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

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