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General Bajwa, has requested assistance from Washington in achieving an early transfer of funds from the IMFin order to help stabilize Pakistan's shrinking economy.

  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...
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Karachi will have a second bout of heavy rain from July 14 to July 17.

Karachi will experience heavy rains from July 14 to July 17 according to PMD.



The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a warning for "heavy to very heavy" rainfall from July 14 to July 17 in Sindh after the first round of monsoon rains devastated the provincial capital and halted life due to water buildup on the roads.

In a statement sent to the media on Tuesday, the PMD warned the populace that "monsoon currents from the Bay of Bengal are continually reaching upper and central areas of the nation, while another major monsoon low-pressure area (LPA) is projected to hit Sindh on July 14 (Thursday)."

The PMD added that Balochistan and South Punjab would also suffer rainfall in addition to Sindh.
"Other widespread intermittent heavy to very heavy rain-wind/thundershowers are forecast from July 14 to July 17 in Karachi, Hyderabad Thatta, Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Mithi, and many more places of SINDH under the impact of this weather system."

According to meteorological experts, rain clouds are migrating from the Arabian Sea towards the city, thus there is a chance of sporadic rain till tomorrow.


Drone footage of the first storm in Karachi and the urban flooding in Karachi.

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