Pakistan, Aug. 29 -- A staff mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to visit Pakistan in September to review the government's economic performance under its loan programs, according to a finance ministry official on Friday.

The IMF mission will hold discussions with Pakistani officials under the fourth review of its $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and the third review of its $1.4 billion Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).

"The IMF team is expected to arrive in Pakistan in September," a Finance Ministry official told Arab News, requesting anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly.

"They will probably come in the second week of September, but the schedule has not been finalized y...