Sources told The Express Tribune that the prime minister called an early morning meeting on Friday. The finance minister also had a meeting with the IMF Mission Chief early this week that also remained inconclusive. The Finance Ministry said that the coalition government has already taken many difficult and politically costly decisions in this context. It is for the first time that the finance ministry admitted that the external financing issue was outstanding. PM Shehbaz said that those pulling Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s legs and speaking against him have no right to stay in the PML-N.

Source: The Express Tribune June 17, 2023 10:14 UTC