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  "path": "/news/1992225/pakistan-receives-2bn-from-saudi-arabia-state-bank",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-16T04:51:21.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.dawn.com",
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  "textContent": "The State Bank of Pakistan confirmed on Thursday that Pakistan has received $2 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.\n\n> The development comes as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in Saudi Arabia to push diplomatic efforts to promote peace in the Middle East.\n\nA day earlier, the kingdom pledged an additional $3 billion in deposits for Pakistan and extended its existing $5bn facility for a further three years.\n\nPakistan will reportedly return a $3.5bn loan to the UAE this month, putting pressure on its reserves and risking breaches of its International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme targets.\n\nFinance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb added that the existing $5bn Saudi deposit would no longer be subject to the previous annual rollover arrangement and would instead be extended for a longer term.\n\n_More to follow_",
  "title": "Pakistan receives $2bn from Saudi Arabia: State Bank"
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