The UN chief urges international community to work together to prevent any actions that could push the entire Middle East over the edge
When asked to explain the terms of the loan, the Minister only said it was "on a concessional rate".
Later in the day, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh took to Twitter to confirm the development.
"The ADB will provide $3.4 billion in budgetary support," he said in his tweet.
"$2.2 billion will be released this fiscal year (FY), starting in the first quarter of FY 2019-20. This will help the reserve position and the external account."
Earlier this week, the Imran Khan-led government unveiled a 7,022 billion Pakistani rupees austerity budget for the fiscal year 2019-20, setting ambitious tax collection targets to stabilize a faltering economy, reports Geo News.
The government is seeking help to overcome a ballooning balance of payments crisis.
Last month, it reached an accord in principle with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year, $6 billion bailout package aimed at shoring up its finances and strengthening a slowing economy.
The ADB financing would come on top of the IMF loan.
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