IMF reaches preliminary deal with Pakistan on $6B bailout


              A woman prices  foodstuff from a shopkeeper at a market, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout package for this impoverished Islamic nation, which has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            
              A laborer unload sacks of chickpeas at a market in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout package for this impoverished Islamic nation, which has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)
            An investor monitors a stock index on a screen while brokers work at their desks at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which responded positively after the news of an International Monetary Fund bailout package, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The IMF said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout package for this impoverished Islamic nation, which has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan) A broker talks on his cell phone while monitoring a stock index on a big screen at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, which responded positively after the news of an International Monetary Fund bailout package, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, July 14, 2022. The IMF said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with Pakistan to revive a $6 billion bailout package for this impoverished Islamic nation, which has been facing a serious economic crisis since last year. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)