<b>Pak expects up to $5 billion assistance from FOP forum</b>
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD : Pakistan expects to get commitments of an additional assistance up to $5 billion in order to meet yawning financing gap for the current fiscal year during the upcoming Friends of Pakistan initiative, which will be held on September 26 at New York on the sideline of UN General Assembly session.
âThere is an initial estimate that Pakistan can meet its financing requirements by obtaining $3 to $5 billion commitments from Friends of Pakistan (FOP) forum,â a senior official at Finance Ministry told The News here on Saturday when he was asked about expectation of Islamabad from this upcoming forum in terms of financing availability.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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