IMF warns Pakistan economy deteriorating

Dawn: WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday that Pakistan’s economic situation was worsening and faces a return to double-digit inflation as the government prints money to finance its deficit. In a mission report, the IMF said Islamabad urgently needed to address deep problems in its energy sector, including […]

Turkey sends mixed signals over Syria

Source: Asiatimes: Although Ankara authorized military action against Syria on Thursday following a deadly cross-border exchange of fire, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stressed he doesn’t want war, while demonstrators in Istanbul reject the country becoming a “US stooge”. Amid concerns a regional conflict is about to begin, Ankara […]