Next govt to carry forward policies initiated by caretakers: Dar.

ISLAMABAD -- With general elections having come closer, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader and former finance minister Ishaq Dar on Friday said that the next elected government would carry forward the policies initiated by the caretaker setup.

Last month, following a meeting of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva with Interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, she hoped that the upcoming mandated government would carry on the economic plan of the previous governments. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly's session in New York.

On June 30, Pakistan and the IMF reached a long-awaited staff-level agreement (SLA) on a $3 billion 'stand-by arrangement' (SBA), the global lender announced. The $3 billion funding, spread over nine months, is higher than expected for Pakistan.

During an interaction with journalists in Islamabad today, the PML-N finance czar - while responding to a question about the Elections (Amendment) Act 2023 - said that the law granted the caretakers powers to make decisions on economy, downsizing, public-private partnership and other issues.

No country can limit the role of caretaker setup to just marking attendance for 6-7 months, he added.

To another query, the...