By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated that Pakistan has already met “all” the pre-conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to revive the stalled bailout programme of the global lender, adding that “no hurdle is now left” in the signing of a staff-level agreement between the cash-strapped nation and the fund.
Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Sabzazar Sports Complex in Lahore, PM Shehbaz, while referring the government’s plan B, said, “If the agreement with the IMF is [further] delayed, then I will address you.”
“No need to panic,” the premier said, adding that Allah almighty will keep Pakistan safe. The premier hoped that the government and the IMF would reach a stall-level agreement this month.
Stressing the need for political stability, the premier said that a country’s economic stability is linked with its political stability. He vowed to bring economic stability in the country under the leadership of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
Berating the former ruling party, PM Shehbaz hold deposed prime minister Imran Khan respon-sible for the May 9 mayhem and vowed to bring all the miscreants involved in the violent pro-tests and attacked on the civil and military installations to justice.
On May 9, the PTI chairman was arrested from the premises of the Islamabad High Court in the £190 million settlement case which led to the deaths of at least 10 people, prompting the au-thorities to arrest thousands of PTI workers.
Following his detention, PTI supporters took to the streets and attacked important military in-stallations — including the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and the Lahore Corps Com-mander’s House, commonly known as the Jinnah House.
Over 100 PTI workers and leaders — including Fawad Chaudhry, Shireen Mazari, Imran Ismail, and Ali Zaidi — have left the former ruling party, condemning the May 9 attacks amid a coun-trywide crackdown on them.
The prime minister said that people attacked the public and private properties at the instigation of the PTI chairman.
