The wife of a Pakistani politician killed in a Taliban suicide attack during campaigning won her husband's provincial seat in by-elections as the ruling party of new Prime Minister Imran Khan retained its slim majority in parliament.
Fitch Ratings has maintained its stable credit outlook for all Asian countries, except Pakistan, despite expecting some "dampening effect" in the region due to the U.S.-China trade tensions, senior ratings analysts said on Saturday.
Pakistan has dismissed a High Court judge who accused its spy agency of interfering in judicial proceedings to influence the July election, the law ministry said on Friday, following an investigation demanded by the military.
From cutting power subsidies to forcing currency devaluations that stoke inflation, the hard choices facing Pakistan as it seeks a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) pose a major headache for populist new Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan could be forced to disclose the full extent and terms of Chinese lending it has received in recent years in exchange for a bailout deal it is seeking with the IMF.
