The belly dancing video from the event has been doing the rounds on social media.

In yet another desperate attempt to revive its cash-strapped economy, Pakistan featured belly dance performances at an event to woo global investors.

Pakistan's Sarhad Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Peshawar, organised an investment conference in Azerbaijan's capital Baku from September 4 to 8. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Investment Opportunities Conference had belly dancers among other attractions to rope in potential foreign investors.

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Some Pakistani local media sites and Twitterati called it the 'Naya Pakistan way'.

The belly dancing video from the event has been doing the rounds on social media. While Pakistan is receiving heavy backlash from Twitter users for resorting to such efforts, many are also in splits.

A Twitter user pointed out that while India is launching Moon missions like Chandrayaan-2, Pakistan is organising belly dancing to entice investors.

Some also compared the belly dancing to Pakistan exporting donkeys to China.

In July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive board approved a three-year $6 billion loan package for Pakistan to rein in mounting debts and stave off a looming balance of payments crisis, in exchange for tough austerity measures.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was initially deeply reluctant to turn to the IMF, which has provided more than 20 bailout packages to Pakistan over the decades.