BBCNEWS World July 5, 2024
and months of negotiation. and in fact, the deal was meant to expire today. they've now got an entirely new deal which will carry them through for another nine months. and as you say, it's going to be about three billion usd, which is more than they were expecting if they'd managed to negotiate the end of the last deal. so that is a relief. but at the same time, lots of analysts that i've been speaking to have also emphasised the fact that this is reallyjust patching up just for now, it's a sticking plaster to be able to get pakistan through to the end of the year and the beginning o...