‘Worrying’ outlook for Pakistan amid attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure: Finance min.

Pakistan’s finance minister on Saturday told AFP the country had so far withstood the shock from skyrocketing energy prices due to the Iran war, but that attacks on infrastructure in Gulf countries were “worrying” for the country’s longer-term economic outlook.

In an interview on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok, Muhammad Aurangzeb said the South Asian country had procured enough energy supplies to last through November, and was now planning for the winter months, when household needs typically spike.

by AFP – ‘Worrying’ outlook for Pakistan amid attacks on Gulf energy infrastructure: Finance min.