Khan avoids talk of economy after Pakistan unveils tax targets

Prime minister focuses on tackling corruption as foundation for IMF loan

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Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan's party won last year's election on a pledge to eliminate corruption. © Reuters

FARHAN BOKHARI, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Hours after the budget was announced on Tuesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan took to national television with a forceful message: to accelerate a corruption crackdown. But for those listening for clues on economy policy, Khan made no such mention even though the country only has enough in its coffers to pay for two months' imports.

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