ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, Minister of State for Finance Aisha Ghaus Pasha stated that completing the IMF programme is in the nation’s interest, in response to the questions of the media after the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance. The Minister said that the Federal government is in total commitment to the IMF programme and that they “are not thinking of anything without the Fund programme”. The Prime Minister has assured the MD IMF that Pakistan would implement all the conditions of the programme, adding that the MD was also conveyed that delay in the program is neither in the interest of Pakistan nor in the IMF, so there is need to make a decision at the earliest. The Minister added that nothing to this effect was officially communicated to Pakistan. Pasha further stated that she was not aware as to what exactly was stated by Nathan Porter, however, if he has stated this it is something extraordinary.

Source: The Nation May 31, 2023 16:31 UTC