IMF says Fund ready to hold talks with Pakistan A day after finance minister declared that neither the power tariff nor revenue target would be increased An AFP file image of IMF logo ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said the Fund was prepared to help Pakistan cope with tough economic conditions. “The IMF is ready to discuss the sixth economic review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Pakistan,” spokesperson Gerry Rice told reporters at a regular online briefing. The statement came a day after Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin had declared that neither the power tariff nor revenue target would be increased as the country fights a third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.