The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sought a supplementary budget from the Punjab government.
According to details, the IMF has asked the Punjab government to spend more on the health and education sectors.
The IMF also asked the Punjab government to enhance its revenue target. The Punjab government informed the International Monetary Fund that the Punjab Revenue Department stopped issuing supplementary grants.
The Punjab Revenue Department issues supplementary grants on in case of extreme necessity.
The Revenue Department explained that they adopt this measure to give the IMF a supplementary budget.
Earlier, on November 17, 2026. Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari said that the IMF agreed that the Punjab government had a surplus of approximately Rs 40 billion at the end of the 1st quarter and, as such, the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan corrected its data and uploaded revised fiscal operations reflecting the Punjab government’s surplus. “Lastly, the news item also misreports that Punjab fell short of its surplus target of Rs. 150 billion at the end of the 1st quarter. Punjab does not have quarterly targets of surplus in the National Fiscal Pact, and the IMF agreed that Punjab was on track to achieve its committed surplus of Rs. 630 billion at the end of the current financial year,” she stated.
The minister concluded that the government of Punjab rejects such misreporting by a credible newspaper, which has a stature and record of accurate reporting.
