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Sajid Dar 🍁 (@Beingsajiddarr) Tweeted:
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After series of discussions , finally International Monetary fund #IMF pumped $6 billion dollars into Pakistan cash-strapped economy.

I guess the current round of negotiations were for the tranche of around 1 billion USD only. Based on this clearance, their other loans from ADB, Arabs, Paris Club etc were contingent.
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Oops, my bad didn’t realise this when I wrote the reply.
Paki economy is 286 billion $
BD economy is 409 billion $

BD economy 123 billion $ bigger than Paki economy.

Don’t think Paki awam has been told about it. No TV debates, No news articles, not even youtube debates.
Guys why are you debating on facts wrt Pakistan. Their agenda is not economic development, improving living standard etc. In toto it is a brainwashed society, whose aim is to attack and plunder India. Even if it gets destroyed as a nation state, our borders should not be opened it will still consist of marauding 'tribes' who would want to raid for plundering. The only 'functioning' institution is the army which is filled with rabid islamist who dream of being the Ghaznavi or Ghouri.
With nuclear arsenal, they will be able to blackmail for a debt write off or waiver of part of its debt.
 

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The Legate (@TheLegateIN) Tweeted:
In a major blow to Pakistan, US gov't added multiple Pakistani and Chinese firms to sanctions list for involvement in Pak missile and nuclear programs.
Total ban on transfer of resricted US tech and equipment to these firms. https://t.co/ovqudZQINr
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The addition of Rs16.5 trillion to the public debt in the past 39 months was equal to what the last two governments of Pakistan Peoples Party (2008-2013) and PML-N (2013-2018) added in 10 years.

The PTI government added, on average, Rs14 billion a day to the public debt, which was more than double the daily average addition of Rs5.8 billion by the PML-N government.

Evil imf making people poor ...

Under the IMF’s loan condition, the government will cut the contingency grants budget by Rs50 billion and the Public Sector Development Programme by Rs200 billion, which will slow down the journey towards development.

Piggs rupee stinking in gutter ....

The steep currency depreciation also contributed to the federal government’s debt. By September 2021, the rupee-dollar parity stood at Rs170.37. In June 2018, the value of the dollar was equal to Rs121.54, showing a massive depreciation of nearly Rs49 or 41%. The current parity is around Rs175.

Loan has to be paid back ...

In June 2018, the country spent $7.5 billion in external debt repayment and its servicing. This cost increased to $13.4 billion by June this year, a surge of 79% in three years. But repayments are being made by signing new loans.
 

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The government has said that under an agreement with the IMF struck this month to release around $1 billion of a $6 billion financing facility, it would increase levies to help meet its revenue targets.

Pakistan's gas station association has said profit margins have already dropped over the last few months as the government previously increased the petroleum levy.

With fuel prices rising several times this year, Pakistan will be continuing to add around 5 Pakistani rupees ($0.0286) to petrol prices every month as part of the petroleum levy under the IMF's condition until it touches 30 Pakistani rupee hike.
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