Pakistan imf loan: Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Tuesday launched a review negotiations of a $ 7 billion loan program with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As a result of this successful dialogue, Pakistan may be released the next installment of $ 1 billion from IMF.
The Pakistan delegation led by Finance Minister Aurangzeb informed the IMF team about the financial situation from July to January. The meeting was chaired by the IMF delegation head Nathan Porter, with data related to fiscal deficit, provinces, and revenue collection. According to sources, Pakistan’s fiscal deficit was recorded at Rs 1537 billion from July to December 2025. Along with this, FBR President Rashid Mahmood Langriyal gave detailed information on the revenue collection.
Negotiations will be held in two phases
This conversation will run till March 15 and will be held in two phases.
First Phase: Technical aspects will be discussed in it.
Second phase: Policy-level talks will be focused on.
These conversations will include Pakistan’s Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy, Planning Commission, State Bank of Pakistan, FBR, OGRA, NEPRA and major provincial institutions.
Meeting with provincial representatives
During the talks, there will be separate meetings with representatives of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. The nine-member IMF delegation will remain in Pakistan for about two weeks and will also give recommendations for the federal budget of 2025-26 in the country.
IMF’s strict condition
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded a tightening of tax evasion in the real estate sector of Pakistan. According to the report of ARY News, talks have started in Pakistan to unlock the $ 1 billion loan installment. The nine -member mission led by Nathan Porter reached Pakistan on Monday (March 3) to assess Pakistan’s economic performance to determine the next $ 1 billion installment.
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