hasmhi has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by a closed court in the garrison city of Rawalpindi. Hasmhi, who heads the Alliance for the Restoration... 2004-04-16

Pakistan's economy has strengthened during the fiscal year ending June 30 2004 (2003/04) and we have revised up our forecast for real GDP growth to 5.5% from 5.3%. The central bank... 2004-03-31

The father of Pakistan's atomic bomb, Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, has confessed to leaking nuclear secrets but cleared the government of involvement in the world's worst-ever proliferation... 2004-02-12