President’s secretariat revealed that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met President Arif Alvi to brief about the economic situation
President and Finance Minister met at Aiwan e Sadr where they discussed financial and economic matters.
As President’s secretariat suggested, “During the meeting, various matters concerning finance and economy were also discussed.”
In this meeting, Dar informed the president that government is trying best to give relief to people of Pakistan especially the people who are severely affected by the floods.
They also talked about the ninth review of $7 billion by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme.
Furthermore, they discussed the economical matters of Pakistan including the default risks that the country faces at the moment.
The country requires $32 billion to meet foreign obligations and to tackle the default risks.
