By our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Thursday acknowledged both the strengths and shortcomings highlighted in the latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), signaling the government’s intention to act on the findings before the fund’s next mission arrives.
Speaking to reporters, Aurangzeb described the issues raised by the IMF as “actionable” and reassured that the administration was preparing a detailed plan to address them comprehensively.
He stressed that the government remained fully committed to meeting the IMF’s recommendations, noting that a formal agreement with the fund was expected to materialize in the near term. Aurangzeb added that the IMF board would soon review Pakistan’s progress, a development that he said would provide greater clarity on the country’s economic trajectory and policy direction.
The minister framed the report not merely as a critique, but as a roadmap for economic reform, underlining the government’s determination to implement necessary measures to stabilize public finances, strengthen fiscal discipline, and foster sustainable growth in a challenging economic environment.
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Sindh ministers inspect city cleanliness drive
By Shaheen Hashim
KARACHI: Sindh’s local government minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, and the provincial minister for labor, workforce and social protection, Saeed Ghani, toured several neighborhoods in Karachi to review cleanliness and waste-management efforts.
They were joined by Chiniyar Town chairman Farhan Ghani, Jinnah Town chairman Rizwan Sami, Sindh Solid Waste Management Board director Rehmatullah Sheikh and other senior officials during the inspection visits.
The ministers expressed strong displeasure after finding large heaps of rubbish piled up under the Jail Road flyover, directing officials to clear the area immediately and ensure that garbage was not allowed to accumulate there again.
They also visited the new garbage transfer station being built by the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board near Korangi Shahrah-e-Bhutto. During the visit, Nasir Hussain Shah sought a detailed briefing from the company responsible for the project and instructed them to finish the work within the agreed timeline.
Officials said the inspections were part of a wider push to improve municipal services and address long-standing public complaints about waste disposal across the city.
