https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWcLCiBclOY/betsy-joles RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 20:49:35 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-12/islamabad-master-plan-under-review-as-pakistan-s-capital-rapidly-expands https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-12/islamabad-master-plan-under-review-as-pakistan-s-capital-rapidly-expands Sat, 12 Oct 2024 01:00:29 GMT Houses and buildings in a residential area in Islamabad, Pakistan. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/islamic-insurance-offers-solution-for-pakistani-farmers-after-2022-floods https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-18/islamic-insurance-offers-solution-for-pakistani-farmers-after-2022-floods Thu, 18 Jul 2024 02:00:35 GMT Uninsured losses from climate disasters in Pakistan have accounted for about 10% of gross domestic product over the past two decades. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/-heeramandi-netflix-hit-on-lahore-s-red-light-district-draws-fans-in-india https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-26/-heeramandi-netflix-hit-on-lahore-s-red-light-district-draws-fans-in-india Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:55:30 GMT Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-03/pakistan-s-sharif-faces-an-even-tougher-task-second-time-around https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-03/pakistan-s-sharif-faces-an-even-tougher-task-second-time-around Sun, 03 Mar 2024 12:32:53 GMT Pakistan's former Prime Minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore on February 13, 2024. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/despite-rebuke-in-election-pakistan-s-army-is-still-in-command https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-29/despite-rebuke-in-election-pakistan-s-army-is-still-in-command Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT Military troops patrol near a polling station during Pakistan’s national elections in Lahore on Feb. 8. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/pakistan-party-nominates-shehbaz-sharif-as-pm-ending-deadlock https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/pakistan-party-nominates-shehbaz-sharif-as-pm-ending-deadlock Tue, 13 Feb 2024 18:06:45 GMT Shehbaz Sharif Photographer: Arif Ali/AFP https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/sharif-s-party-to-pick-pakistan-pm-as-bhutto-supports-alliance https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/sharif-s-party-to-pick-pakistan-pm-as-bhutto-supports-alliance Tue, 13 Feb 2024 12:32:48 GMT Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gestures during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Sharif, the main political rival of ex-Pakistani premier Imran Khan challenged him Tuesday to form a government if he had the support of the majority of the newly elected lawmakers in the parliament. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/the-three-candidates-vying-to-be-pakistan-s-next-prime-minister https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-13/the-three-candidates-vying-to-be-pakistan-s-next-prime-minister Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:01:19 GMT Nawaz Sharif in Lahore on election day. Photographer: Betsy Joles/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-08/pakistan-stops-mobile-phone-services-nationwide-on-election-day https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-08/pakistan-stops-mobile-phone-services-nationwide-on-election-day Thu, 08 Feb 2024 03:09:36 GMT Campaign posters hang over a street ahead of Pakistan's national election in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Pakistan is gearing up for two key events in quick succession: a general election and the expiry of an International Monetary Fund bailout program. The election winner will be tasked with striking a new deal with the IMF, which investors say is crucial to the nation’s outlook. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/pakistan-election-with-imran-khan-in-jail-military-influence-weighs-on-voters https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/pakistan-election-with-imran-khan-in-jail-military-influence-weighs-on-voters Tue, 06 Feb 2024 03:00:00 GMT Tasawar Farooq in front of a campaign poster that includes his brother, candidate Shahzad Farooq, in Lahore on Jan. 25. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-19/red-sea-attacks-disrupt-food-trade-and-risk-higher-grocery-prices https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-19/red-sea-attacks-disrupt-food-trade-and-risk-higher-grocery-prices Fri, 19 Jan 2024 00:01:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-12/nawaz-sharif-gains-ground-to-imran-khan-ahead-of-pakistan-polls https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-12/nawaz-sharif-gains-ground-to-imran-khan-ahead-of-pakistan-polls Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:36:21 GMT A banner featuring an image of Nawaz Sharif, in Lahore on Jan. 9. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-04/farming-revolution-pakistan-army-wants-to-overhaul-outdated-agriculture-sector https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-04/farming-revolution-pakistan-army-wants-to-overhaul-outdated-agriculture-sector Thu, 04 Jan 2024 01:00:10 GMT A soldier on the ramparts of Derawar Fort looking out over the Cholistan desert. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-10/pakistani-travelers-face-delays-because-of-a-passport-shortage https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-10/pakistani-travelers-face-delays-because-of-a-passport-shortage Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:07:40 GMT Travelers in Karachi. Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-01/pakistan-cracks-down-on-power-theft-to-reform-debt-laden-economy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-01/pakistan-cracks-down-on-power-theft-to-reform-debt-laden-economy Wed, 01 Nov 2023 23:00:16 GMT Electricity theft is a widespread problem costing Pakistan nearly a billion dollars a year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-27/pakistan-prepares-to-deport-afghans-fearful-of-life-back-home https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-27/pakistan-prepares-to-deport-afghans-fearful-of-life-back-home Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:00:00 GMT TOPSHOT - Pakistan's Afghan refugees load their belongings onto a bus at the Karachi bus terminal in Sindh province for their departure to Afghanistan on October 27, 2023. Islamabad has given Afghans it has deemed to be living illegally in Pakistan until November 1 to leave voluntarily or face deportation -- an order the Taliban government says amounts to harassment. The order comes as Pakistan grapples with a rise in attacks the government blames on militants operating from Afghanistan, a charge Kabul routinely denies. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP) (Photo by RIZWAN TABASSUM/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-21/ex-prime-minister-sharif-to-return-to-pakistan-after-four-years https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-21/ex-prime-minister-sharif-to-return-to-pakistan-after-four-years Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:30:00 GMT Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s former prime minister, displayed on a monitor during a welcome rally in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. Four years ago Nawaz Sharif left Pakistan, dodging a jail sentence on health grounds as ties with the powerful military soured. Now, the three-time former premier is back amid speculation his allies brokered a deal with the generals for his return to politics. Photographer: Betsy Joles/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-05/pkr-usd-us-dollar-shortage-traps-global-firms-profits-inside-pakistan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-05/pkr-usd-us-dollar-shortage-traps-global-firms-profits-inside-pakistan Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT