{"id":7036,"date":"2026-10-01T12:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7036"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:22:15","slug":"this-is-a-new-pakistan-pm-shehbaz-quotes-imf-chief-on-economic-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=7036","title":{"rendered":"\u2018This Is a New Pakistan\u2019: PM Shehbaz Quotes IMF Chief on Economic Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) described Pakistan as a \u201cnew Pakistan\u201d during their meeting in New York.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking virtually at the formal gong ceremony held at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on the occasion of the listing of Naya Nazimabad Apartments, the prime minister quoted the IMF managing director as saying: \u201cPrime Minister, this is a new Pakistan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Shehbaz said he responded that it was not a new Pakistan but \u201ca new team\u201d that had worked together to improve the country\u2019s economic situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the State Bank of Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange reserves had reached $21.4 billion, while commercial banks held around $5.5 billion in reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister said Pakistan\u2019s foreign remittances and IT exports had also increased. 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