Imran Khan says Pakistan’s economic crisis requires ‘conducting surgery’

Imran Khan warns that Pakistan's economy is shrinking and the debt burden on low- and middle-income economies is unmanageable. The country is in the middle of one of its worst economic crises. The government needs to break out of borrowing cycles that have held back developing economies.

April 13, 2023 . 2:32 PM

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Pakistan's debt burden is making its economy shrink.
The country's foreign reserves have fallen to $4.2bn, which is not enough for one month's worth of imports.
The opposition leader is warning that the debt burden on low- and middle-income economies is unmanageable.
The government needs to break out of borrowing cycles and restructuring is necessary.
Khan's plans include restructuring state-owned enterprises and boosting the tax base.