Cash-strapped Pakistan gets draft approval for $1.1 bn IMF payout
Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan reached a tentative deal to unlock a $1.1 billion tranche of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout deal, the global lender said Wednesday, giving much-needed respite to the South Asian nation.Last summer, cash-strapped Pakistan sketched a $3 billion deal with the IMF as it battled a balance-of-payments...