Thats correct in last july about 8 months ago august on and dime if entered into an agreement we have been into numerous agreements with the with the i. M. F. Before but since the agreement that has been a dramatic improvement in pakistans economy and we are moving swiftly towards Economic Stabilization so youre taking 6000000000. 00 from washington in return for privatizing and selling off pakistan well thats thats the political rhetoric thats usually associated around any i. M. F. Program in any most of the countries but thats thats not what it is. Its 6000000000. 00 plus theres a multilateral funding involved so in reality its about 35. 00 to 38000000000. 00 and its about reducing deficits increasing pakistan stack space improving the exporters competitive ness improving the way we manage or have managed Exchange Rate in the past its about opening up and liberalizing they call me. So its a host of other things well weve had theyre gonna neo liberal talk year in britain for years wer
Country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any Peace Process joining me now from islamabad as a member of pakistani Prime Minister imran khans cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well major nations that may be focusing on the Economic Impact of coronavirus you going to afghanistan on the border in the occupation of kashmir but lets go straight to the economy your brief in the pakistani gabbin and i understand you made an agreement with the i. M. F. Another issue which many nations of the global south are having to cope with yes thats correct in last july and that about 8 months ago august on and im offended into an agreement we have been into numerous agreements with the i. M. F. Before but since the agreement that has been a dramatic improvement in pakistans economy and we are moving swiftly towards Economic Stabilization see a change 6. 1000000000. 00 from washington in return for privatizing and selling off pakistan well thats tha
Objectives of removing the taliban regime which on pleased to say is. Largely now achieved just in the 1st decade and a half of the war 14000 u. K. Soldiers predominantly working class needed medical care and thousands of nature soldiers have been killed there since the usa began the longest military war in its history u. S. Combat casualties and 21000 are at their highest for 5 years if you have been counting the human and financial cost of increased heroin on the streets of nato nations but dont trump came to power vowing to bring soldiers home and this week a peace deal was signed in qatar before washington again areally bombarded the country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any Peace Process joining me now from islamabad is a member of pakistani Prime Minister among khans cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well major nations that may be focusing on the Economic Impact of coronavirus you going to afghanistan on the border India
History u. S. Combat casualties and 21000 read their eyes for 5 years if you have been counting the human and financial cost of increased heroin on the streets of nato nations but dont trump came to power valid to bring soldiers home and this week a peace deal was signed in qatar before washington again areally bombarded the country neighboring pakistan had warned washington against those who might spoil any Peace Process joining me now from islamabad is a member of pakistani Prime Minister imran khans cabinet ahmed as our thanks so much for joining us well nato nations that may be focusing on the Economic Impact of coronavirus you go to afghanistan on the border India Occupation of kashmir but lets go straight to the economy your brief in the pakistani gabbin and i understand you made an agreement with the i. M. F. Another issue which many nations of the global south are having to cope with yes thats going to last july and about 8 months ago august on. Diam if entered into an agreemen
In june 18 was 31. 3 percent its going to be 40 percent in june 20th you dont compile poverty statistics this is the same way surely as any global south nation when it starts to talk to the i. M. F. Let me 1st address the privatisation by more comprehensive. Pakistans has more than 2250. 00 state owned enterprises and the accumulated losses have now reached up to a level where its more than the annual Defense Budget of pakistan which is it and its now accrues to more than 1500000000000 rupees even more than that they have become a drag on Pakistans National economy and its not just the i. M. F. That we see there any commentator economic commentator having a look at the finances will see that a 2nd question that is true that since 2016 during the previous governments. Poverty statistics have got been published for one reason or another in pakistan and we are. Looking at reviving that statistics and finalizing a methodology for publishing that statistics we have a world bank estimate for