During a speech, the prime minister had also claimed that the IMF managing director had contacted him. However, the IMF representative in Pakistan told The Express Tribune that the call was initiated at the request from Shehbaz. In his speech on Friday, the prime minister had also claimed that an IMF mission would come to Pakistan in two to three days. However, after Shehbaz’s speech, the finance ministry sources had said that no dates for the IMF review mission had been finalised yet. The prime minister had also said that Georgieva enquired whether or not China and Saudi Arabia were supporting Pakistan.

Source: The Express Tribune January 08, 2023 22:07 UTC