Pakistan’s Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Monday that the demand by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to hike the electricity tariff to release more funds could lead to further inflation in the country.
Tarin said this during a meeting of the National Assembly’s sub-committee on finance, according to sources in the finance division.
According to the minister, it is unfair to push Pakistan to increase its electricity tariff as it will only affect the country’s economy negatively.
While hinting at reviewing the programme with the IMF, the minister said Pakistan…
