Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Shaukat Tareen gave detailed briefing to PM Gilani about negotiationsShaukat Tareen with IMF and said that International Monetary Fund (IMF) would approve two year bail-out package plan of $7.5 billion in its scheduled executive board meeting being held on November 22nd.

He further explained that first installment would consist of $3-4 billion while rest of the amount would be given on quarterly basis. Pakistan would pay extra $45-50 million on the principal amount of loan of $7.5 billion at the interest rate of 6%-6.5% under Stand-By Agreement (SBA).

Shaukat Tareen also told that IMF would extend $7.5 billion under newly created short term liquidity facility (SLF). He also assured PM to pull out the country of these financial crises soon.