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Bhuj, May 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday criticised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for approving a $2.1 billion bailout package for Pakistan, stating that any financial assistance to the country amounts to indirect funding of terrorism. Speaking at the Indian Air Force station in Bhuj, Minister Singh said, "The IMF should reconsider its decision. Any aid to Pakistan is effectively terror financing, as it continues to allow its soil to be used for launching attacks on Indian citizens." The IMF's $2.1 billion disbursement is part of a broader $7 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement signed with…