Pakistan, May 23 -- Finance Minister Miftah Ismail stated that he will travel to Doha and will not return to Pakistan unless a favourable agreement is reached with the International Monetary Fund. He also criticised the previous government for agreeing to the IMF's preposterous conditions, which are proving to be a landmine for the government and disastrous for the economic well-being of the people.

Mr. Ismail spoke to the media outside of Karachi Airport on Monday before departing for Doha, where he would hold the final round of negotiations with the IMF for the release of a $1 billion tranche of the Extended Fund Facility. In March, when former prime minister Imran Khan announced a subsidy package for POL and energy prices, the IMF hal...