In a viral video, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif discussed efforts to secure financial support from friendly nations to address the external funding gap for the IMF loan.
Pakistan Prime Minister in a viral clip on social media is heard admitting that he and Field Marshal Asim Munir (now Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Staff) have reached out to several friendly countries for money to fill the external gap in the IMF loan, adding that the one who goes out to borrow the money has his head bowed down and needs to make compromises.
According to the viral clip showing him addressing a gathering at some event, Shehbaz Sharif said, “How should I tell you that we reached out to our friendly countries and requested them to financially support Pakistan, and they did not disappoint us, but as you know, the one who goes out and borrows money does so with his head bowed.”
Adding further, Shehbaz Sharif told the gathering that they all know the obligations that it brings too.
“We feel ashamed when Asim Munir and I go around the world for loan” – SHEHBAZ SHARIFpic.twitter.com/J5ysqJayLF
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“And I want to tell you that I and Field Marshal silently went to several nations telling them that this is the IMF program we have and this is our external gap… Can you give up this much million dollars, and I am thankful to those nations, but you know that the one who borrows has to compromise a lot,” Shehbaz Sharif added.
However, Times Now cannot independently verify the authenticity of the video.
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