Pakistan, April 25 -- Pakistan has achieved 13 out of 17 quantitative targets set under the IMF loan programme by December 2025, while two targets were not met and data for two others could not be provided to the IMF.

According to sources, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) could not share required data regarding income tax collection from retailers and the target of adding 500,000 new tax filers. The IMF staff has submitted its report to the Executive Board, on the basis of which approval of a $1.2 billion fourth tranche is expected in May 2026. This tranche is part of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and RSF programme.

The target for the State Bank's net international reserves, set at negative $6.99 billion, was successfull...