Pakistan ‘will have to agree’ to IMF conditions for bailout: PM

BSS/AFP :
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday that the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are “beyond imagination”.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation landed in Pakistan on Tuesday for last ditch talks to revive vital financial aid which has stalled for months.
The government has held out against tax rises and subsidy slashing demanded by the IMF, fearful of backlash ahead of elections due in October.
“I will not go into the details but will only say that our economic challenge is unimaginable.