A man walks past the International Monetary Fund (IMF) logo at its headquarters in Washington, US, May 10, 2018. “Pakistan is going to the IMF programme and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed me to make sure that there is least burden on the people in return for revival of the programme,” Ismail told the journalists. However, the finance minister maintained that Pakistan had not yet accepted these conditions and a decision would be made after holding talks with the Fund. The finance minister clarified that at this stage, he was not interested in the two programme reviews. “The decision to give the fuel subsidies has put Pakistan’s economic future at stake.

Source: The Express Tribune April 21, 2022 07:13 UTC