Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said that the PTI-led government would fulfil the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including passing of Rs360 billion mini-budget and the State Bank of Pakistan Amendment Bill, 2021, for the next $1 billion loan tranche before January 12 next year, Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
According to the report, the minister said that if the opposition parties are against going to the IMF, they should come up with an alternative solution.
Earlier on Thursday, he, while refuting the speculations that the government would pass a mini-budget through an ordinance, had said that the the government would table the budget in the parliament and the highest legislature forum would take the final decision in this regard.
Reportedly, the minister had said that the finance bill would soon be presented before the cabinet.
