Public debt

Successive governments have been unable to bring these numbers down to sustainable levels

Shaukat Tarin says debt not good but necessary to fund high fiscal deficit

Pakistan expects to get $3.1b from IMF in next fiscal year

Govt under pressure to reduce dependence on short-term debt

Government will indeed think out of the box in order to get out of this debt trap

The PTI government has now added over Rs10.2 trillion to the public debt since coming to power

IMF says balance of payments situation may worsen due to economic shocks

Amount includes $23b principal loans, another $4.6b on account of interest payments

Even more appalling is theSBP’s forecast that the govt is on track to double the public debt by the end of its term

Government adds nearly Rs6tr in one year and situation is likely to worsen