The Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has requested assistance from Washington in achieving an early transfer of funds from the International Monetary Fund in order to help stabilize Pakistan's shrinking economy. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, according to security sources, spoke with the army chief earlier this week. It is stated that the army chief made a plea to the White House and Treasury Department to get the IMF to immediately supply the almost $1.2 billion that the country is slated to receive under a reopened loan program. "Staff-level approval" for the loan was granted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 13. IMF Executive Board clearance is required before the transaction can be completed as part of Pakistan's $6 billion Extended Fund Facility. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be on vacation for the next three weeks, and its board will not meet until late August at the earliest. According to an IMF official wh...
Boris Johnson will step down as UK Prime Minister following scandals
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday after seeing more than 50 members of his cabinet leave within a 48-hour period.
Johnson stated that it is "obviously now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and so a new prime minister" while speaking outside Downing Street.
Now, all eyes are on the UK Parliament to determine the country's future prime leader. a new election or a leader from the Boris Party?
As the prime minister announced his resignation, the mayor of London demanded an emergency election.
The political climate is tense right now, but in the next 24 hours, everything will come together, and a new election in the UK may not take place.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday after seeing more than 50 members of his cabinet leave within a 48-hour period.
Johnson stated that it is "obviously now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader of that party and so a new prime minister" while speaking outside Downing Street.
Now, all eyes are on the UK Parliament to determine the country's future prime leader. a new election or a leader from the Boris Party?
As the prime minister announced his resignation, the mayor of London demanded an emergency election.
The political climate is tense right now, but in the next 24 hours, everything will come together, and a new election in the UK may not take place.
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