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KARACHI<\/strong>: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) confirmed on Tuesday that Pakistan has received $1 billion from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cState Bank of Pakistan has received funds of US$1 billion from Ministry of Finance, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the value date of 20April2026.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The central bank said this is the second tranche of the $3bn deposit recently agreed by Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first tranche of $2bn was transferred last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development came following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s visit to Saudi Arabia to push diplomatic efforts to promote peace in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Friday, the kingdom pledged an additional $3bn in deposits for Pakistan and extended its existing $5bn facility for a further three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The development comes at a sensitive time for the country\u2019s external account position, which is already under strain from rising global oil prices and economic spillovers linked to tensions in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to official figures, Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange reserves stood at $16.4bn as of March 27, sufficient to cover close to three months of imports. However, the repayment requirement from the UAE has added fresh pressure on the country\u2019s external buffers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, Islamabad failed to secure an agreement with the UAE to roll over the $3.5bn facility, marking the first such failure in seven years and raising concerns about near-term financing gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pakistan\u2019s foreign exchange position, though under pressure, remains part of a broader stabilisation effort under IMF-supported reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysts say external financing risks remain a key vulnerability, particularly amid volatile energy prices and constrained global capital markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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