He again claimed political stability would only come through fresh elections. “The government doesn’t have any option to save economy,” he maintained, saying that until political stability came, no one could save the economy. Imran said the current account deficit was $20 billion when the PTI came to power. After comparing the pulses’ rates that had increased manifolds by now, Imran said that inflation was 18% during the PTI rule. The PTI chief predicted that the economy would further go down because there was no political stability and Pakistan needed $30b financing this year.

Source: The Express Tribune September 16, 2022 06:29 UTC