IMF bailout terms hang heavy over new Shehbaz govt’s first federal budget – Times of India
ISLAMABAD: Cash-strapped Pakistan‘s exigency of securing a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) dominated the political discourse on Wednesday as the new Shehbaz Sharif-led govt presented its first federal budget, worth a projected 18.5 trillion rupees, in the National Assembly.Last month, IMF linked any future deal with Islamabad to the passage of the 2024-25…