Pakistan’s debt dilemmaa
A Case of Unsustainable Stability
9 February 2025 by Abdul Khaliq
Photo : Amnagondal, CC, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pakistan_Flag_in_air.jpg
At the CADTM South Asia workshop in Colombo, held from Thursday 30 January to Saturday 1 February, Abdul Khaliq gave an update on the economic, political and social situation in Pakistan. The country is very close to default and is a favourite prey of the International Monetary Fund, which has signed 24 agreements with the Pakistani government since 1953. Read his presentation below.
Other articles in English by Abdul Khaliq (46)
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As the debt spiral speeds, half of Pakistan’s budget goes to loan repayment.
16 June 2025, by Abdul Khaliq
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New International Debt Crisis
2 April 2024, by Eric Toussaint , Abdul Khaliq , Solange Koné , David Calleb Otieno , Amali Wedagedara , Aamanur Rahman
CADTM South Asia annual meeting
Pakistan: Squeezed between IMF programmes and political repression, young people are leaving the country4 March 2024, by Abdul Khaliq , Maxime Perriot , CADTM South Asia
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New wave of IMF-Imposed Privatisation in Pakistan
18 November 2023, by Abdul Khaliq
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Pakistan’s debt from China becomes burden as CPEC does not generate enough growth
16 May 2023, by Abdul Khaliq
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Deal-or-default: Is it the endgame for Pakistan?
5 February 2023, by Abdul Khaliq
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Double penalty for Pakistan drowning in floods and debts
5 September 2022, by Abdul Khaliq
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Pakistan : Regime Change, Political Turmoil and Deepening Debt Crisis
3 May 2022, by Abdul Khaliq
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Pakistan : Toxic austerity attack comes hot on the heels of a pandemic
31 January 2022, by Abdul Khaliq
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Pakistan in a perfect debt spiral with the worst impacts of the pandemic
24 November 2021, by Abdul Khaliq
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From Guarantee to Allocation: Rural Workers and the Indian State
11 January - Sankha Subhra Biswas -
Safi tragedy: A new death for the working class and the poorest in “Morocco of Football world cup”
15 December 2025 - ATTAC/CADTM Morocco -
Frankenstein at the Border: Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Wounds of a Region
26 November 2025 - Farooq Sulehria, Alternative Viewpoint -
Between ecological debt and the capitalist-colonialist transition: we need to work towards an alternative transition that is fair and sovereign
25 November 2025 - Jawad Moustakbal -
CADTM Asia—Activities Report 2025
23 October 2025 - CADTM South Asia
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People of Sri Lanka demand renegotiation of the IMF deal, debt, and climate justice in the face of the national disaster
10 December 2025 - Collective -
The Great Flood
5 December 2025 - Balasingham Skanthakumar -
FCEJ demands prioritizing marginalised communities in disaster preparedness, equitable relief and economic justice
4 December 2025 - Feminist Collective for Economic Justice -
Democracy & Debt: Reimagining Sovereignty in the Era of Global Financial Institutions
11 November 2025 - Eric Toussaint, Ikram Ben Said, Rob Davies, Shereen Talat, Jerome Phelps -
Are the New Development Bank and the BRICS Monetary Fund an alternative to the Bretton Woods institutions?
28 October 2025 - Eric Toussaint
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Frankenstein at the Border: Pakistan, the Taliban, and the Wounds of a Region
26 November 2025 - Farooq Sulehria, Alternative Viewpoint -
Political self-determination for Kashmir
22 June 2025 - Sushovan Dhar -
As the debt spiral speeds, half of Pakistan’s budget goes to loan repayment.
16 June 2025 - Abdul Khaliq -
Gulf investors in, locals out: Pakistan’s corporate farming agenda
9 June 2025 - GRAIN, Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee -
For the Rulers of India and Pakistan, War Fever Is a Boon
17 May 2025 - Sushovan Dhar, Farooq Sulehria
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