Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday called on President Dr Arif Alvi and briefed him on the \u201coverall economic situation\u201d of the country, a statement released by the President\u2019s Secretariat said.
\nThe meeting came a day after PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry revealed that \u201cinformal communications\u201d between his party and federal government, pertaining to the snap elections, had begun.
\nIt is pertinent to mention that last week PTI chief Imran Khan gave the federal government an ultimatum to either \u201csit and talk and give a date for the general elections\u201d or \u201cwe will dissolve the assemblies\u201d.
\nDuring the meeting today at Aiwan-i-Sadr, the president \u2014 whose political roots are in the PTI \u2014 and the finance minister discussed various matters concerning the economy, finance, and the rehabilitation of flood affectees.
\nAccording to the press release, Dar briefed the president about steps taken by the incumbent government to provide relief to the most vulnerable segments of society, especially those who were underprivileged or affected by this year\u2019s destructive floods.
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