Govt decided to approach IMF in national interest, says Asad Umar.

style="font-weight: 400WASHINGTON: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Friday saidPakistanhas been facing a crisis of balance of payments for a long time and we went to the IMF due to some previous wrong decisions. style="font-weight: 400"The programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would soon be completed forPakistan," he said while addressing a ceremony inWashington.

style="font-weight: 400Umar said it has been decided in principle to start the IMF programme and the decision has been taken in the best interest of the national economy, adding that the programme will bring improvement in the economy. style="font-weight: 400He said an IMF delegation will visitPakistanin coming weeks to finalise the technical details.

style="font-weight: 400Asad Umar said trade activities in the region will improve the living...