Pakistan PM Shehbaz lays IMF delay blame at Imran's door
Pakistan's Premier Shehbaz Sharif on blamed PTI chief Imran Khan for obstructing the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari sought the help of international financial institutions to tackle economic woes.
In a statement issued by the Pakistan's Prime Ministers Office, Shehbaz Sharif said the protests taken out by the former ruling party were a part of Imran Khan’s 'plan to foment instability' in the country.
Pakistan's Premier claimed that the former prime minister did not want the masses to be lifted out of poverty. First, the PTI chairman exited the IMF programme and now he was resisting the courts, he said, adding Imran Khan also deviated from his promises.
Meanwhile, at the United Nations, Bhutto-Zardari asked for global support for the economic recovery of cash-strapped Pakistan. He described the delay in the deal with the IMF as 'the cherry on the cake'.
The Pakistan foreign minister, who was in New York to chair two UN meetings on Muslim women and Islamophobia, said at a Friday afternoon news briefing that the country was facing 'a perfect storm of crises' and needed support to weather it out.
Responding to a question, Mr Bhutto-Zardari said, Pakistan was facing an 'incredibly difficult time' but said that some of the causes of this crisis were beyond its control.
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