India's Fund Strike On Pakistan: Islamabad To Seek $1.3 Bn Bailout From Imf, New Delhi May Advocate For Pause In Funding

As nan separator tensions betwixt India and Pakistan exacerbate owed to nan rocket and drone strikes by nan Pakistan Army connected subject targets successful India, Islamabad will activity a $1.3 cardinal bailout package for nan country. The package will reportedly beryllium aimed astatine stabilising Pakistan's economy, which is connected tenterhooks. 

The IMF committee gathering will measure Pakistan's economical capacity nether its existent programme and determine connected indebtedness disbursements, extensions, aliases argumentation changes.

Parameswaran Iyer, India's executive head astatine nan IMF, will beryllium coming astatine nan important gathering and is apt to raise beardown concerns connected backing to Pakistan, India Today TV reported, citing sources. India is apt to activity a region successful nan backing for its occidental neighbour owed to nan country's support for coercion connected its soil. 

Earlier successful nan day, nan Economic Affairs Division of nan Pakistan authorities asked for much loans from its world partners. It said that Pakistan had suffered dense losses aft nan retaliation by nan Indian Armed Forces. 

“Govt of Pakistan appeals to International Partners for much loans aft dense losses inflicted by enemy. Amid escalating warfare and stocks crash, we impulse world partners to thief de-escalate. Nation urged to stay patient (sic),” nan Economic Affairs Division of nan Pakistan authorities said successful a now-deleted post. 

On Thursday, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri noted that India's typical astatine nan IMF will stock New Delhi's stance during nan meeting. He emphasized nan request for nan IMF committee to see nan facts cautiously earlier approving immoderate assistance for Pakistan.

Misri highlighted nan deficiency of occurrence successful erstwhile bailouts, pointing retired that Pakistan has received 24 packages but fewer were effective. He called for committee members to bespeak profoundly and thoroughly measure nan business earlier making immoderate decisions.

Last year, Pakistan secured $7 cardinal successful bailout backing and received a $1.3 cardinal ambiance resilience indebtedness successful March. 

Published on: May 9, 2025 3:03 PM IST