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Qatar air bridge delivers urgent aid as Pakistan battles catastrophic floods

Damage from the massive floods in Pakistan is expected to cost over $10 billion. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for Qatar’s assistance…

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Qatar to provide $2bn in assistance to cash-strapped Pakistan

The Pakistani government has also chosen to offer Qatar a 51% stake in New York’s Roosevelt Hotel and the country’s national airlines. Qatar is set to provide $2 billion in bilateral assistance…

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Split politics: Pakistanis in Qatar react to Imran Khan’s ousting

Pakistan has had 29 prime ministers since 1947 but none have completed a full five-year term. Imran Khan was ousted as Pakistan’s prime minister on Sunday after losing a no-confidence…

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Pakistan likely to provide troops for World Cup security in Qatar

As Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ascends to Qatar for a two-day visit, his cabinet has ratified a draft agreement on Monday that allows the government to provide troops for…

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Qatar ‘interested’ in Pakistan investments: reports

Pakistan is currently battling with one of the world’s disastrous natural disasters as floods drown up one third of the cash-strapped South Asian country. Qatar has expressed a strong interest…

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Pakistan to seek potential 15-year LNG deal with Qatar during PM visit

Pakistan receives six cargoes each month from Qatar at 13.37% of the Brent. Pakistan may pursue a 15-year LNG deal with Qatar on a G2G (government to government) basis, two…

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Cash-strapped Pakistan slashes two LNG power plant sales to Qatar: reports

Finance Minister Ismail had included the earnings from the sale of the LNG power stations in his $8.5 billion foreign inflow forecasts for this fiscal year in order to achieve…

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Pakistani PM Sharif scheduled to visit Qatar amid LNG shortage: reports

With the ouster of Khan in April, Pakistan’s new Shehbaz Sharif’s administration is now dealing with a fuel shortage that has caused blackouts in parts of the country. Prime Minister…

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Pakistan tells IMF it’s ‘ready for reforms’ in Doha negotiations

The rupee fell to roughly 198.39 per dollar on Wednesday, a historic low that implies it has lost about a quarter of its value in the past year, according to…

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