Islamabad: Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has emphasized the government's firm resolve to maintain fiscal discipline and safeguard the macroeconomic stability achieved through sustained and difficult reforms. He was speaking to a delegation of the International Monetary Fund mission, led by Iva Petrova, in Islamabad.

According to Radio Pakistan, the meeting marked the kickoff of the third review of Pakistan's Extended Fund Facility arrangement and the second review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility. The Finance Minister underscored that since the successful completion of the previous review, Pakistan has continued to consolidate the hard-earned gains in macroeconomic stability achieved under the EFF and RSF supported programs.

He highlighted that structural reforms, particularly in taxation and the energy sector, remain central to the government's reform agenda. On privatization and state-owned enterprise reforms, the Minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to advancing key transactions and restructuring initiatives.

He also pointed to growing investor confidence and a renewed appetite among domestic investors, reflecting trust in the economy's direction and reform trajectory. Muhammad Aurangzeb reiterated the government's commitment to an export-led growth strategy, supported by trade facilitation measures and tariff rationalization to enhance competitiveness and gradually reduce import dependency.