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General Bajwa, has requested assistance from Washington in achieving an early transfer of funds from the IMFin order to help stabilize Pakistan's shrinking economy.

  The Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, has requested assistance from Washington in achieving an early transfer of funds from the International Monetary Fund in order to help stabilize Pakistan's shrinking economy. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, according to security sources, spoke with the army chief earlier this week. It is stated that the army chief made a plea to the White House and Treasury Department to get the IMF to immediately supply the almost $1.2 billion that the country is slated to receive under a reopened loan program. "Staff-level approval" for the loan was granted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on July 13. IMF Executive Board clearance is required before the transaction can be completed as part of Pakistan's $6 billion Extended Fund Facility. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be on vacation for the next three weeks, and its board will not meet until late August at the earliest. According to an IMF official wh...
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Arshad Sharif, Senior Journalist, disclosed ISPR audit data, which revealed that ISPR spent Rs 12.3 million on a 5-minute inspirational song.

Arshad Sharif Senior Journalist published ISPR audit data, which indicated that ISPR spent Rs 12.3 million on a 5-minute motivating song.


Arshad Sharif, a prominent journalist, disclosed the records of an ISPR audit, which indicated that ISPR spent Rs 12.3 million on a 5-minute motivating song.

The budget included 22 distinct items, namely the payment of a scriptwriter, the hire of an editing machine, the hiring of graphic and animation artists, the rental of equipment, and other production-related expenses.

"This Ministry of Defense subsidiary, which spends billions of rupees yearly, should undergo a complete audit to determine who benefitted from songs, plays, and films - how many billions of rupees were spent on playing songs from public funds?" Arshad Sharif tweeted

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