The International Monetary Fund and Pakistan agreed at staff level on the latest reviews of the $7 billion Extended Fund Facility and the $1.4 billion Resilience and Sustainability Facility (a climate-focused lending programme), which would unlock about $1.2 billion once the IMF Executive Board approves, likely within four to five weeks. The Fund said Pakistan's programme remains broadly on track, with inflation easing to about 10.3% in September and reserves at roughly $21.5 billion, but it urged an end to the costly fuel support scheme and tight monetary policy. The money matters for Pakistan's stability, though the IMF warned that geopolitical tensions, volatile energy prices and trade disruptions still pose high risks.