Pakistan Imran Khan To IMF: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has sought a guarantee from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the general elections in the country will be held on time. The IMF Executive Board meeting is to be held to review the Standby Arrangement (SBA) for Pakistan and possibly extend its support.
Days ahead of the IMF Executive Board meeting, a delegation of the organization met Khan in Lahore on Friday to seek assurances and support for key objectives and policies related to the recently announced USD 3 billion bailout package.
Relief package of three billion US dollars
After months of long negotiations between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on June 29, an agreement was reached to provide a relief package of three billion US dollars to the country. The Executive Board of the IMF will meet on July 12 to review the loan given to Pakistan.
Geo News quoted sources as saying that Khan has asked the IMF to ensure that the general elections to be held in October are held on schedule. Head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan It has been quoted as saying that can you (IMF) guarantee that the elections in the country will be held on time.
IMF meeting under question
According to sources, the IMF representatives said that their organization closely monitors the situation in the country, but we cannot interfere too much in internal political affairs. Insiders said IMF officials expressed hope that the interim arrangement would hold general elections in the country within the constitutionally mandated time period.
The meeting was attended by IMF country chief Nathan Porter, who joined virtually from Washington, and Resident Representative Esther Perez Luis was also present. The IMF meeting has come under fire in Pakistan, where some leaders called it an interference in the country’s domestic affairs. referred to as interference.
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