Saudi Arabia and Iran woo incoming Pakistani prime minister
Credit: MPC Journal
By James M. Dorsey
An offer by a Saudi-backed bank to lend financially strapped Pakistan US$4 billion is likely intended to bolster Saudi influence when former international cricket player Imran Khan is sworn in in the coming week as the South Asian country’s next prime minister.
The offer was most immediately related to a statement by …
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