IMF shoots down plan to cut power tariffs, for now

• PM reiterates package to reduce electricity tariffs ‘set to be announced soon’
• Official says govt needs to do a lot on ‘legal, procedural and regulatory grounds’ to ensure relief
• Shehbaz chairs meeting on power sector amid criticism, insists no changes in solar energy policy

ISLAMABAD: A substantial reduction in electricity tariffs, promised by the government, could not get past the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is currently holding back a staff-level agreement...