Islamabad (HRNW) The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, has asked the International Monetary Fund to factor in the country’s political stability in any further bailout talks, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
The PTI has sent a letter to the IMF detailing its position, two senior sources in the party said, adding more details would be made public in due course.
The IMF has yet to receive the letter, the lender said in an email to Reuters.
Last week, the PTI founder Imran Khan decided to write a letter to the IMF urging it to call for an audit of the February 8 election before it continues talks with Islamabad.
“Imran Khan will issue a letter to the IMF today. The charter of IMF, EU, and other organizations stipulates that they can function or provide loans to a country only if there’s good governance,” the incarcerated PTI founder chairman’s counsel Barrister Ali Zafar told reporters at the Adiala Jail last Thursday.
He had said Imran will write a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today, in which the IMF will be asked to call upon the Government of Pakistan to conduct an audit of the rigged constituencies through an independent audit team.
Last week, the IMF declined to comment on the country’s political situation after Imran’s aides said they would urge the lender to call for an independent audit of Pakistan’s disputed Feb 8 elections before engaging in further talks with Islamabad.
Sohail Ahmed of Karachi-based Topline securities said the letter was unlikely to have a major market impact.
“The IMF will do its own due diligence,” he said.