Govt Approached IMF To Strengthen Economy: Hammad Azhar

Sumaira FH Published May 25, 2019 | 11:29 PM

Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar Saturday said the government had approached International Monetary Fund (IMF) to strengthen the country's economy

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th May, 2019 ):Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar Saturday said the government had approached International Monetary Fund (IMF) to strengthen the country's economy.

Talking to a private news channel, he said the economy was left in a fragile condition by the previous governments due to huge burden of loans.

He said there was a dire need to strengthen the economy and the government was taking different effective measures in that regard.

Replying to a question, he said the government had given free hand to State Bank of Pakistan to take measures for stablising the national economy.

He said governor State Bank was a credible and competent person as it was commitment of the PTI government that it would bring credible people to Pakistan from abroad.