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KingRoy0292 Apr 15, 2026 +56

The funding comes at a critical time, as Islamabad faces a $3.5 billion repayment to the UAE this month, roughly 18% of its reserves. Pakistan's finance minister, Muhammad Aurangzeb, said an existing $5 billion Saudi deposit would also be extended for an unspecified period.

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OrangeSpaceMan5 Apr 15, 2026 +77

So.....a loan....to pay out a loan ???

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Adorable_Salt_7145 Apr 15, 2026 +47

art of the deal

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Practical_Science11 Apr 15, 2026 +32

Also known as refinancing

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3rd1ontheevolchart Apr 15, 2026 +5

Wait in cumfuzed! Are we Pakistan or is Pakistan us?

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Significant_Risk1776 Apr 16, 2026 +1

UAE pressured pak to support them against Iran. Pak doesn't want that because Iran is it's next door neighbour. Since Saudi haven't enforced their defence pact with pak, and have been giving money to pak and waiting for good results of pak mediating between Iran and america, we can infer that they also want peace more than a full on scale war with Iran. Gulf countries don't have the same vision in the recent turn of events. UAE aligns with Israel and India. Saudi aligns with Pakistan and Turkey. Also worth mentioning Saudi and UAE were supporting completely different faction in Sudan.

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The1stprinciple Apr 17, 2026 +2

Saudi is close to everybody, under MBS. They have good ties with Qatar, India etc

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yvesp90 Apr 15, 2026

You would be surprised by how much of the global economy is working like this. There is a reason the entire world is 305 trillion dollars in debt. The global economy is debt-driven

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crocodilesareforwimp Apr 16, 2026

How do you think the US pays off any of its trillions of dollars in debt…?

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The1stprinciple Apr 17, 2026 +1

Pakistan is a bankrupt failed state, US is the reserve country, big difference

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virtual_adam Apr 15, 2026 +47

Calling your cousin for help paying back your other cousin

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hdhdbshshshsush Apr 15, 2026 +48

well it's pakistan, cousins f*** each other over a lot there

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sjkme Apr 15, 2026 +6

It's not just the cousins f******, it's everyone, the average man or woman feel like having kids is the pinnacle of their existence

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hdhdbshshshsush Apr 15, 2026 +13

technically speaking, the average person in pakistan is married to their cousin, so it's mostly the cousins

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Gr8gaur Apr 15, 2026 +3

the first choice/option for marriage for a girl is always maternal uncles son.

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Lucian__98 Apr 17, 2026 +1

Or just uncles second marriage

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AwesomeNino Apr 16, 2026 -2

So if you have a problem with Pakistani's marrying their cousin, how about you give one of your family member to solve our problem

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Famous__Draw Apr 17, 2026 +3

This is not ur local Pak sub. This kind of comment is not going to get you applause.

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Gr8gaur Apr 17, 2026 +1

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FenixOfNafo Apr 15, 2026 +80

In exchange for sending 13k soldiers and jets?

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[deleted] Apr 15, 2026 +70

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blackhawkq820 Apr 15, 2026 +31

Pakistan has only 2 things.. army and debt. Edit: 3 things actually . terrorists as well

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standardargument Apr 15, 2026 +9

You forgot terrorists.

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Ok_Incident2310 Apr 16, 2026 -14

4 things actually; a obsessed neighbour whose whole country from politics to entertainment revolves around us.

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blackhawkq820 Apr 16, 2026 +9

This is your miss understanding.. as stated by our cricket captain.. Pak is irrelevant to us... No competition.. entirely different priorities...we still might use Pak as a benchmark to see worst possible use cases results for different areas. nowhere else.

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Ok_Incident2310 Apr 16, 2026 -1

Yeah pak is irrelevant but will make a tons of movies on them. lol. I mean have some shame when you quote this. Don’t you guys get irony that you and other people like you literally commenting on this post and making movies on Pakistan and still have the audacity to quote a cringe statement from some athlete. lol.

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blackhawkq820 Apr 16, 2026 +4

Told u..will continue to use PAK reference evehwrre where we need to portray worst case scenarios.

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Ok_Incident2310 Apr 16, 2026 -2

Yeah make sense. That’s what mental illness looks like. Do better. This much obsession isn’t healthy.

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novasura- Apr 16, 2026 +2

The very existence of pak and its government, which is fully controlled by the military, hinges on the hatred of India. If you didn't have a big bad neighbor as a boogyman, you'd have to look inward. If you did, you would be looking at a country funded by loans, only because of the fact that if the current structure falls, the nukes will fall into the hands of extremists.

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AwesomeNino Apr 16, 2026

Your downvotes tells how butthurt the Indians got

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standardargument Apr 16, 2026 +2

Lol, between Pakis and Indians , Indians aren't the ones who like taking it up the ass.

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crimenine Apr 15, 2026 -15

There were no 13k troops sent

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richie-richie-rich Apr 19, 2026 +1

some peacefuls got offended by your comment

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Holiday_Context5033 Apr 15, 2026 +63

Loan to pay another loan?? Sounds like a solid economy!

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PrudentInitiative273 Apr 15, 2026 +17

They are happy taking loans instead of boosting economy and business to repay them.

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NoctRob Apr 15, 2026 +42

Maybe they can use some of that to buy more than 1 syringe for their hospitals.

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crimenine Apr 15, 2026 -35

There are more than 1 syringe in hospitals

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NoctRob Apr 15, 2026 +26

[Not in Pakistan](https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/syringe-reuse-at-pakistan-hospital-infects-331-children-with-hiv-probe-reveals-1.500506424)

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +9

they meant they’ve now upgraded to 2 syringes. every 100B+ ‘aid’ package = one syringe

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Boyslop_Enjoyer Apr 15, 2026 +13

Lol they're already making plans to order military aircraft after getting a loan instead of, yk, helping their own citizens. Their citizens could've finally not need to share syringes but alas.

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +4

it’s been like that since the second coup

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[deleted] Apr 15, 2026 +22

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Gr8gaur Apr 15, 2026 +3

no doubt about it.

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Flaky-Impact-2428 Apr 16, 2026 +8

Enough fund to do another terrorist attack in India I guess

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Royal-Hunter3892 Apr 15, 2026 +24

KSA is lending 3 billion dollars to Pakistan so it can pay back its existing loan to UAE , the timing is worth noting viz a viz conflict with Iran. It's so intriguing that the country is unable to pay back 3 billion dollars to UAE , but at the same time it's prominent politicians , army generals , officers , bureaucrats are able to own properties in UAE worth 12 billion dollars .

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CheezyBeanBurrito Apr 15, 2026 +31

Pakistan is incredibly corrupt. Hell, their hospitals reuse needles

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -16

Not everywhere, just Sindh which is a backwards ass region unfortunately.

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Gr8gaur Apr 15, 2026 +9

try telling that to madrasa ph.Ds... people on listnook are far more educated and less brainwashed than an average pakistani.

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -1

That is true but there are crazies everywhere. Admittedly a lot more here

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Working-Section-7493 Apr 15, 2026 +12

And they already increased the price of fuel upto 70 percent and foodstuff are beginning to rise.

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Dapper_1534 Apr 15, 2026 +10

Yes, the famous begging bowl

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Gr8gaur Apr 15, 2026 +2

HOW DARE THEY (UAE) !! UAE forgot pakistan is waahid musalmaan aatmi kuwaat (sole islamic nuclear power).

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Puzzleheaded-Sun9091 Apr 18, 2026 +1

good cop/bad cop from Saudi and the UAE

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -25

With how far down we've been the only way now should be up. I hope we become a modern Muslim country like Malaysia. The current admin is doing a good job.

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +28

Just like your comment, including Islam/Muslim everywhere is the reason why Pakistan is in this position. Wish for a secular and democratic nation, and things will improve over time. Try to bring down the influence of religion and promote rational education.

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +2

wishful thinking. the very reason pakistan was created was the belief that muslims will not be safe in a secular india. i’m not knocking on pakistan on this one, just pointing out the basis of their sovereignty

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +10

Leave that behind, stop teaching children the two-nation theory, it was never true to begin with. Work towards an officially secular constitution and society.

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -7

Democracy isn't necessary but yes the country needs to be more secular for sure.

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Boyslop_Enjoyer Apr 15, 2026 +14

It is. Your Islamist military dictatorship is the root cause of all this.

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -19

The military isn't Islamist, it just does what it needs to for our survival. Many people unfortunately are nutcases. That's why democracy solves nothing. Also we have India and Afghanistan, two religious extremist states that want our land as neighbors unfortunately. That's the primary reason we need a strong military.

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Boyslop_Enjoyer Apr 15, 2026 +15

>The military isn't Islamist, it just does what it needs to for our survival. Lmfao what? Have you heard what your dear leader Munir says? He can't say one sentence without something about Jihad or Allah or Islam. >Also we have India and Afghanistan, two religious extremist states that want our land as neighbors unfortunately. Compared to Pakistan, India might as well be Scandinavia. It has like 200 million Muslims. How many Buddhists, Hindus or Christians are left in Pakistan, again? Unless your country is demilitarized and a secular, democratic leadership is installed that has nothing to do with religion, it'll stay a country where people have to share syringes https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyrd818gd2o

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -7

You can live wherever you want, I don't give a damn about you. Wherever I do a comment your kin shows up uninvited. I don't want any engagement with your lot. And just so that you know, I am richer than 99% of India, my surroundings are much cleaner and I eat beef whenever I want.

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +8

You have no answers, so you are deflecting. No one cares about how rich you are or where you live. It's about the living conditions of an average citizen, not saying India is perfect or anything.

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -1

There can be no answers to your brigading. I did a generic comment and had no interest in engaging with 20 Indians here. The average Indian is not much better off than the average Pakistani, especially an Indian Muslim.

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +5

No interest, yet you are replying again and again. Comparatively, India is doing better in pretty much all the indices, like HDI. Not where we want to be, but India is in the right direction. While for Pakistan, it's not true.

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +7

except our kin don’t turn up to shoot you, or suicide bomb you, do they mr richie rich from a country that needs billions in hand outs every few months?

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 +1

They do actually. Your funded BLA and TTP terrorists have made life a lot harder for many people in Balochistan and KP. Handouts or not don't affect me in any way.

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +6

come i’ll accept indian funding to them. sure. pak army and isi agents have repeatedly been caught/found to have done terrorism first hand, not just in india btw

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Boyslop_Enjoyer Apr 16, 2026 +3

Ok P***. Don't get HIV from some reused needle. Maybe try eating Pork whenever you want? Tell me if you lived to tell the tale.

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +5

india is a religious extremist state with most muslims living here in the entire world. i mean, i don’t even have the words. india wants pakistani territory, when india has historically _lost_ territory to pakistani aggression. pakistan, which has repeatedly and proudly claimed “yes, we are the aggressors and will continue to be so” i guess all that dollar money really got this military dictatorship running some next level propaganda eh? for the record, i do have a lot of sympathy for the average joe in pakistan. starving, suffering, because of a corrupt military that takes us dollars to fight wars of its own creation, then retires in the UK in wealth while you all suffer

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026 -1

The only thing I am suffering is your lot on listnook with the downvotes and your takes that come straight from BJP propaganda. Everything else is fine. And yes, just because you haven't killed all the Muslims doesn't mean you're a progressive state. It's not due to a lack of will. My family also owns property in the UK. Don't worry about me. It's just more comfy here.

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HendoEndo Apr 15, 2026 +7

okay m8. as a desi bro online, stop fkn talking about your money please that’s fucked secondly, i don’t vote bjp. regardless, objectively speaking india being a big bad is propaganda and pakistan being some innocent doe is complete c*** i don’t expect you to not love or defend your country mate, but i never got personal about your shit did i?

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026

Okay I apologize about that. I am just so used to insults about being poor from Indians that this has become my go to response. I don't control state policy. I just said Pakistan needs to become a more moderate country like Malaysia.

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +5

Focus on your country, mate. Compared to Pakistan? India is in a far better situation. Constitutionally, in Pakistan, a non-Muslim cannot become a leader of the country. Pakistan calls itself the Islamic Republic, teaches the Two-Nation Theory to its students, and, mate, blasphemy laws exist in your country. A non-Islamist government will want to change such laws. Does Pakistan's military regime work on removing these? Not really. Tells you something, doesn't it?

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Lase189 Apr 15, 2026

Did I say Pakistan was paradise? Nope. We can't be like Norway, we have to accept that. We have to focus on educating people to make them more moderate and we have to make the state stronger and more irreligious. The current army chief has taken some action against religious blackmailers like TLP. Ultimately we have to become a modern state because there's no future in becoming more like Afghanistan.

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +5

Claiming that Pakistan isn’t run by the military and Muslim nationalists is wrong. You need to accept that and focus on changing it. The army chief acted against the TLP because it challenged the regime, not because of its irrational or ultra-orthodox views. Promoting rational education and secular values is the job of a democratically elected civilian government, not army chiefs. I’m glad, however, that you acknowledge the influence of religion needs to decline in society if it is to achieve greater progress. In India, the BJP's use of religion to get votes also concerns me. So it's not like I am against Pakistan particularly; my views are the same for every country and society.

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Shubham21Kumar Apr 15, 2026 +6

I know democracy is not perfect, but it is a necessity, in my opinion. There is a chance of being stuck with a bad/despotic ruler, as in Pakistan currently. In a democracy, there is at least an option of changing your leaders. People often don't choose the right leaders, as in India, but there is at least an option.

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