IMF meeting

Funding is last tranche of $3b standby arrangement which was secured last summer and which runs out this month

Discussions to be held on plan to reduce expenses, suspending officer recruitment

Shehbaz says chaos, anarchy part and parcel of his agenda

Duration of the talks cannot be confirmed but we intend to wrap these up at the soonest, says Finance Secretary

Two sides agree on a set of measures to help Pakistan avoid looming default

Country's current account deficit likely to be $9.28 billion, says report

Maryam shifts blame for price hikes, inflation, load-shedding onto former ruling party’s shoulders

Tarin assures Schafer remaining conditions for $800m will be met in a month

Creditor’s board okays four pending reviews of Pakistan’s economy and release of next loan tranche of around $500m

Equity markets falling worldwide, Wall Street recorded its worst quarter since 2011