Finance Division rejects claims of sole control over Pakistan’s IMF programme
Pakistan’s IMF programme is a whole-of-government initiative involving multiple federal and provincial institutions, rather than a programme controlled solely by the Finance Division, the Ministry of Finance clarified. The ministry said the IMF’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) cover reforms and commitments falling within the mandates of the Finance Division, Planning Commission/Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Energy, provincial governments, FBR, SBP and other relevant stakeholders. Concerned ministries and institutions participate in and lead technical discussions, including the setting of benchmarks relating to their respective mandates, it said.