‘IMF deal to open int’l markets for Pakistan’

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Revenue Muhammad Hammad Azhar said on Wednesday that the doors of the international market would open up following the signing of the loan agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Talking to a private news channel, he said a

programme is being formulated with the Asian Development Bank, under which a
state-of-the-art transit and cargo facility will be provided at the borders of
Torkham and Chaman.

The state minister said that a Central Asian

route, which would lead to Gwadar, is also going to be opened in the next few
months.

He expressed confidence that the government

would achieve the tax target set for the next fiscal year.

About Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s amnesty

scheme, Azhar said that a promising response was received from the public and a
large number of people benefitted from the scheme.