Seasoned politician Sheikh Rashid stated that statements issued by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet members on the IMF deal were contradictory. While questioning whether they were managing the country or some market, he said the ministers were of the opinion that the anti-US narrative was reason behind not finalising the agreement.
At the same time, the Awami Muslim League (AML) chief noted that Finance Minister Ishaq Dar had been saying that the IMF was doing politics and he did not care about what the international lender had to say. But on the other hand, the prime minister said they were going to sign document during the current month and the nation would be taken into confidence, if it wasn’t the case, the former interior minister added.—INP
