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      <title>IMF chief lauds Pakistan’s reform drive as PM meets global leaders at Davos</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has appreciated Pakistan’s reform efforts and stressed the need to sustain reform momentum to ensure long-term economic resilience.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She made the remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;During the meeting, the prime minister briefed the IMF chief on Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic indicators, ongoing stabilisation measures and progress on structural reforms.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;He underscored the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, revenue mobilisation and sustainable economic growth.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Both sides also exchanged views on the global economic outlook, challenges confronting emerging economies and the importance of multilateral support in safeguarding economic stability.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a id="palestine-pm-thanks-pakistan" href="#palestine-pm-thanks-pakistan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Palestine PM thanks Pakistan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Separately, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa expressed his heartfelt gratitude to PM Shehbaz for Pakistan’s consistent, principled and unwavering support for the Palestinian people.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The two leaders met on the sidelines of the WEF, where Mohammad Mustafa personally walked up to the Pakistani prime minister, introduced himself and conveyed his appreciation.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Palestinian prime minister thanked Pakistan for supporting the Palestinian position at international forums and acknowledged Islamabad’s continued role in advocating for the Palestinian cause.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan has repeatedly voiced its support for the rights of the Palestinian people and has called for a just and lasting resolution in line with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has appreciated Pakistan’s reform efforts and stressed the need to sustain reform momentum to ensure long-term economic resilience.</strong></p>
<p>She made the remarks during a meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Wednesday.</p>
<p>During the meeting, the prime minister briefed the IMF chief on Pakistan’s improving macroeconomic indicators, ongoing stabilisation measures and progress on structural reforms.</p>
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<p>He underscored the government’s commitment to fiscal discipline, revenue mobilisation and sustainable economic growth.</p>
<p>Both sides also exchanged views on the global economic outlook, challenges confronting emerging economies and the importance of multilateral support in safeguarding economic stability.</p>
<h3><a id="palestine-pm-thanks-pakistan" href="#palestine-pm-thanks-pakistan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a><strong>Palestine PM thanks Pakistan</strong></h3>
<p>Separately, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa expressed his heartfelt gratitude to PM Shehbaz for Pakistan’s consistent, principled and unwavering support for the Palestinian people.</p>
<p>The two leaders met on the sidelines of the WEF, where Mohammad Mustafa personally walked up to the Pakistani prime minister, introduced himself and conveyed his appreciation.</p>
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<p>The Palestinian prime minister thanked Pakistan for supporting the Palestinian position at international forums and acknowledged Islamabad’s continued role in advocating for the Palestinian cause.</p>
<p>Pakistan has repeatedly voiced its support for the rights of the Palestinian people and has called for a just and lasting resolution in line with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.</p>
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