September 10: The News report by Mehtab Haider and Mumtaz Alvi states that Pakistani economic advisers discussed banning imports of luxury cars, smartphones and cheese in a wide-ranging strategy session on how to avoid seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a senior government adviser said. While no decisions were made, the floating of radical measures to tackle Pakistan's ballooning current account deficit by the newly-formed Economic Advisory Council (EAC) underscores the new government's determination to avoid another IMF bailout.
The News: Import ban on fruit, cheese, vehicles, smartphones likely
