Today’s outlook: IMF considers $1.4b Pakistan loan, PM visits Karachi

Here are some of the news stories we are expecting to follow today (Thursday):

• The International Monetary Fund is likely to approve a $1.4 billion loan package for Pakistan in a meeting of its executive board members in Washington DC. Pakistan had requested the IMF to issue funds to help combat the novel coronavirus.
• Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Karachi for a day. The premier will hold a meeting with the coronavirus task force at Governor House. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and other Sindh government officials will attend.
• The Sindh chief minister has once again appealed to the public to adhere to the restrictions during the lockdown that he says will be stricter than before.
• The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has banned studio audiences for sehr and iftar transmissions that are aired live throughout the month of Ramazan on television channels.
• As of Thursday morning, 6,262 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported across Pakistan. The death toll has reached 113.
• ICYMI: Karachi is most at risk from the coronavirus, says Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry. Click here to read the full story.

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