Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar met with US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Wednesday and discussed the Pak-US economic ties besides the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan programme with him.
The finance minister also informed the US envoy about the economic reforms the incumbent government is implementing to lift the national economy.
On May 27 last, Ishaq Dar and Donald Blome met to discuss matters of mutual interest. Only Tuesday, the finance minister met with the British Minister of State in the Foreign and Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Andrew Mitchel and sought his country’s assistance to revive the IMF loan programme.
Dar discussed with him the country’s economic situation and the progress made in talks with the IMF. British minister assured Dar of the British government’s cooperation in the Pakistan-IMF agreement.
Earlier, Ishaq Dar had claimed that Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) talks had succeeded and the negotiation phase had concluded.
Similarly, while talking to journalists a few days ago, the minister predicted that the 9th review of the IMF programme would be completed this month. “Our talks with the IMF are underway and have not concluded yet,” he said.
