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India raised concerns at the IMF about giving more loans to Pakistan, questioning the effectiveness and possible misuse of the funds.
India abstained from the IMF vote on disbursing $1 billion to Pakistan and offering an additional $1.3 billion under a new facility.
The Finance Ministry cited Pakistan’s poor track record in implementing IMF reforms and concerns about misuse for state-sponsored terrorism.
Pakistan has received IMF funds in 28 out of the last 35 years, showing repeated bailouts with limited reform impact.
Since 1958, Pakistan has taken 24 IMF loans; this new funding would be the 25th.
Critics in India, including the Congress party, said the government should have voted "No" instead of abstaining.
India warned that continued lending was making Pakistan too indebted for the IMF to let it fail.
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