The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has just greenlit a $2.1 billion bailout for Pakistan and another $1.4 billion in climate finance, even as the country continues to export terror and sponsor attacks on Indian civilians and religious sites.
Yes, while India builds satellites and solar parks, Pakistan bombs innocent civilians and gets rewarded.
The Contradiction That Should Shock the World
Just weeks before this IMF approval, Pakistan-backed terrorists, with links to the Jaish-e-Mohammed and the TRF, launched an attack in Pahalgam, killing 26 innocent civilians.
India responded with Operation Sindoor, targeting terror camps in Pakistan was met with the Pakistani army firing on innocent civilians in Poonch, and carrying out drone and missile attacks across north India over the past few nights.
Yet somehow, the same global institutions that talk about “peace” and “sustainability” are writing billion-dollar cheques to the very regime that fuels instability in South Asia.
IMF: “Reforms and Resilience”—But at What Cost?
According to the IMF’s statement on May 9, Pakistan has shown “steadfast reform efforts” since the EFF program began in September 2024.
The country is now receiving a $2.1B disbursement under the Extended Fund Facility, plus $1.4B under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) to help it adapt to climate change.
But here’s what they won’t say out loud:
This is the same Pakistan that harbors UN-designated terrorists. The same Pakistan that let Masood Azhar and Hafiz Saeed operate freely until global pressure mounted.
Meanwhile, inflation in Pakistan has dropped from 23.4% to just 0.3%, and reserves rose to $10.3B—all because global bodies are now resuscitating an economy that’s been more focused on jihad than jobs.
Pakistan: Key Economic Indicators (FY2023–24)
- Population: 236 million (2023–24)
- Per Capita GDP: USD 1,566 (2023–24)
- IMF Quota: SDR 2,031 million
- Main Exports: Textiles – worth USD 16.3 billion (2023–24)
- Top Export Markets: European Union, United States, United Arab Emirates
- Poverty Rate: 21.9% (based on national poverty line, FY2019)
| Output and prices (% change) | FY2024 | FY2025 Proj. | FY2026 Proj. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP at factor cost | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 |
| Consumer prices, period average | 23.4 | 5.1 | 7.7 |
| Consumer prices, end of period | 12.6 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
General government finances (% GDP)
| Revenue and grants | 12.6 | 15.9 | 15.2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenditure | 19.4 | 21.6 | 20.3 |
| Budget balance, including grants | -6.8 | -5.6 | -5.1 |
| Budget balance, excluding grants | -6.8 | -5.7 | -5.1 |
| Primary balance, excluding grants | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Underlying primary balance (excluding grants) | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
Total general government debt excl. IMF obligations: 67.9 | 71.2 | 69.2
External general government debt: 22.7 | 24.0 | 22.2
Domestic general government debt: 45.2 | 47.3 | 47.0
General government debt incl. IMF obligations: 70.1 | 73.6 | 71.9
General government and government guaranteed debt incl. IMF: 74.1 | 77.6 | 75.6
Monetary and credit (% change, unless otherwise indicated)
| Broad money | 16.0 | 11.0 | 14.6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private credit | 6.0 | 11.0 | 17.5 |
Balance of Payments (% GDP, unless otherwise indicated)
| Current account balance | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign direct investment | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Gross reserves (millions of U.S. dollars) | 9,390 | 13,921 | 17,682 |
| Months of next year’s imports of goods and services | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Total external debt | 31.7 | 33.1 | 31.3 |
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Climate Aid or Cover for State-Sponsored Terror?
The IMF’s $1.4B climate fund claims to help Pakistan handle floods, droughts, and water scarcity. But given its track record, this money might just help free up other funds to fuel cross-border terrorism, radicalize youth, and train insurgents.
Let’s not forget how foreign aid has historically been diverted. Even the US State Department has admitted that parts of its own funding to Pakistan may have been misused by the ISI—Pakistan’s intelligence wing known for deep terror links.
As India builds global tech alliances, cleans its rivers, and expands green energy, Pakistan uses the world’s sympathy—and money—as camouflage for militancy.
Hypocrisy Has a Price—and India Pays It
The IMF’s glowing praise for Pakistan’s “fiscal discipline” rings hollow when temples, schools and churches are bombed and Hindus are slaughtered. It’s the same twisted narrative that once framed Osama Bin Laden’s Abbottabad hideout as an “intelligence failure.”
Meanwhile, India—with the world’s fastest-growing major economy —still faces skepticism from Western media on press freedom, farmer protests, and climate action. But Pakistan? They just get blank cheques.
Let’s be clear: India is no longer the “younger brother” in South Asia. We don’t need handouts—we build.
We will show Pakistan the might of India by ridding Pakistan of terrorists. We don’t want another Pahalgam.
