Imran Khan's PTI dispatches letter to IMF seeking Feb 8 polls audit

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Wednesday dispatched the letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), seeking an audit of the polls results before approving any new loan for Islamabad.

According to a foreign news agency, the former ruling party, in the letter, has requested the global lender to consider the political stability in Pakistan at the time of the upcoming bailout package

The publication quoted two top brass within the PTI as the source of the news.

The news agency said the further details of the letter will be made public by the PTI.

It's pertinent to mention here that, earlier, PTI founder Imran Khan sent an important message to the nation through his lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar that he would write a letter to the US-based lender for an audit of the February 8 election before it strikes any deal with the cash-strapped country.

On the other hand, the IMF ignored Imran Khan's demand, saying it was ready to work with the new Pakistani government.

“During the period of the caretaker government, the authorities have maintained economic stability,”  IMF’s Director Communications Julie Kozack said in a presser while referring to the PM Kakar-led interim setup. 

“We look forward to working with the new government on policies to ensure macroeconomic stability and prosperity for all of Pakistan’s citizens,” Kozack added.

Pakis­tan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the IMF to help the incoming government repay billions in debt due this year, according to Bloomberg News.

The negotiation talks between the two are expe­cted to start in March or April, it said citing a government official.