NEW YORK -- Pakistan's most powerful man has reached out to Washington to request help in securing an early loan dispersal from the International Monetary Fund, Nikkei Asia has learned, as dwindling foreign reserves spark a scramble in Islamabad to avoid a default.
International relations
Pakistan army chief appeals to U.S. in rush to avoid debt default
Sources say unusual move aimed at speeding up $1.2bn dispersal by IMF
Pakistan's army chief, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, is widely regarded as the country's most powerful man. © Reuters
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