On ties with India, the prime minister said that Pakistan will have to remain alert until the general elections are over in India. “Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has benefitted from the war hysteria in the run up to the polls,” said the PM. Speaking on the financial challenges facing the PTI government, Prime Minister Imran said that there is no easy way out of the prevalent crisis without making tough decisions, warning of inflation ahead of potential International Monetary Fund (IMF) package. Clarifying the controversy surrounding the UAE’s alleged refusal to give oil to Pakistan on deferred payment, Imran said that the UAE had never offered Pakistan oil on deferred payments. He also accused former prime minister Nawaz Sharif of laundering billions of rupees in his children’s name.

Source: Pakistan Today March 21, 2019 17:48 UTC