Pakistan: Imran Khan urges IMF to seek election audit before granting fresh loan

Imran Khan, the founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and a former prime minister, announced on Friday that he has written to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) requesting that it conduct an audit of the election results prior to granting Islamabad a fresh loan.

“The letter has been written to the IMF and will be dispatched today. If the country gets a loan in such a situation, then who will return it?” the PTI leader told media during a hearing of the 190 million pound reference at Adiala Jail.

The previous prime minister forewarned that the loan would increase poverty and burden the nation.

According to a News International report, Imran Khan’s update regarding the letter was sent one day after PTI senator Ali Zafar declared that the party founder had chosen to write to the international lender, requesting that it demand an audit of the February 8 election before proceeding with talks with Islamabad regarding a new loan program.

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Ignoring his demand, the IMF today stated that it was eager to collaborate with the incoming Pakistani government.

Ishaq Dar, the former finance minister, stated that the letter is of little importance and that it is unacceptable if the PTI founder wrote something that went against the interests of the nation.

“Writing anything for personal gain is shameful. PTI founder’s letter will have no significance,” Dar, a senior leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), told media outside the Punjab Assembly.

Pakistan avoided a sovereign debt default last year by obtaining a short-term USD 3 billion program from the IMF. It expires next month, and getting a new, larger one is regarded as the new administration’s top priority, according to Geo News.

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The PTI, along with a few other political parties, have completely rejected the elections and declared nationwide protests in response to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and its allies reaching an agreement to create a coalition government.

As the party alleged the votes were rigged following its Independent candidacy, Imran Khan’s party has sought that election results be based on Form 45, the results of a single polling station, rather than Form 47, the consolidated results of a constituency.

Pakistan avoided a sovereign debt default last year by obtaining a short-term USD 3 billion program from the IMF. It expires next month, and getting a new, larger one is regarded as the new administration’s top priority, according to Geo News.

The PTI, along with a few other political parties, have completely rejected the elections and declared nationwide protests in response to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and its allies reaching an agreement to create a coalition government.

As the party alleged the votes were rigged following its Independent candidacy, Imran Khan’s party has sought that election results be based on Form 45, the results of a single polling station, rather than Form 47, the consolidated results of a constituency.