The Pakistan finance ministry says that the International Monetary Fund is in talks for a new loan

Pakistan is likely to seek at least $6 billion and request additional financing from the Fund under the Resilience and Sustainability Trust. The mission chief, Nathan Porter, met Pakistan's Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to "kick-start the discussions on further engagement with the fund"

A mission team led by Nathan Porter, the IMF's mission chief to Pakistan, will meet with authorities next week to discuss the next phase of engagement."