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Saudi Arabia and Qatar pledged $5 billion in financial assistance to Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia and Qatar pledged $5 billion in financial assistance to Pakistan.
KEY POINTS
- Pakistan is repaying $3.5 billion to the UAE by end of April at Abu Dhabi's request.
- UAE recently extended two $1 billion loans by only a month, not the requested two years.
- Pakistan has deployed 13,000 troops and up to 18 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia under a new defence pact.
- Pakistan may deploy up to 50,000 soldiers to Saudi Arabia if regional tensions escalate further.
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