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...
Senior journalist and BOL TV host Sami Ibrahim was beaten and tortured outside of his office in Islamabad by "unidentified men."
Ibrahim allegedly suffered torture at the hands of unidentified thugs who approached him as he was leaving his office, according to sources.
Ibrahim, who was injured in the attack but only suffered minor wounds, informed the media that the alleged assailants were travelling in a car with a "green-color registration plate." He further asserted that the "assaulters" recorded the incident on video.
After Ayyaz Aamir, there was a second incident that was recently revealed. Who is accountable, and because no evidence has been established, who are the unnamed individuals really?
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