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  "id": 14479820,
  "title": "Aurangzeb discusses targeted fuel subsidies in meeting with senior IMF official",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/aurangzeb-discusses-targeted-fuel-subsidies-in-meeting-with-senior",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T15:40:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2037132/aurangzeb-discusses-targeted-fuel-subsidies-in-meeting-with-senior-imf-official"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb met International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Nigel Clarke in Bangkok to discuss targeted fuel subsidies, among other matters. During the meeting, Aurangzeb outlined plans to protect vulnerable groups and preserve social cohesion through subsidies for motorcycles, autos, and vehicles up to 800cc. Pakistan is currently engaged in negotiations for a $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and $1.4 billion Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) with the IMF, and recently reached a staff-level agreement that allows the country to draw about $1.2 billion from these funds. The IMF has called on countries to offer narrow, targeted subsidies amid the energy crunch caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.",
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        "outlet": "Dawn Business",
        "title": "Aurangzeb discusses targeted fuel subsidies in meeting with senior IMF official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/aurangzeb-discusses-targeted-fuel-subsidies-in-meeting-with-senior-14484300",
        "published": "2026-10-14T15:40:37.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}