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'No other option' but to implement IMF deal Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif 

The Week | 28/12/2022 09:37 PM | Click to read full article

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that his government has “no other option” but to implement the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme to revive the cash-starved economy. The prime minister also said that the agreement with the IMF was blatantly breached by the Imran Khan-led PTI government. Cash-strapped Pakistan revived a stalled USD 6 billion IMF programme this year but is finding it hard to meet the tough conditions of the Washington-based global lender.

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