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Islamabad/Doha: Cash-strappedon Monday secured apackage of USD 3oil-rich, a day after Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad concluded his visit to Islamabad and agreed to cooperate in the fields of trade, anti-money laundering and curbing terror financing.The Gulf state is the fourth nation that has come forward to rescuedefault during past 11 months as the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan tries to overcome a ballooning balance-of-payments crisis.Earlier, China gave USD 4.6in shape of deposits and commercial loans and Saudi Arabia provided USD 3cash deposit and USD 3.2oil facility on deferred payments. The United Arab Emirates also provided USD 2cash deposit.'s financial assistance was announced by its foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani."Upon the directives of HH the Amir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs announces of new investments in the form of deposits and direct investments worth a total of QR3in the Islamic Republic of," the officialNews Agency tweeted, quoted the minister as saying."The Qatari-Pakistani economic partnership will amount to $9affirms its aspiration for further development in the relations between the two countries at all political, economic, sports and cultural levels," he said.Advisor toPrime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh confirmed the Qatari financial help through his Twitter handle."I want to thank the Emir ofHRH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani for announcing $3in deposits and direct investments forand for's affirmation to further develop relations between the two countries", Shaikh tweeted.On Sunday,conferred the visiting Qatari Emir with the 'Nishan-e-', the country's highest civil honour.Apartstepping up cooperation in trade and economy,andsigned a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of exchange of financial intelligence related to money laundering and curbing terrorism financing.'s finance ministry did not immediately provide the break-up of the USD 3aid. It was not clear how much of the amount was in shape of deposit that will land in the State Bank ofto provide temporary cushion to the dwindling reserves, The Express Tribune reported.last month reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a USD 6package aimed at shoring up its finances and strengthening a slowing economy.Despite these massive inflows, the official foreign currency reserves held by State Bank of, the apex bank, stood at only USD 7.6as of June 14, the report said.TheTehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan is going to make a new record of foreign borrowings in one year, it said.is also required to convert its short term loans into long term borrowings aimed at improving the debt profile. It currently pays 41 per cent of its budget in debt servicing.The successive governments' inability to enhance exports has increased's reliance on bilateral and multilateral creditors. The exports further slipped over 1 per cent during first 11 months under prime minister Khan, the report said.