ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a waiver of Rs500 billion in the primary deficit on account of flood expenditure for the current fiscal year 2022-23.

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According to the sources, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) coalition government has requested the IMF to increase the amount from Rs442 billion to Rs500 billion in the primary deficit for waiver on account of flood expenditure.

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