Business & Economy: Pakistan's finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit the country next week.

Pakistan's $7 billion IMF bailout review due

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will hold a second and last review of Pakistan's $3 billion stand-by arrangement (SBA) this week, the finance ministry and the IMF said on Wednesday, during which the South Asian nation will ask for a new longer-term bailout.

Pakistan to ask for new, longer-term bailout during IMF review

Former Pakistan prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan sought a guarantee from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the general elections in the country would be held on its scheduled time, according to a report by Geo News last Saturday (July 8).

Pakistan: Imran Khan seeks guarantee from IMF over timely elections

Pakistan has changed its budget for the financial year starting on July 1, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Saturday, including the latest fiscal tightening measures dictated by International Monetary Fund in a final effort to clinch a stalled rescue package.

Pakistan changes budget as dictated by IMF to clinch stalled funds

Pakistan’s political climate has been volatile for a while now. A special bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday (May 12) granted bail to former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan for two weeks in all ongoing cases.

It’s the economy, stupid: The Imran Khan drama, other political rows are holding Pak’s dire finances hostage

The budget of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), announced last month, is twice the size of Pakistan's bailout request to the International Monetary Fund, according to documents.

Jammu and Kashmir’s budget twice the size of Pakistan’s IMF bailout request, documents show

Bloomberg quoted the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as saying Monday that Pakistan has made "substantial progress" towards meeting policy commitments needed to unlock loans the country needs to avoid default.

IMF says Pakistan making 'substantial progress' towards loan programme: Report

A sedition case was registered on Monday (February 13) against Pakistan's former finance minister Shaukat Tarin in the Federal Investigation Agency`s (FIA) cybercrime wing for his alleged attempt to derail a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Former Pakistan finance minister booked in sedition case for derailing IMF deal: Reports

In a development that may worsen the already dire straits of the Pakistani economy, the country's bid for a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has hit a snag.

IMF seeks more time for negotiations over $1.1 billion deal for Pakistan

A day after the Pakistani rupee drowned to its lowest-ever level against the US dollar (PKR 255.43 = $1), Islamabad has been forced to push for unlocking the stalled $6.

Pakistan's hopes of economic rescue pinned on IMF mission, bailout conditions