On Sunday, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah stated that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had not published the tranche for the USD 6 billion government bailout under its extended fund facility, despite forcing the country to "dance to its tune."
In response to a question about the IMF, Mr Sanaullah stated that the government had accepted terms "that we did not agree with." He also urged the worldwide lender to release the tranche as soon as possible so that the country could get out of its "difficult situation," according to Geo News.
According to the federal minister, Pakistan is currently experiencing economic difficulties.
"For the sake of the country, we must make difficult decisions that will lead to the country's improvement," Mr Sanaullah added.
Mr Sanaullah said the previous government, led by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was ruled by a group that "did nothing else but carry out a vendetta."
Meanwhile, Pakistan planned to borrow 5.5 trillion Pakistani Rupees (PKR) from foreign creditors in the current fiscal year in order to maintain foreign exchange reserves, repay previous loans, and finance the current account deficit.
Previously, the Pakistan government projected that it would borrow only PKR 3.17 trillion from foreign bodies in its annual budget for 2022-23.
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