A photo of a meeting between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership and IMF officials on June 7, 2023. The meeting was attended by IMF country chief Nathan Porter who joined virtually from Washington and Resident Representative Esther Perez who was physically present. Read: Stocks rebound on back of investor hopesAzhar further stated that the PTI considered political stability and the rule of law as integral to the economic stability of Pakistan. The last government deviated from agreements under an earlier IMF programme days before he was ousted in a parliamentary vote last year, leading to a delay in the implementation of the programme and increased economic uncertainty. The meeting is the highest profile engagement for the PTI chief since he was ousted from power less than four years into his five-year term.

Source: The Express Tribune July 08, 2023 00:50 UTC