Pakistan to Seek $6 Billion in New IMF Loan: Report | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Pakistan to Seek $6 Billion in New IMF Loan: Report | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Pakistan plans to seek a new loan of at least $6 billion from the International Monetary Fund to help the incoming government repay billions in debt, according to a report. But Pakistan's election chaos has cast a shadow on the next IMF deal. Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the IMF to factor in alleged rigging in recent elections. What will that mean for Pakistan? Palki Sharma tells you.
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[@quotables7916]

I am a Pakistani, and i feel no pleasure in saying this, that these politicians & army generals has made us into beggers.

[@junaids3046]

Actually begger made your mentality, all countries around world living with debt money unfortunately by learning English language you thought that you become educated but its not like educated person is the one who have knowledge. Now Google write the name of country add external debts you will get to know you are not only begger

[@pravindahiya719]

your problems can solve only if your people stop becoming jihadis & understand that the ONE supreme who made the Hindus too won't be happy with you because you plan to eliminate us because we just call him by another name ! will a father be happy with his one son if he kills the other because the other would not call him "abbu / Abbajan " or may be say " ta ta ta ta" or without saying a word just stretch his arms ( from the mothers lap ) towards the father ? will the father be happy to see toddler son murdered ?

[@sabprogroup8623]

the whole Pakistan military basically works for USA , sad to say.

[@_hunterz_]

You are not a Pakistani, youre an American but ethnically pakistani. Stop the cap

[@user-jn7bq8wh1e]

Ur fate was doomed the moment jinnah(who was a smoker,drinker and pork eater) split India on the basis of islam Everything that happened since was just incidental Every Muslim nation with Islam as law is f***ed.... The only ones that survived has Internationally accepted Laws over islamic ones... So don't feel too bad about ur generals...its ur religion and ur path that did this... openly preaching hatred against non muslims in schools n colleges and drowning urself in the 7th century Arabic tradition

[@ashutoshyadav4492]

Never won a war, never lost a election, that is Pakistan Army for you 😂😂

[@strawmanfallacy8666]

Iss baar toh election bhi har gaye

[@TheLearner048]

​@@strawmanfallacy8666 Result to unhi ke favour me h 😅

[@javed00]

Do you drink cow wee ?

[@jjchandran42]

😂😂😂😂

[@aady_cool5885]

Also they hang so many medals on their uniforms.. probably the one which they won in a Ludo match 😂

[@junaidpdigital2177]

Palki, as a pakistani i am proud that you are doing the job of what Pakistani news channels should be doing. keep doing it. expose everyone in "Pakistan".

[@uzairbinirshad]

As a Pakistani, I acknowledge that my beloved country is now an authoritarian and failed state who have no motive.

[@speed1223]

F**ked up country

[@kreyigy1]

"now"? Ever since Zinna died you guys have been repeating the same thing on a loop. Some highlights include killing the first PM, killing Zinna's sis, hanging an ex PM, bombing a PM, various military coups, waging wars, losing half of the country to Bangladesh, etc.

[@PaxPinanceMinstr]

😂

[@priyabratapanigrahi4139]

No no your motive is Survive by emotional Begging mashallah 🤣

[@kreyigy1]

@@priyabratapanigrahi4139 shut up with rude nonsense

[@mud193]

The last line hit the nail on the head. PAK ARMY DOES DIRTY WORK, AND IMF FUNDS DIRTY WORK. Long live 🇵🇰 ..army needs to abide by constitution and not steal people mandate

[@BananaRepublicFojistan]

Army is the only force against the interest of Pakistanis working for their masters. Pakistan has never got independence. On 14th August 1947 America took the control of Pakistan and India got independence. Britain was using white Vice Roy to silence the people and America is using the Brown army chief.

[@Damien_Mctyline]

There is nothing much India can do regarding Pakistan IMF bailouts help.

[@Modi-oy1gl]

@@Damien_Mctylineindia should free Khalistan and Nagaland

[@Damien_Mctyline]

@@Modi-oy1gl what about Sindhu desh, pasthunisthan, Baluchistan, Gilgit baltistan, Pok....all must be free from Pakistan clutches.

[@rajatshukla7559]

US saw Pakistan's election competitive 😂

[@user-kr7pn4qd2b]

The 🇺🇸 love a begging Pakistan...

[@Damien_Mctyline]

There is nothing much India can do in this regard.

[@axd2312]

​@@Damien_Mctyline Are we asking india to do anything? No. Stop posting this same comment in every reply

[@Damien_Mctyline]

@@axd2312 Then why Indian media postings about IMF bailouts for Pakistan and about US, Pakistan bonhomie.

[@axd2312]

@@Damien_Mctyline Because they get happy seeing Pakistan in trouble

[@ghayaskazi]

Thank you for showing the true face of corrupt army tactics

[@PakPhorenMinistr]

BEG TO ALLAH, NOT TO KUFR IMF 😊

[@lonelywolf-mx8cm]

I.m.f is kafer? Are saying that

[@user-kr7pn4qd2b]

Where is Pakistani God allah..???? On holiday when their obedient servants are in desperate need of help. ???

[@dhumketu0240]

its (d)allah and he not givd money iz is ladies (hure) supplier 😂😂

[@PaxPinanceMinstr]

Also taking loan is h@ram in pislam jenab😊

[@sadiqshaik116]

Even if allah willing to save u r bhikaristan, u r army denies and continues to beg Imf.

[@vinayakdasaka4605]

It's the American bail out.

[@Damien_Mctyline]

There is nothing much India can do regarding Pakistan IMF bailouts help.

[@Naveendogra92]

@@Damien_Mctyline only pakistan has face the brunt of terrorism

[@akshayshastri6498]

@@Damien_Mctyline how is india even related here? Don't spam it everywhere we don't care what pakistan does, if they wanna prosper they can if they wanna crumble they can

[@legendaryhound5261]

​@@akshayshastri6498why tf then an Indian journalist talking abt Pakistani bailouts for 23727383rd time 😂😂😂😂

[@akshayshastri6498]

@@legendaryhound5261 it's almost like she is not just an indian journalist but journalist on international matters

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

Never understood the urge to become a PM and President in Pakistan . These are highly risky jobs and most of the time ends in death/jail/exile.

[@kevineknar9136]

Money, project, and power. You need to extract these before you are being outcasted by the military

[@AnkurVashishtha01]

​@@kevineknar9136But ultimately ISI will take everything 😂

[@user-ll8pn1ks1l]

100% right.

[@oyster4545]

They are position to fill your foreign bank accounts and finance off-shore companies,so there is no worry like it.

[@tahirasiddiqui279]

But greed and money possess rational thinking and that's why they get trapped happily

[@suke933]

Hypocrite agencies😅😅😅

[@dhumketu0240]

It call bheek (beg) not bailout 😂😂😂

[@usmanchoudhry7346]

Palki speaks the truth very well.

[@pinkythakur9554]

what happened to Allah?? For everything do't you people say allah this allah. that. By now you people should have realized that there is no such thing as allah.

[@usmanchoudhry7346]

@@pinkythakur9554 - Badshakal Aurat

[@sabrinakhan8217]

@@pinkythakur9554 Hello, Did India pay off its IMF and UN bailouts taken in 50's 60; 70's and 80's? NOPE. Indian debt is three times more than Pakistani debt. India has 48 crore poor living worse lives than 3 crore poor of Pak. Check out the HUnger Index, UN, world bank reports. Every American and UK $billionaire has given bheek to Indian PUBLIC since 1950's. Bill Gates just donated $300 million to hungry Indian kids in 2019. NO western billionaire ever donated anything to the Pakistani public because they know the ground realities. ALL aid to Pakistan is political and goes directly to ISI. So worry about yourself instead of earning money from news full of lies bullies and defamation. cheap and 3rd world indian media.

[@bhadragogoi7257]

Palki. You are shining 🎉

[@itachiofthesharingan67]

Are they planning to use the funds for a bailout, or will they be acquiring the Shenyang FC-31 with the money?

[@umerhussain4430]

Why obsessed with FC-31, that is in 2030 or something....

[@usman9002]

Palki is one of the best news anchor. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@kochrajbongshi8952]

😂😂😂😂 . Pakistan ko itna jullil kerne ke bad ve 😅😅. Waaahh bhi 🫡🫡

[@uzairbinirshad]

@@kochrajbongshi8952 She wasn't insulting she just revealed the truth.

[@PaxPinanceMinstr]

😂😂😂lol people of paxstan got baptized

[@msdolly6101981]

​@@uzairbinirshad: glad to know some Pakistanis are coming to their senses 😅

[@muhammadroshaanzaib639]

Indian pretending to be a Pakistani

[@unwantedhuman6093]

And that's why India doesn't trust usa 😅

[@aayazahmed5389]

Everybody country care about it's own benefit and reputation. You can't blame it.

[@sauravmondal4342]

​@@aayazahmed5389 Yes that's the reason India purchase Russian oil

[@dipro001]

I blame IMF at this point for encourage such bankrupt behavior.

[@legendaryhound5261]

Bro a bankrupt Pakistan is a bad news to the whole world

[@adbce77]

IMF is US proxy

[@bharatisamurai4614]

You got that right. They should instead help them restructure the economy instead of becoming additive to loans!

[@axd2312]

Well, that's what they want. To keep nations like Pakistan in a begging condition forever. Read the book "the confessions of an economic hitman" You'll understand how the big powers economically manipulate and destroy nations, IMF is just a tool in their game

[@sabrinakhan8217]

@@bharatisamurai4614 IMF encouraged india many times too. Did India pay off its IMF and UN bailouts taken in 50's 60; 70's and 80's? NOPE. Indian debt is three times more than Pakistani debt. India has 48 crore poor living worse lives than 3 crore poor of Pak. Check out the HUnger Index, UN, world bank reports. Every American and UK $billionaire has given bheek to Indian PUBLIC since 1950's. Bill Gates just donated $300 million to hungry Indian kids in 2019. NO western billionaire ever donated anything to the Pakistani public because they know the ground realities. ALL aid to Pakistan is political and goes directly to ISI. So worry about yourself instead of earning money from news full of lies bullies and defamation. cheap and 3rd world indian media.

[@mohsinwalaofficial11]

From Pakistan; we are regular customer of IMF😅

[@KillerEyes-vk4vy]

Brother, customer and beggar r two different profession ...be clear about that

[@ramji102]

😂​@@KillerEyes-vk4vy

[@muhammadroshaanzaib639]

Maybe your mom is customer not Pakistanis like us

[@sabrinakhan8217]

@@KillerEyes-vk4vy India is the biggest beggar ever. Did India pay off its IMF and UN bailouts taken in 50's 60; 70's and 80's? NOPE. Indian debt is three times more than Pakistani debt. India has 48 crore poor living worse lives than 3 crore poor of Pak. Check out the HUnger Index, UN, world bank reports. Every American and UK $billionaire has given bheek to Indian PUBLIC since 1950's. Bill Gates just donated $300 million to hungry Indian kids in 2019. NO western billionaire ever donated anything to the Pakistani public because they know the ground realities. ALL aid to Pakistan is political and goes directly to ISI. So worry about yourself instead of earning money from news full of lies bullies and defamation. cheap and 3rd world indian media.

[@aumvachhani1402]

​@@muhammadroshaanzaib639ye jo tere mulk ke liye pese lete hai vo to bhi use krta hai bijli paani tel vgera😂😂😂😂 sood haram islea ab jahanm paka tera

[@asherbashir6779]

Pakistan's army is a hired force by the Americans to fight their wars -- First Afghan War, 2nd Afghan War, Support in Cold War by giving bases throughout the 1950s and 1960s. America is simply funding an army that is cheaper to maintain. Don't blame the Americans, Blame the short-sighted generals for selling the country and its people. This army has lost support of the people; their reign is on its way out within the next few years.

[@PakPhorenMinistr]

So the nation built on hatred for dis believers isn't doing well, expected!

[@kreyigy1]

I think Afganistan should be given Pak to run. It will solve so many problems and make both sides happy. Afg happy because border issue solved and it will satisfy the demands of the Pakistani people who want sharia.

[@vinaykumargupta471]

Something never changes 😂😂😂 Best trolling ever by Palki mam😅

[@albloshi2164]

Int community and US fine to deal with mafia or any regime leaders as long they are showing loyalty and obedience. This is exactly what Imran khan is fighting for. We are not free nations . Not free internationally, neither domestically

[@kreyigy1]

It is not the job of the Int community or US to improve your political situation. If they enter then you guys will cry about external interference and invasion, like in countries like Iraq, Afg, etc.

[@NationalistBhartiya]

Pakistan :- ❌❌ Bhikaristan:- ☑️☑️

[@javed00]

I saw you begging in Indian slum

[@PaxPinanceMinstr]

​@@javed00begging on indian slum is better when a whole country called paxstan beg internationally 😂😂😂 KATORA BAJAO PAISA KAMAO😂😂😂😂😂sĥ@m,ele$$ p@x$t@ni

[@sadiqshaik116]

u r whole country is begging. Dont foget it@@javed00

[@TopMegaEdits]

Pakistan ko kuche na Khao Pakistan Ki army of politician ko Khao

[@NationalistBhartiya]

​​@@javed00which slum u r talking about.... All were demolished new homes building for them.... Better u take care ur homeless drug addict ppl 😂😂 roaming all over usa mostly in newyork 😂.

[@shehzoremangi9940]

Love your analysis

[@user__100]

During Partition, M population got two new countries. What did Hindus get?

[@msdolly6101981]

Secularism

[@krt1712]

Sickularism

[@EmmaLagda-ir4bu]

Well said Palki sharma. Truth be told.

[@asheikh6940]

Very well summarized the situation. Please keep talking about this issue. People in Pakistan cannot speak up. Thank you for speaking on their behalf.

[@ehsanyousaf9166]

Thank you for your efforts

[@aameraabid6517]

Pakistan is regular and loyal customer of Imf . So imf should give some discount to pakistan .

[@kowshikakash7591]

Damn Pakistan and IMF is a better love story then twilight 😂😂😂😂😂

[@sunnyal1]

Independence in 47 from UK by both Bharat & Paxstan at the same time. Look where both are today. Proud of our nation & all Bharatiyas from all religions & areas 🙏🏻 Jai Hind 🇮🇳

[@nikitayadav8054]

This is brainwashing,, pakisatan not got freedom, it was creation day of pakisatan

[@usmanjaved6085]

Very well said mam....... Appreciated....

[@user-cp1kz4gp9k]

We appeal to the IMF not to allocate funds intended for Pakistani citizens into the hands of a selected, corrupt government.

[@harshitjaiswal2069]

very well said... beginning lines were very good .. some things never change... hahaha🤣🤣

[@enochkalenga3725]

It's the opening statement from the Editor for me. Madam Palki Sharma is the best story teller 😂😂😂

[@muhammadrazashahhash]

as a pakistani even im sick and tired of my country

[@anshchaturvedi7221]

US owns ur military.. definitely they want them to invade iran next

[@satya5067]

It’s high time someone bails out IMF from the clutches of Pakistani begging bowl …

[@anukarshtrivedi4041]

Starting Lines by Palki 😂💀

[@ssp627]

Well said..

[@raulraul3126]

Sounds like a last 'heist' of the IMF by the Shariffs and Bhuttos, backed by the Army General.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@spreadknowledgeknowledge3361]

Brave lady @Palki Sharma Speak untold truth about so called democracy in Pakistan💖💖

[@RutwikPatel246]

it's like "new day new katora" for them lmao

[@geluthachan]

What a contradiction: Pakistan has its stomach in Washington DC, and its heart in Beijing. And the WEST collectively dictates morality to India.

[@solomonkane5978]

so soothing to my soul

[@tvlwithdr]

Before, we used to argue with Indians, but now we understand the reality: politicians and generals misled us, while the actual situation is different. We want more videos on Pakistan, focusing on our economy. Another thing, in Pakistan, we never see someone explaining everything like India does. They only have politicians who polish their image, showing both good and bad faces.

[@tashiezaheer]

Excellent reporting and analysis, as always.

[@riteshdutta4128]

Ma'am you put forth wonderful episodes topics and questions🎉

[@patience_passion]

Day without begging is day wasted (Pakistan)

[@shahadathossain1306]

Pakistani Govt (is that a Govt at all?) found out that eating Byrani at the cost of people is very tasty!

[@AbhijeetSingh-vr3vv]

Can you also give a report on Chandigarh Mayor Election Blunder

[@ronojoybasu9126]

here we go again

[@nicelook2005]

Looking beautiful Palki ji as always 👌

[@user-bv6bg5sp6l]

Now i trust your reporting i followed you on wion and now i am following you here. You seem 80% fair

[@ezibzi]

Khan we ashamed 💔😢

[@user-tz9hu9on5x]

And the begging begins again🤣 “history repeats again”✖️ {23 and many more} times 😂😂😂

[@bulletraja5896]

And still they want to fight india 😆

[@defence3355]

their military just increased its funding.

[@drakensingh9856]

​@@defence3355bro , if we think carefully this is just bad news for us. Their military is going to be strong , their people are not going to be educated , increase the chance of nation breakinh where their nukes coulf go in wrong hands and any such hand is not good for our major cities obviously

[@umairzafar9052]

I hope the real estate market gets better in Pakistan. My business is badly affected.

[@phoebusapollo4677]

So, billions are going into funding a losing war, and buying Pakistan’s loyalty for 6 billion is cheap.

[@moonlightinthedarksky]

Nope they ain't loyal either. Remember the Osama bin Laden incident

[@nakulkarpe123]

Pakistan is loyal only to its terrorist ( fun fact is terrorist are not loyal to Pakistan 😂)

[@nakulkarpe123]

​@@moonlightinthedarksky there are more than 150 un designated terrorist living in Pakistan

[@abdulbasitchoudhury5922]

Palki is my favorite journalist.she always speaks the truth

[@tahirasiddiqui279]

Hundred percent true

[@TravelMACLove]

First Half $6 Billion in New IMF Loan to Nawaz Sharif and Half Goes to Bilawal Bhutto Pockets to spend their Life in Rich Royal Life & buy Properties Outside pak .......

[@ozzyzzy8259]

How the F they repay??

[@karthiksubramanian2279]

They will buy another 6B to pay the previous 6B.....

[@ozzyzzy8259]

@@karthiksubramanian2279 it's like Loop ➿ that never end 🔚

[@sji3187]

@@karthiksubramanian2279 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tarunika983]

They don't pay...they never paid back

[@tushaarverma2770]

Its getting very tiring now

[@umarahmad6080]

#imranKhan is a true and loyal leader of Pakistan. Pakistanis love him and support him and believe he will take Pakistan out off all major problems. #imrankan

[@abrahamthomas3332]

Programme conducted very nicely. God bless you. Tomorrow being Sunday I may not be available. Till we meet take care.

[@piyushvishwakarma6755]

They do understand that it’s a “LOAN” and that they have to give it back? Like, eventually?

[@user-yf9lz2zq5k]

Great leader of Pakistan imran Khan ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Justforfun548]

I like the start

[@user-bp9tq5jt2s]

this could not have been ameliorated..

[@MasabAhmads]

These politicians & army generals has made us into beggers

[@aumvachhani1402]

Give them bailouts and impose heavy taxes to recover it

[@Sooraj09073]

Why dont you say US now.

[@Superman-ig6zb]

Again?? How many times has it already been lmao

[@MuhammadHassan-nv4nl]

Everything she said is true

[@sahilwaleed6726]

100% no bailout has ever helped people of Pakistan I am Pakistani but I believe she is saying truth

[@mrphoenix6671]

How they are paying for J-31 ?

[@sujitdash6119]

Because all the loan will go to military

[@saidwaliahmad8801]

Pakistan Gadogar hi everything’s gonna be fine 😂

[@usmantariq7997]

Which party leader dismissed this report? He is going to send the letter to IMF, there are videos on his channel confirming it, and it is a great decision by him! The point is not to stop IMF from giving us the loan but to ask them to first force our new so called "government" to assemble a (non-biased) team to investigate all the election rigging that happened on the 8th of Feb, before approving the loan.

[@AbhishekSingh-zv2tn]

😂😂in which world you live ,usa and imf wants imran khan dead ,and your army wants the same ,mark my word they will kill imran soon.

[@christianoronaldo2189]

Uncle Sam 🇺🇸 is like No worries my son Pakistan 🇵🇰 Daddy will print $ for you 😅

[@kapilraghuwanshi6981]

Bro uncle sam referred to Stalin not joe

[@axd2312]

These loan money are never spent on the general Public, then why should we the public, pay them back? IMF should take their money back from these politicians

[@oyster4545]

Sorry to say ,but here Palki is truthful.

[@TheS-Man]

If India and Pakistan were friends, this would have never happened. One’s priority was religion , the other’s was growth. Do they still want Kashmir? or in their words Do Kashmiris want them now?

[@damonkhan6358]

In pakistan official voting day is 8 th feb but voting is done from 9 th feb 12 am to 8 Am thats when everything vanish no internet no media no results nothing

[@sswayamprakash]

And the Maldivian president said that Pakistan will give them loans...

[@mubasharmubeen8166]

We won't return this debt... Odious debt...

[@khansaab1920]

Last line

[@edwardvergara1171]

6Billion US Dollars to splurge on new weapons against India! Nice move Pakistan!😅

[@Insanely_sane.]

Generals do the dirty work and IMF funds the dirty work.😂😂

[@pinksadi452]

First time I agree with Palki…

[@farrukhhusain533]

The Empire, its Money, and the Imperial Military of The Garrison State of Occupied Napakistan...

[@vishwanathreddy5293]

My first question is why IMF is always ready to give money to them, when they know, they will not return the money. So it’s Stupidity on IMF. It’s stupidity from IMF, it’s rubbish, if I was IMF head, I will ask them to pay out the first loan, which they would never return back

[@sharad558]

*IMF Program or LOAN* 😢😢 Why Pakistani call Loan to Program 😂😂

[@user-nc7iq1ok2z]

India seems to be very worried about us😅. India.. Pakistan won't break iA, don't get too excited 😊

[@akshayshastri6498]

huh??

[@aryanshukla7305]

Too much instability

[@shaam564]

Thank God at least some one knows the truth

[@angelawhitehead6187]

Also Pak still has flood damage to fix

[@mubeenmubeen2854]

Sharma, sometimes you are absolutely right. Generals serve American agenda which is loud and clear since inception of Land of Pure and this partnership between the both goes on and on and on. This vicious cycle seems a fate of people of Pakistan 😢

[@asadullah4655]

Subject: Request for Reconsideration of IMF Loan to the Government of Pakistan Dear International Monetary Fund, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to express my concerns about the recent loan request made by the Government of Pakistan. It has come to my attention that there are strong allegations of electoral fraud and rigging in the recent elections that brought the current government to power. These allegations have not been fully investigated, and many citizens believe that the current government does not have a legitimate mandate to govern. Given the current political climate in Pakistan, I believe that providing a loan to the government could be seen as an endorsement of their legitimacy and could potentially exacerbate existing tensions. In addition, there are concerns that the funds could be used to further entrench the government and suppress opposition, rather than being used for the intended purpose of economic development. In light of these concerns, I respectfully request that the IMF reconsider its decision to provide a loan to the Government of Pakistan. I believe that a more thorough investigation into the allegations of electoral fraud is necessary before any financial assistance can be provided. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this issue. Sincerely, Pakistan Nation