ISLAMABAD: An eight-member Inter
national Monetary
Fund (IMF) deleg
ation has arrived in Pakistan to review the progress in its programme and hold formal talks with top government officials.
IMF Director for Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour is leading the deleg
ation expected to hold talks with senior members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government.
Amid his arrival, the government stepped up efforts to recover about Rs85 billion add
itional revenue from the electricity and gas consumers and firm up a road map to bridge
gaps in tax collection.