Calls public debt unsustainable which is at heart of economic challenges
Expenditures raise overall debt to Rs63.4tr, with interest payments soaring
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