Islamabad: Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar met President Dr. Arif Alvi at the President’s House in Islamabad on Friday.
According to the press release, during the meeting, the Minister briefed the President on the overall economic and financial situation of the country.
The Finance Minister also apprised the President about the various initiatives taken by the government to provide relief to the people of Pakistan, especially the underprivileged population of the backward areas of the country as well as the flood victims.
The press release added that the two also discussed various issues related to finance and economy.
Dar had earlier signaled that Pakistan had overcome US opposition to buying Russian oil and stressed that Islamabad’s fuel import deal with Moscow was on terms agreed by New Delhi. Intends to.
After being sworn in as finance minister in September this year, Dar said he would work to rein in inflation and lower interest rates and promised a tough response to tackle Pakistan’s worst economic crisis. was
In his fourth role, the chartered accountant is expected to deal with the balance of payments crisis, foreign reserves that barely cover a month’s imports, the rupee at historic lows, inflation at over 27 percent and As a result of the devastating floods.
