PM Shehbaz summoned meeting of economic team to solve issues related bailout talks with IMF

Islamabad: (Staff Reporter) Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif summoned a meeting of his economic team to sort out issues related to bailout talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and whispers of default risks.

Furthermore Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, State Bank of Pakistan acting governor Murtaza Syed, officials of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and others will attend the meeting.

According to the sources, the economic team will brief the premier on repayment of loans, foreign exchange reserves and other matters. The meeting has been called at a time when the past and present finance ministers of the coalition government are making contradictory claims about the default risks being faced by the country.