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Photographer: ATTA KENARE/AFP</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[UAE’s Surprise $3 Billion Loan Move Puts Pakistan Under Strain]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/uae-s-surprise-3-billion-loan-move-puts-pakistan-under-strain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-06/uae-s-surprise-3-billion-loan-move-puts-pakistan-under-strain</guid><category><![CDATA[markets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Khan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:42:17 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2mf2kkVp9lc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i2mf2kkVp9lc/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Commuters in Lahore.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Inflation Quickens After Fuel Price Surge From War]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/pakistan-inflation-quickens-after-fuel-price-surge-from-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-01/pakistan-inflation-quickens-after-fuel-price-surge-from-conflict</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:49:48 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKIbD_huT_rE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKIbD_huT_rE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>A worker pumps fuel into a car at a gas station in Lahore, Pakistan.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Weighs Hormuz Options After Iran Clears 20 Ships]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/pakistan-weighs-hormuz-options-after-iran-clears-20-ships</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-31/pakistan-weighs-hormuz-options-after-iran-clears-20-ships</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:03:20 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izfQb1W2S.vE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/izfQb1W2S.vE/v1/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Cargo ships and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz in February.</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Gets Initial IMF Approval for $1.2 Billion of Loans]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-28/pakistan-gets-initial-imf-approval-for-1-2-billion-of-loans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-28/pakistan-gets-initial-imf-approval-for-1-2-billion-of-loans</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:21:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Tells Cricket Fans Stay Home as Fuel Shortage Bites]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/pakistan-tells-cricket-fans-to-stay-home-as-fuel-shortages-bite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-23/pakistan-tells-cricket-fans-to-stay-home-as-fuel-shortages-bite</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:25:12 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iv_gsAMOdpOk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iv_gsAMOdpOk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Quiet roads in Islamabad after the government of Pakistan declared a three-day public holiday due to a shortage of petrol and diesel in the country, on March 13. Photographer: Muhammed Semih Ugurlu/Anadolu/Getty Images</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan, Afghanistan Agree to Brief Halt in Deadly Clash]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/pakistan-s-deadly-strikes-in-kabul-prompt-calls-for-ceasefire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-18/pakistan-s-deadly-strikes-in-kabul-prompt-calls-for-ceasefire</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:29:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i78G8aRJoOwk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i78G8aRJoOwk/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Ruins of a drug rehabilitation hospital following an airstrike in Kabul on March 17. Photographer: Sami Jan/Sami Jan/picture-alliance/dpa</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Afghanistan Says Pakistan Strike Kills 400 at Rehab Clinic]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/afghanistan-says-400-killed-in-pakistan-airstrike-on-kabul-hospital</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-17/afghanistan-says-400-killed-in-pakistan-airstrike-on-kabul-hospital</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bilal Hussain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 02:01:54 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKKtnlfJVPhc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iKKtnlfJVPhc/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Afghan firefighters and Taliban security personnel work to extinguish a fire at the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 16. 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The unprecedented US airstrikes on Iran have set traders and governments worldwide on edge, as the Islamic Republic warns of retaliation and Israel shows no sign of letting up in its assault. Photographer: Asim Hafeez/Bloomberg</media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan Curbs Spending and Fuel Use as Oil Prices Surge]]></title><link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/pakistan-plans-fuel-saving-steps-after-oil-shock-sparks-panic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-09/pakistan-plans-fuel-saving-steps-after-oil-shock-sparks-panic</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tooba Khan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:48:41 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iywS0yoo25aA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg"><media:thumbnail url="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/iywS0yoo25aA/v0/piHJkQ_WoLj1E/-1x-1.jpg"/><media:description>Customers queue at a gas in Karachi on March 7. 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