Finance ministry officials admit tensions, tougher conditions for loan.

Window of inflationary government borrowing from SBP remains open.

Commerce secretary admits Islamabad is guilty of the same thing it accuses New Delhi of.

Total outlay expected to be Rs3.5 trillion, new taxes worth Rs100b planned .

Commission proposed to determine salaries of government employees.

Average project completion period increases from 10 years to 21 years.

Trade maximisation, removal of non-tariff barriers to be taken up during talks.

Pakistan's request for multi-billion-dollar-bailout denied initially, was only secured after White House intervention.

Relations with IMF may come under further strain.

Ministry seeks an additional Rs8 billion to speed up work on dams.