The coalition government of Pakistan s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is in talks with the IMF to receive a key tranche of a $6 billion bailout package signed in 2019 by Sharif s predecessor Imran Khan.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) is skeptical about total amount of funding required for Pakistan s proposed petrol subsidy scheme and has asked questions like where this money will come from, the number of consumers who will benefit from this scheme, among others
The deaths were reported after several people flocked to the government distribution points after the cash-strapped Pakistani government introduced a free flour scheme for the poor especially in Punjab province to beat the sky-rocketing inflation.