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The article presents an outlook on the economic policy of Pakistan. The use of foreign-exchange reserves of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has been abandoned by the government and has turned to imports starting February 2009. SBP governor Saleem Raza pointed out that the local currency may temporarily depreciate against the U.S. dollar. Multilateral lenders have resumed their operation in the country due to the release of the loan package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).