Times of Islamabad

1 billion assistance package installment from Saudi Arabia to be received by Pakistan within few days: Sources

1 billion assistance package installment from Saudi Arabia to be received by Pakistan within few days: Sources

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan economic vows have started to come to a halt as Saudiassistance package $1 billion installment would be given to Pakistan withinnext few days.

Saudi Arabia is likely to get $1 billion from Saudi Arabia as firstinstallment by next week.

On October 23, Saudi Arabia had agreed to provide Pakistan US$3 billion forone year as balance of payment support.

An MoU was signed by Finance Minister Asad Umar and his Saudi counterpartunder which Riyadh will place a deposit of US$3 billion for a period of oneyear as balance of payment support.

The agreements between the two countries were signed during a visit byPrime Minister Imran Khan to Riyadh on the invitation of the Custodian ofthe Two Holy Mosques.