PM Imran discusses debt relief for developing countries with Germany's Merkel

Published
0

Prime Minister Imran Khan in a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel has underscored that the ability of developing countries to cope with the Covid-19 challenge will depend on the provision of "urgent debt relief" to them and without onerous conditions.

According to the PM Office, the premier stressed that people in the developing world face a stark choice: death by Covid-19 or by hunger.

He expressed the hope that countries like Germany will provide leadership to this issue in the forthcoming G-20 Finance Ministers' Meeting as well as spring meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.

Opinion

Editorial

Talks, at last
Updated 03 Oct, 2026

Talks, at last

The government’s constant threats to suspend KP’s elected dispensation over a political protest have escalated hostilities considerably. In that context, both sides did well to start talking.
IWT’s future
03 Oct, 2026

IWT’s future

TOGETHER with the Kashmir dispute, India’s unilateral suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty has become the biggest...
Pained minds
03 Oct, 2026

Pained minds

IN Pakistan, mental healthcare is wedged between two extremes — a luxury or a stigma. Estimates cited by the...
Risks ahead
Updated 02 Oct, 2026

Risks ahead

To think that the government would rather push out an elected government than grant a single prisoner some facilities does not square up rationally.
Exit from Iraq
02 Oct, 2026

Exit from Iraq

AMERICAN and British troops have once again shipped out of Iraq. On Wednesday, the foreign forces left the Arab...
Lahore’s ozone warning
02 Oct, 2026

Lahore’s ozone warning

LAHORE has received another warning that its air pollution crisis cannot be treated as a problem that begins with...