LAHORE: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said that international financial institutions, including International Monetary Fund are monitoring political situation in Pakistan.

Fund questions when stability is to be achieved, FM stated. Speaking in private TV talk he said that if someone targets military installations, they will be tried under Army Act. There is 90 percent chance that Imran Khan designed attack himself and if proven, no one will be above law. Ishaq Dar believes that sedition and fascism have replaced political parties and this development is detrimental to country.

He asserted that law should be equal for all and no one should be exempt from punishment. He said that if Maryam Nawaz can be arrested why not Bushra Bibi?

PTI is alleged to have abused women and this is unbecoming of political party, Dar said. Moreover, he clarified that there are smugglers who are taking wheat, fertilizer and dollars to neighbouring countries, potentially harming Pakistan’s economy.

All IMF’s conditions have been met and programme will conclude by June 30, 2021. However, economy cannot be fixed overnight and time is required to effectively reform it.

Published in The Daily National Courier, June, 01 2023

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