Pakistan's first IMF arrangement
Source
IMF historical arrangements — https://www.imf.org/external/np/fin/tad/extarr2.aspx?memberKey1=760. Verified against IMF historical table.
What it proves
Pakistan's IMF relationship dates to 1958, but the first commitment was not actually drawn.
How to deploy: Use Pakistan's first IMF arrangement (SBA, SDR25m; no amount drawn) to support: Pakistan's IMF relationship dates to 1958, but the first commitment was not actually drawn.
What it does not prove: An arrangement approved is not money used: the SDR25m 1958 SBA was never drawn, so it evidences access to Fund resources, not balance-of-payments rescue. It also sets no scale precedent — SDR25m is trivially small beside the SDR5.32bn 2024 EFF, so the 1958 date marks the start of the relationship, not of dependence.
Memory hook: SDR25m in 1958, nothing drawn → access arranged, not rescue taken
Rebuts the claim: "Pakistan has been living off IMF money continuously since the 1950s" — the very first arrangement was a precautionary standby from which not a rupee was drawn.