Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. PHOTO: ZAFAR ASLAM/EXPRESS
Talking to American Ambassador Richard Olson in Islamabad today‚ he said this would help Pakistan improve its present foreign exchange reserves position, which dipped dangerously low on Thursday.
The US Ambassador assured Dar that he would convey Pakistan’s position to the government of United States.
He reiterated that United States has a strong idea of the energy crisis in Pakistan and is willing to support Pakistan in overcoming the crisis.
During the meeting they also exchanged views on the 1320 MW Jamshoro Coal Power Plant.
Earlier, Dar had said he hoped the country’s economy would become 11th biggest economy of the world as the government was taking effective measures to align it.
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Its a shame that our ministers are begging for foreign fund.Our country do not have any dignity.Day by day our country is going down and now our people start thinking how to compete with bangladesh.Later we start compete with somali.Totally shame
Where is there all weather friend ! Ohh they will help only when there interest is fullfilled.
Time for some real strategy rather than harping on old tunes!
Time is not far that there minister will also beg from us.
@Sandip: If u r Indian, kindly tell me why India got £800 million frm England in 2010 fr its space prgm, and now u claim ur Mars program costs only 450 crores Indian rupees? I m not a supporter of Dar, but plz stick to ur own newspapers fr general knowledge lessons....
we beggars on full horsepower to what we do best internationally, BEG !
@unbelievable: "You stood back and did nothing when Khan interrupted NATO supply lines and now you have the gall to ask for your hand our early."
Exactly. Pay up or we let this boil over. What did you think we were letting you kill our people for free?
Two days ago PTI blocked the NATO supply route because drones are against over sovereignty, and now our finance minister is begging US for early payment Coalition Support Fund? What a Sovereign nation we are.
"Earlier, Dar had said he hoped the country’s economy would become 11th biggest economy of the world as the government was taking effective measures to align it." Not just on borrowed funds, but funds begged for for early disbursement. Yup, that is a World Power with a the "fifth largest" Army that has lost all its wars, but has these nuclear "bums".
So that is what a Pakistani Finance Minister does. No wonder he has heart trouble.
You stood back and did nothing when Khan interrupted NATO supply lines and now you have the gall to ask for your hand our early. And yeah - Coalition Support Fund is nothing but aid called something else - you haven't had a substantive military campaign since 09.
Who said that we will break the begging bowl? I can't seem to remember. At least this guy Dar didn't say it, I suppose !!