- Pakistan last week raised $500 million through a three-year Eurobond that marked its return to global capital markets after four years
- The greenshoe option allows an issuer to increase the bond issuance size beyond the initial amount in case of strong investor demand
- Asim Munir was one of two Pakistani mediators in room during direct talks between Iran, US on Apr. 11
- Munir forged close bond with President Donald Trump after Pakistan’s brief conflict with India last year
- A police team was searching homes after a robbery, when they were targeted by militants holed up in Khuzdar’s Bajoi area
- No group has claimed responsibility for the latest attack in Balochistan, which has been the site of a long-running insurgency
- Warning of flash floods, hail, strong winds until Friday
- Remote learning is triggered in affected governorates
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- “We have no plans for the next round of negotiation, and no decision has been made in this regard,” Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said
- Vance has not yet left for Iran talks in Pakistan, source says
- Iran’s announcement that it would open Hormuz had sent stocks and bonds surging on Friday and oil prices down
- For coach Didier Deschamps the headache is not about who to choose, but who to leave out of his starting lineup
- He has a huge amount of talent to complement the prolific scoring of Kylian Mbappe
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- China hosts talks after weeks of fighting that killed hundreds and displaced nearly 100,000
- Both sides identify terrorism as core issue, agree to avoid further escalation
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- Pakistan relies heavily on external financing to meet its import needs, debt obligations, with support from allies such as Saudi Arabia playing critical role
- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb earlier said the Kingdom had committed $3 billion in additional support, agreed to extend $5 billion deposits
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