IMF's technical team meets Pakistan's top judge

IMF team meets Pakistan's Chief Justice to scrutinize judicial and regulatory system for governance and corruption issues.

A technical team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday (February 11, 2025) met Pakistan's Chief Justice Yahya Afridi to get details regarding the judicial and regulatory system of the cash-strapped country.

The IMF team is visiting the country for a week-long trip to scrutinise the judicial and regulatory set-up to address the issue of governance and corruption as part of the $7 billion loan agreed last year.

After the meeting, Chief Justice Afridi told the media that the six-member team had sought details regarding the program’s implementation and property rights.

“I told the IMF that it has come to Pakistan at the best time,” he said, adding that he had asked the government and the opposition to set an agenda for judicial reforms.

He said the IMF team was informed about reforms and the National Judicial Policy.

“I told the delegation about the agenda of the National Judicial Policy-Making Committee; I told the delegation that the subordinate judiciary is supervised by the high courts,” he said.

Mr. Afridi also highlighted that the IMF team made suggestions regarding the protection of property rights.