islamabad pakistan is now looking towards friendly countries for funding following a delay in the revival of usd 65 billion international monetary fund imf bailout program pakistanbased ary news reportedthe stafflevel agreement between imf and pakistan is being delayed from february 9the current loan programme with the imf will end on june 30 2023 and pakistan is now considering a new imf programme on renewed conditionsthe fund is delaying the ninth review with islamabad which has forced pakistan to get rid of the current loan programme and generate more funds from friendly countries sources said according to ary newsas per sources during the tenure of imran khans government tough demands of the imf were also agreed upon for the loan programmethe incumbent government imposed taxes of rs 170 billion through the money budget in february as per the demands agreed upon by imrans government prices of gas and electricity were increased up to 40pc and the rupee further depreciated as the imf was assured to bring the dollar exchange rate as per open marketit may be noted that the imf has asked pakistan to arrange 6 billion in external financing till june 2023 to avoid default ary news reporteddue to a delay in arranging these funds the 9th programme review worth usd 12 billion remains incompletemeanwhile pakistan finance minister ishaq dar on thursday said pakistan will no longer make tough decisions on the international monetary fund imfs demand pakistanbased ary news reporteddar while talking to the journalists said it is completely up to the imf to sign a stafflevel agreement or notwe have already implemented preconditions of the imf but not anymore he saidhe added that the government has a plan for usd 37 billion in debt repayments in may in june and it is not facing any difficulty dar expressed hopes that china will also roll over usd 24 billion in loans for pakistanthe finance minister earlier said that pakistan will not default with or without the international monetary fund the government has however completed the implementation of all conditions of the imf