The South Asian nation will seek to negotiate an Extended Fund Facility with the IMF, the official said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. Talks with the Washington-based lender are expected to start in March or April, the person said.
The only criterion polls in Pakistan must fulfil is that the result must be in conformity with what the Pakistan Army desires. That may be met if the anticipated hotch-potch coalition of six.
According to the State Bank of Pakistan Act amended in 2022 on the dictation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), government borrowing from the central bank is banned.